Gerardo Budowski
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Gerardo Budowski a German–Venezuelan chess
master.
Born in Berlin into a family loving chess. His mother drew a game with José Raúl Capablanca
in his simultaneous exhibition on 30 October 1925 in Berlin. His father had a friendly relationship with Alexander Alekhine
who gave chess lessons to the child prodigy
in Paris. Budowski left Nazi Germany for France, and then - during World War II
- emigrated to Venezuela, where he obtained citizenship. Since 1952, he resides in Costa Rica.
Dr. Budowski graduated in 1948 as an agricultural engineer from the Universidad Central in Caracas, Venezuela. He subsequently pursued a master's degree at the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA), located in Turrialba, Costa Rica. In 1962, he obtained his doctoral degree in Forestry from Yale University. He is the Emeritus Professor of the University for Peace.
He won the Campeón Absoluto de Venezuela title, beating 6–0 Julio García (Campeón Nacional de Venezuela) in 1951 (Venezuelan Chess Championship
). He also participated in other championships in Costa Rica in the 1950s.
He won Costa Rican team championship, playing for Turrialba, in 1965.
He represented Venezuela in Chess Olympiad
at Lugano 1968.
He was awarded the International Master title.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master.
Born in Berlin into a family loving chess. His mother drew a game with José Raúl Capablanca
José Raúl Capablanca
José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. One of the greatest players of all time, he was renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play...
in his simultaneous exhibition on 30 October 1925 in Berlin. His father had a friendly relationship with Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine was the fourth World Chess Champion. He is often considered one of the greatest chess players ever.By the age of twenty-two, he was already among the strongest chess players in the world. During the 1920s, he won most of the tournaments in which he played...
who gave chess lessons to the child prodigy
Child prodigy
A child prodigy is someone who, at an early age, masters one or more skills far beyond his or her level of maturity. One criterion for classifying prodigies is: a prodigy is a child, typically younger than 18 years old, who is performing at the level of a highly trained adult in a very demanding...
in Paris. Budowski left Nazi Germany for France, and then - during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
- emigrated to Venezuela, where he obtained citizenship. Since 1952, he resides in Costa Rica.
Dr. Budowski graduated in 1948 as an agricultural engineer from the Universidad Central in Caracas, Venezuela. He subsequently pursued a master's degree at the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA), located in Turrialba, Costa Rica. In 1962, he obtained his doctoral degree in Forestry from Yale University. He is the Emeritus Professor of the University for Peace.
He won the Campeón Absoluto de Venezuela title, beating 6–0 Julio García (Campeón Nacional de Venezuela) in 1951 (Venezuelan Chess Championship
Venezuelan Chess Championship
The first Venezuelan Chess Championship took place in February 1891 when Dr. Rafael Ruíz defeated Rafael Pittaluga in a match for the title . In the second match, Rafael Ruíz drew with Carlos Perret Gentil in 1894....
). He also participated in other championships in Costa Rica in the 1950s.
He won Costa Rican team championship, playing for Turrialba, in 1965.
He represented Venezuela in Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
at Lugano 1968.
He was awarded the International Master title.