Julio Salas Romo (18 February 1913 – unknown) was a Chilean chess player, four-time Chilean Chess Championship winner (1937, 1954, 1955, 1962).

Julio Salas Romo
CountryChile
Born(1913-02-18)18 February 1913
Diedunknown

Biography

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From the late 1930s to the early 1960s, Julio Salas Romo was one of Chile's leading chess players. In 1937, he first time won Chilean Chess Championship gaining 6 points in 7 rounds.[1] Julio Salas Romo then repeated this success three more times: 1954, 1955, and 1962.[2] He participated in International Chess Tournaments in São Paulo (1941), Viña del Mar (1945), Montevideo (1954), and Santiago (1957, 1959).

Julio Salas Romo played for Chile in the Chess Olympiads:[3]

The year of his death is unknown.

References

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  1. ^ "Federacion Nacional de Ajedrez de Chile". www.fenach.cl.
  2. ^ "Federacion Nacional de Ajedrez de Chile". www.fenach.cl.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Julio Salas Romo". www.olimpbase.org.
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