Manuel Golmayo Torriente

Manuel Golmayo y de la Torriente (12 June 1883, in Havana, Cuba – 7 March 1973, in Madrid) was a Cuban-Spanish chess master.

Born into a 'chess family' (father Celso Golmayo Zúpide, elder brother Celso Golmayo Torriente), he was Spanish Champion on numerous occasions (1902, 1912, 1919, 1921, 1927, 1928) and Sub-Champion in 1929/30 (he lost the title in a match (+1 –4 =2) to Ramón Rey Ardid.[1][2]

In 1922, he lost a mini match to Alexander Alekhine (+0 –1 =1) in Madrid.[3] In 1924, he took 8th in first unofficial Chess Olympiad (Championship Final) at Paris 1924 (Hermanis Matisons won).[4] In 1928, he took 4th in the Amateur World Championship in The Hague (Max Euwe won).[5]

He played for Spain in three official Chess Olympiads:

• In 1927, at first board in 1st Chess Olympiad in London (+2 –4 =9);
• In 1930, at second board in 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg (+3 –4 =3);
• In 1931, at first board in 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague (+3 –5 =7).[6]

In tournaments, he took 6th at Barcelona 1929 (José Raúl Capablanca won),[7] took 7th at Sitges 1934 (Andor Lilienthal won),[8] took 3rd at Madrid 1934 (Torneo Gromer), took 4th at Paris 1938 (L'Echiquier, Baldur Hönlinger won),[9] tied for 9-10th at Barcelona 1946 (Miguel Najdorf won),[10] took 6th at Gijon 1948[11] (Antonio Rico won), tied for 8-9th at Almeria 1948,[12] and won both at Madrid 1947 and Linares 1951.[7]

In 1951, FIDE awarded Golmayo the title International Arbiter.[13]