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Gerardo Barbero
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Barbero in 2000
Full name Gerardo Fabián Barbero
Country Argentina
Born (1961-08-21)21 August 1961
Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Died 4 March 2001(2001-03-04) (aged 39)
Budapest, Hungary
Title Grandmaster (1987)
Peak rating 2520 (January 1986)

Gerardo Fabián Barbero (born August 21, 1961 – died March 4, 2001) was a very skilled chess player from Argentina. He earned the highest title in chess, becoming a Grandmaster. Gerardo was born in Lanús, a city in Buenos Aires Province, and grew up in Rosario, Santa Fe Province.

Chess Achievements

Gerardo Barbero showed his talent in chess from a young age.

Early Success

  • In 1978, he finished fifth in the World Junior Chess Championship, a big competition for young players.
  • He became the Argentine champion in 1984, which means he was the best chess player in his home country that year.

Playing for Argentina

Gerardo represented Argentina many times in the Chess Olympiad. This is a major international team chess tournament.

  • He played for Argentina six times between 1978 and 1994.
  • In 1990, he played on board one for his team, which is usually reserved for the strongest player.
  • He was officially given the title of Grandmaster in 1987, recognizing his top-level skill.

Life in Hungary

In 1986, Gerardo moved to Budapest, Hungary.

  • He got married there and had a son.
  • While living in Hungary, he became friends with the famous American chess player, Bobby Fischer.
  • Gerardo Barbero sadly passed away in Budapest in 2001 due to cancer.

About His Legacy

Gerardo Barbero's chess career is remembered in books.

  • The third chapter of a 2009 book called Genius in the Background, written by Tibor Karolyi, is all about Gerardo.

A Memorable Game

Chess players often study games played by Grandmasters to learn new strategies. Here is one of Gerardo Barbero's impressive wins against another strong player, Bent Larsen, from a game in Buenos Aires in 1991.

This section uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Be7 7.b3 a6 8.Bd3 b5 9.0-0 0-0 10.e4 b4 11.Na4 dxe4 12.Bxe4 Bb7 13.Bg5 Nxe4 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Qxe4 Rab8 16.c5 a5 17.Rfe1 Rbd8 18.a3 Nf6 19.Qh4 Ba6 20.axb4 axb4 21.Nb6 Bb5 22.Qf4 Rb8 23.Ne5 Rfd8 24.Re3 Rb7 25.g4 Ra7 26.Rae1 Ne8 27.g5 f6 28.Nf3 Nc7 29.gxf6 gxf6 30.Nh4 Qf7 31.Kh1 Kh8 32.Rg1 Qf8 33.Ng6+ hxg6 34.Rh3+ 1–0

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