Francisco Benitez
Number of games in database: 23
Years covered: 1948 to 1972
Overall record: +1 -15 =7 (19.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
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FRANCISCO BENITEZ (born Nov-08-1908) Puerto Rico [what is this?]

page 1 of 1; 23 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Euwe vs F Benitez 1-0 19 1948 Puerto Rico B20 Sicilian 2. Geller vs F Benitez   1-0 27 1956 Moscow E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line 3. F Benitez vs M Joffe   0-1 42 1956 Moscow ol (Men) prel B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 4. Tringov vs F Benitez   1-0 62 1956 Moscow ol (Men) prel B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 5. F Benitez vs K Dreyer   ½-½ 58 1958 13th olm final C B02 Alekhine's Defense 6. F Benitez vs C Boutteville   0-1 70 1958 13th olm qual. group 1 C13 French 7. Keres vs F Benitez ½-½ 41 1958 Munchen ol B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation 8. F Campomanes vs F Benitez   1-0 14 1958 13th olm final C A05 Reti Opening 9. F Benitez vs E Chalabi   1-0 27 1958 13th olm final C C29 Vienna Gambit 10. F Benitez vs G Primavera   ½-½ 34 1958 13th olm qual. group 1 B27 Sicilian 11. E Romani vs F Benitez   1-0 20 1958 13th olm final C E81 King's Indian, Samisch 12. F Benitez vs J H Donner   0-1 31 1958 13th olm qual. group 1 B23 Sicilian, Closed 13. H Mashian vs F Benitez   1-0 26 1958 13th olm final C E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation 14. A Prameshuber vs F Benitez   1-0 23 1958 13th olm qual. group 1 D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 15. F Benitez vs J Goncalves   0-1 54 1958 13th olm final C C29 Vienna Gambit 16. F Benitez vs B Andersen   0-1 38 1958 13th olm qual. group 1 B24 Sicilian, Closed 17. F Benitez vs M Bobotsov   0-1 36 1958 Munich ol (Men) prel C29 Vienna Gambit 18. K Lagha vs F Benitez   ½-½ 48 1958 13th olm final C D02 Queen's Pawn Game 19. Aitken vs F Benitez   1-0 42 1958 13th olm final C B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation 20. B P Reilly vs F Benitez   1-0 33 1958 13th olm qual. group 1 E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 21. F Benitez vs P Panagopoulos   ½-½ 42 1958 13th olm final C E88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6 22. B Kerr vs F Benitez   ½-½ 13 1966 Havana ol final-C D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 23. A Coldrick vs F Benitez   ½-½ 23 1972 Skopje ol (Men) final-C B22 Sicilian, Alapin  page 1 of 1; 23 games

Jan-20-12    technical draw: I can't find any information about the death of NM Francisco Benitez. I played him in 1974 and lost. He played against some big names with, unfortunately, no wins. And then there was that controversy with the Keres game: Keres vs F Benitez, 1958. If the birthdate above is correct and he hasn't died he would be 103 years old.

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