About Gildardo García
Lived 1954 – 2021 (aged 66). Gildardo García was a Colombian chess player.
Gildardo García (9 March 1954 – 15 January 2021) was a Colombian chess grandmaster.
Biography García became Colombia's second Grandmaster in 1992.
He won the Colombian national championship 10 times, in 1977, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2003, and 2006. In 1974, he won the inaugural Pan American Junior Chess Championship. In 2006, he played in the 37th Chess Olympiad for Colombia.
He died from COVID-19 in Medellín on 15 January 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia.
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Who was Gildardo García?
Colombian chess player (1954-2021)
When was Gildardo García born?
Gildardo García was born on 9 March 1954 in Medellín.
When did Gildardo García die?
Gildardo García died on 15 January 2021 in Medellín.
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Gildardo García was a chess player.
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Gildardo García was Colombian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gildardo García. https://biography.guide/gildardo-garcia/
MLA: "Gildardo García." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/gildardo-garcia/.
Chicago: "Gildardo García." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/gildardo-garcia/.
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