Benito Villegas

Benito Higinio Villegas (11 January 1877 – 27 April 1952) was an Argentine chess master.

He was the first Champion of Club Argentino de Ajedrez in Buenos Aires in 1906–1907.

[1] After World War I, he won Argentine Chess Championship in 1922, and was Sub-Champion in 1921 and 1923.

[2] Villegas participated in several South American Chess Championships.

During World War II, he played in Mar del Plata international tournaments, and shared 8th in 1942 (Miguel Najdorf won), took 14th in 1943 (Gideon Ståhlberg won), and took 16th in 1944 (Hermann Pilnik and Najdorf won).