International Master ( IM )
Which title was conferred to Silvino García Martínez in 1969?
Silvino García Martínez Silvino García Martínez ( born 4 July 1944 ) is a Cuban chess player . He was awarded the title of Grandmaster ( GM ) by FIDE in 1975 . García Martínez is a four-time Cuban champion ( 1968 , 1970 , 1973 , 1979 ) . He was also Pan American champion in 1968 and won an individual bronze medal at the Chess Olympiad in 1978 . Biography . From the mid-1960s to mid-1980s García Martínez was one of the leading Cuban chess players . He won the Cuban Championship four times : in 1968 , 1970 , 1973 , and 1979 . Also in 1968 García Martínez won the Pan American Championship . His successes in the international chess tournament include , among others : the 1st place in a tournament played in three Cuban cities ( Cárdenas , Matanzas and Santa Clara ) in 1968 , shared 3rd place in Rubinstein Memorial in Polanica-Zdrój ( 1974 ) , 1st place in Havana ( 1978 ) , 3rd place in Bayamo ( 1984 ) , shared 1st place in Medellín ( 1979 ) , shared 2nd place in Capablanca Memorial in Havana ( 1985 ) , shared 1st place in Mislata ( 1999 ) , shared 1st place in Mancha Real ( 1999 ) and 2nd place in the Premier tournament of the Capablanca Memorial in Havana ( 2004 ) . García Martínez played for Cuba in the Chess Olympiads : - In 1966 , at first reserve board in the 17th Chess Olympiad in Havana ( +2 , =3 , -6 ) , - In 1968 , at second board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano ( +7 , =4 , -4 ) , - In 1970 , at first board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen ( +2 , =8 , -6 ) , - In 1972 , at second board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje ( +5 , =6 , -5 ) , - In 1974 , at second board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice ( +5 , =8 , -3 ) , - In 1978 , at first reserve board in the 23rd Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires ( +6 , =4 , -1 ) and won individual bronze medal , - In 1980 , at second board in the 24th Chess Olympiad in La Valletta ( +4 , =4 , -2 ) , - In 1982 , at first reserve board in the 25th Chess Olympiad in Lucerne ( +2 , =4 , -1 ) , - In 1984 , at fourth board in the 26th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki ( +2 , =2 , -3 ) , - In 1986 , at fourth board in the 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai ( +2 , =7 , -0 ) . García Martínez played for Cuba in the World Student Team Chess Championships : - In 1963 , at second board in the 10th World Student Team Chess Championship in Budva ( +6 , =1 , -4 ) , - In 1964 , at fourth board in the 11th World Student Team Chess Championship in Kraków ( +5 , =4 , -2 ) , - In 1966 , at second board in the 13th World Student Team Chess Championship in Örebro ( +5 , =3 , -2 ) , - In 1967 , at first board in the 14th World Student Team Chess Championship in Harrachov ( +2 , =4 , -5 ) . García Martínez played for Cuba at second board in the first Pan American Team Chess Championship in Tucumán in 1971 ( +2 , =3 , -1 ) and won a team silver medal and individual silver medal . In 1969 , García Martínez was awarded the International Master ( IM ) title by FIDE and received the Grandmaster ( GM ) title six years later . He is the first chess grandmaster in the history of Cuba . He was awarded the title of FIDE Senior Trainer in 2007 . External links . - Silvino García Martínez games at 365Chess.com