Ramón Rey Ardid

Who was Ramón Rey Ardid?

Ramón Rey Ardid was a Spanish chess master. He was Spanish champion from 1929 to 1942.

He was a psychiatrist and professor at the Zaragoza University. In 1924, he played for Spain in first unofficial Chess Olympiad in Paris where took team 10th place and shared 21st in Consolation Cup. In 1928, he won the pre-Olympic tournament in Madrid, but later resigned from participation in the 2nd Olympiad at The Hague.

In 1929, he tied for 4-5th in Barcelona and took his first Spanish Champion title. In 1929 he won a match for the Spanish title against Manuel Golmayo. He defended the title, winning matches: against R. Casas in 1933, Vicente Almirali Castall in 1935, Juan Manuel Fuentes in 1942, and lost the title to José Sanz in 1943.

In tournaments and matches, he took 2nd, behind Andor Lilienthal, at Sitges 1934; won a match against Victor Kahn at Zaragoza 1935; shared 1st in Hastings 1935/36.

In 1944, Rey Ardid lost a match to Alexander Alekhine and won against Francisco Lupi, both in Zaragoza. He won at Madrid 1946.