Carlos Torre Repetto

Not to be confused with Eugenio Torre.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torre and the second or maternal family name is Repetto.
Carlos Torre Repetto
Torre at the Moscow 1925 tournament
Personal information
BornCarlos Jesús Torre Repetto
(1904-11-29)29 November 1904
Mérida, Yucatán
Died19 March 1978(1978-03-19) (aged 73)
Mérida, Yucatán
Chess career
CountryMexico
TitleGrandmaster (1977)

Carlos Jesús Torre Repetto (29 November 1904 – 19 March 1978) was a Mexican chess player and the first from his country to be awarded the title of grandmaster, which was accorded by FIDE in 1977.


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