About Celso Golmayo Torriente
Lived 1879 – 1924 (aged 44–45). Celso Golmayo Torriente was a Cuban chess player.
Celso (Celsito) Golmayo y de la Torriente (1879, in Havana – 22 January 1924, in Seville) was a Cuban–Spanish chess master.
He was the son of Celso Golmayo y Zúpide and the brother of Manuel Golmayo y de la Torriente.
Celsito Golmayo won the 1897 Cuban championship in Havana after a play-off against Andrés Clemente Vázquez. In that tournament Enrique Ostolaza came third, Juan Corzo fourth and Manuel Golmayo fifth. Golmayo's victory was unusual because national championship were rarely won by teenagers in the 19th century.
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Who was Celso Golmayo Torriente?
Cuban-Spanish chess player
When was Celso Golmayo Torriente born?
Celso Golmayo Torriente was born in 1879 in Havana.
When did Celso Golmayo Torriente die?
Celso Golmayo Torriente died on 22 January 1924 in Seville.
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Celso Golmayo Torriente was a chess player.
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Celso Golmayo Torriente was Cuban.
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