Marcel Sisniega Campbell
Marcel Sisniega Campbell (July 28, 1959 – January 19, 2013) was a Mexican chess Grandmaster and film director. Sisniega was born in Chicago, United States, but grew up in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Sisniega earned the International Master title in 1978 and the Grandmaster title in 1992.
Marcel Sisniega Campbell
- Born
- 28 July 1959
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Died
- 19 January 2013
- Place of death
- Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Occupation
- chess player · film director · journalist · screenwriter
- Languages
- Spanish
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Marcel Sisniega Campbell (July 28, 1959 – January 19, 2013) was a Mexican chess Grandmaster and film director. Sisniega was born in Chicago, United States, but grew up in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Sisniega earned the International Master title in 1978 and the Grandmaster title in 1992.
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Sisniega was a nine-time Mexican champion and three-time Carlos Torre Repetto Memorial winner. During his chess career he beat Viswanathan Anand, Artur Yusupov, Miguel Illescas and Jesús Nogueiras amongst others. He largely stopped playing after the early 1990s. He was also a film writer and director. He is most recognized for his work in creating Libre de Culpas in 1997. His brother is modern pentathlete and politician Ivar Sisniega, and his children are Mexican-American actress Sofía Sisniega, Vera, David and Julian Sisniega. Sisniega died suddenly of a heart attack on January 19, 2013, in Coatepec, Veracruz.
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• Country — Mexico • Born — 28 July 1959 • Birthplace — Chicago, Illinois, United States • Died — 19 January 2013 • Place of death — Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico • Title — Grandmaster (1992) • Peak Rating — 2540 (July 1991)
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Cuernavaca.
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- 1.Marcel Sisniega. Enciclopedia de la literatura en México.
- 2.Tweet by Sofia Sisniega confirming place of birth, January 21, 2013
- 3.Marcel Sisniega Campbell. FIDE.
- 4.Fallece el maestro, Marcel Sisniega Campbels. oem.com.mx.
- 5.Murió el gran maestro Marcel Sisniega. Proceso. January 22, 2013.
- 6.Fallece a causa de un infarto Marcel Sisniega Campbell. La Jornada. 21 January 2013.
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