Hugo Spangenberg

Hugo Hernán Spangenberg (born 22 November 1975) is an Argentine chess grandmaster.

Hugo Spangenberg
Country	Argentina
Born	(1975-11-22) 22 November 1975 (age 48)
Title	Grandmaster (1996)
FIDE rating	2469 (November 2024)
Peak rating	2565 (July 1997)

Career

In 1989 he entered the World Youth Chess Championships, in Puerto Rico. He won at Cubatão 1989 (the 1st Campeonato Panamericano U-14),^[1] and took 3rd at Halle 1995 (World Junior Chess Championship, U-20).

Spangenberg was Argentine Champion in 1993 and Sub-Champion in 1996.^[2] He shared 1st with Pablo Ricardi at Villa Gesell 1996,^[3] won at Buenos Aires 1998,^[4] and tied for 1st-3rd with Carlos Garcia Palermo and Herman Van Riemsdijk at La Plata 1998.^[5]

He thrice represented Argentina in Chess Olympiads at Moscow 1994, Yerevan 1996, and Elista 1998.^[6]

He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1996.

References

1. "Cubatão 1989 - 2° Campeonato Panamericano u14 (boys)". Brasilbase.pro.br. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
2. "Major Tournaments and Argentine Chess Championships (notes in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2024-05-24.
3. "Villa Gesell 1996". 365Chess. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
4. "Buenos Aires 1998 - 40° Aniversario de APSEE". Brasilbase.pro.br. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
5. "La Plata 1998 - Torneo Internacional AMEBS". Brasilbase.pro.br. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
6. Wojciech Bartelski. "Men's Chess Olympiads :: Hugo Spangenberg". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2013-10-20.

External links

• Hugo Spangenberg rating card at FIDE
• Hugo Spangenberg player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Rating data for Hugo Spangenberg^{[permanent dead link]}