About José Luis Asturias
José Luis Asturias was a Guatemalan chess player.
José Luis Asturias (unknown – unknown), was a Guatemalan chess player, seven times Guatemalan Chess Championship winner (1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932).
Biography José Luis Asturias was the strongest chess player in Guatemala at the turn of the 1920s–1930s. From 1926 to 1932 he won 7 national championships in a row.
José Luis Asturias played for Guatemala in the Chess Olympiad: In 1939, at second board in the 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+2, =2, -11).
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Who was José Luis Asturias?
Guatemalan chess player
When did José Luis Asturias die?
José Luis Asturias died on 6 August 1961.
What was José Luis Asturias's occupation?
José Luis Asturias was a chess player.
What nationality was José Luis Asturias?
José Luis Asturias was Guatemalan.
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