Celso Golmayo Zúpide

[2] He was the first Cuban player to participate in European Tournaments.

He had been generally accepted as Cuban champion since his 1862 match defeat of Félix Sicre.

[3] He took part in the famous Paris 1867 tournament where he tied for 7–8th (Ignatz von Kolisch won).

He is also known as the chess teacher of José Raúl Capablanca.

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