Manuel Larrea
{{short description|Uruguayan chess player}}
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| country = Uruguay
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|2|9|df=yes}}
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| title = FIDE Master (2006)
| peakrating = 2353 (July 2011)
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Gustavo Manuel Larrea Llorca (born 9 February 1980) is an Uruguayan chess player who holds the title of FIDE Master (FM) (2006). He is a three-time Uruguayan Chess Championship winner (2010, 2013, 2015) and a Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (2006).
Biography
Manuel Larrea won the Uruguayan Chess Championship three times (2010, 2013,{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr94348.aspx?lan=1&art=4&flag=30|title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - LXXXIII FINAL CAMPEONATO URUGUAYO|website=chess-results.com}} 2015{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr163078.aspx?lan=1&art=4&turdet=YES&flag=30|title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - CAMPEONATO URUGUAYO ABSOLUTO 2015 (FINAL)|website=chess-results.com}}), once winning a silver medal (2014{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr129058.aspx?lan=1&art=4|title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - CAMPEONATO URUGUAYO ABSOLUTO 2014 (FINAL)|website=chess-results.com}}).
Manuel Larrea played for Uruguay in the Chess Olympiads:{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/players/1l7npdnt.html|title=OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Gustavo Manuel Larrea Llorea|website=www.olimpbase.org}}
- In 2002, at the fourth board in the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled (+3, =3, -5),
- In 2004, at the second reserve board in the 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvià (+1, =2, -3),
- In 2006, at the third board in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin (+7, =0, -1), winning an individual gold medal,
- In 2008, at the second board in the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden (+2, =2, -5),
- In 2010, at the second board in the 39th Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk (+2, =4, -4),
- In 2014, at the first board in the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø (+2, =1, -6),
- In 2016, at the fourth board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku (+3, =0, -5).{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr232875.aspx?lan=1&art=20&fed=URU&flag=30|title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open|website=chess-results.com}}
He also played for Uruguay in the World Junior Team Chess Championship (1998){{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playersj/1l7npdnt.html|title=OlimpBase :: World Junior Team Chess Championship :: Gustavo Manuel Larrea Llorea|website=www.olimpbase.org}} and the Panamerican Team Chess Championship (2013).{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playersp/1l7npdnt.html|title=OlimpBase :: Panamerican Team Chess Championship :: Gustavo Manuel Larrea Llorea|website=www.olimpbase.org}}
References
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External links
- {{chessgames player|id=70554}}
- [https://www.365chess.com/players/Manuel_Larrea Manuel Larrea] chess games at 365chess.com
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Category:Uruguayan chess players
Category:Chess Olympiad competitors
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