Giovanna Arbunic Castro

Brunilda Giovanna Arbunic Castro (born 1 July 1964) is a Chilean chess player who hold the FIDE title of Woman International Master (1982).

Giovanna Arbunic Castro
Giovanna Arbunic Castro in 1982
Country Chile
Born (1964-07-01) 1 July 1964
Punta Arenas, Chile
TitleWoman International Master

Biography

In the 1980s Giovanna Arbunic Castro was one of the leading Chilean women's chess players. She comes from the Magallanes Region. She was trained in 1981 and 1982 by Chilean FIDE Master David Arturo Godoy Bugueño (1944-2007). For a long time, she lives near Valencia (Spain) and is married to the Chilean International Master Daniel Barría Zuñiga (born 1974). Couple have a son and they founded a chess school, the Academia Online Manuelito. She eight time won the Chilean Women's Chess Championship. In 1982, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title. She won women's zone tournaments in 1982 in Morón (Argentina), in 1985 in São Paulo and in 1999 in Villa Martelli (Argentina). Giovanna Arbunic Castro play in lower Spanish leagues for the chess club Ajedrez Ed Manila Estrellas.

Giovanna Arbunic Castro twice participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments:

Giovanna Arbunic Castro played for Chile in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[3]

References
  1. "1982 Bad Kissingen Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  2. "1985 Zeleznovodsk Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
  3. Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Giovanna Arbunic Castro". www.olimpbase.org.
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