Daniel Cámpora

Daniel Cámpora
File:Daniel Campora.jpg Daniel Cámpora, Villarrobledo 2008
Full name	Daniel Cámpora
Country	Argentina
Born	(1957-06-30) 30 June 1957 San Nicolás, Argentina
Title	Grandmaster (1986)

Daniel Hugo Cámpora (born 30 June 1957, San Nicolás) is an Argentine chess grandmaster.

He was Argentine Junior Champion in 1975. He was twice Argentine Champion in 1986 and 1989, and twice Sub-Champion in 1978 and 1987.

In tournaments, he took 2nd at Bogotá 1980 (Jose Antonio Gutierrez won). In 1981, he tied for 4-6th in Vršac (Kostić Memorial; Gyula Sax won). In 1983, he took 2nd in Andorra, and won in Tuzla. In 1987, he took 3rd in Biel (Boris Gulko won).

Campora has played for Argentina in nine Chess Olympiads.

• In 1978, at fourth board in 23rd Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+3 –3 =2);
• In 1982, at second board in 25th Chess Olympiad in Lucerne (+7 –2 =4);
• In 1986, at first board in 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai (+6 –1 =6);
• In 1988, at first board in 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+3 –4 =5);
• In 1992, at first board in 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila (+3 –0 =9);
• In 1994, at first board in 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+7 –1 =1);
• In 2000, at second board in 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+3 –1 =5);
• In 2004, at second board in 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvià (+4 –0 =6);
• In 2008, at reserve board in 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden (+1 –2 =3).

He won individual gold medal at first board and silver medal for best rating performance at Moscow 1994.

Cámpora was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1982, and the GM title in 1986.

External links

• Daniel H. Campora rating card at FIDE
• Daniel Cámpora player profile and games at Chessgames.com