Juan Manuel Rivarola

Juan Manuel Rivarola was one of the strongest chess players of Argentina in the 1920s–1930s. In 1926, he ranked 5th in Argentine Chess Championship.^[1] He was participant of several chess tournaments held in Argentina.

Juan Manuel Rivarola played for Argentina in the Chess Olympiad:^[2]

• In 1927, at second board in the 1st Chess Olympiad in London (+0, =7, -8).

His book Autobiografía ajedrecística (transl. Chess autobiography) are very interesting text with memories on Emanuel Lasker, Alexander Alekhine, Richard Réti, Siegbert Tarrasch, as well as about the chess life in Argentina before and after the Second World War.^[3]

• Juan Manuel Rivarola player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Juan Manuel Rivarola chess games at 365chess.com

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