Villegas, Benito
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1905 |
174 |
2308 | (68) | 6 |
| 1906 |
152 |
2324 | (61) | 5 |
| 1907 |
120 |
2351 | (53) | 8 |
| 1908 |
121 |
2350 | (48) | 19 |
| 1909 |
155 |
2335 | (49) | 22 |
| 1910 |
193 |
2315 | (50) | 9 |
| 1911 |
205 |
2307 | (51) | 12 |
| 1912 |
204 |
2306 | (51) | 10 |
| 1913 |
162 |
2324 | (51) | 4 |
| 1914 |
165 |
2317 | (45) | 34 |
| 1915 |
169 |
2310 | (48) | 10 |
| 1916 |
164 |
2314 | (48) | 18 |
| 1917 |
153 |
2317 | (52) | 0 |
| 1918 |
147 |
2320 | (48) | 14 |
| 1919 |
180 |
2298 | (48) | 12 |
| 1920 |
159 |
2318 | (50) | 0 |
| 1921 |
129 |
2338 | (43) | 22 |
| 1922 |
154 |
2328 | (37) | 44 |
| 1923 |
233 |
2295 | (39) | 18 |
| 1924 |
247 |
2294 | (36) | 32 |
| 1925 |
312 |
2272 | (39) | 22 |
| 1926 |
325 |
2273 | (44) | 10 |
| 1927 |
351 |
2271 | (45) | 0 |
| 1928 |
362 |
2270 | (34) | 45 |
| 1929 |
390 |
2263 | (36) | 26 |
| 1930 |
383 |
2268 | (33) | 51 |
| 1931 |
408 |
2267 | (36) | 31 |
| 1932 |
462 |
2250 | (40) | 14 |
| 1933 |
514 |
2237 | (40) | 15 |
| 1934 |
636 |
2214 | (41) | 13 |
| 1935 |
617 |
2225 | (39) | 16 |
| 1936 |
681 |
2207 | (35) | 33 |
| 1937 |
666 |
2203 | (36) | 26 |
| 1938 |
597 |
2221 | (38) | 21 |
| 1939 |
549 |
2220 | (41) | 14 |
| 1940 |
469 |
2230 | (47) | 0 |
| 1941 |
411 |
2240 | (41) | 14 |
| 1942 |
389 |
2236 | (38) | 27 |
| 1943 |
531 |
2184 | (38) | 23 |
| 1944 |
638 |
2144 | (39) | 31 |
| 1945 |
709 |
2128 | (45) | 19 |
| 1946 |
699 |
2129 | (61) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Villegas, Benito Higinio |
| Born: 11 Jan. 1877 |
| Died: 27 Apr. 1952 |
| |
| Notes: |
| Gaige gives date of birth as 11-01-1877; Scalise gives 1880. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 340 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 408 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 378 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 364 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 446 |
| Hooper and Brandreth, Unknown Capablanca, page 45 |
| Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 208 |
| Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 282 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 285 |
| Periodicals |
| [RCAA], vol. 4, no. 3, July 1908, page 77 |
| Web |
| Flores Alvarez, Rodrigo. [Mis años de ajedrez], page 67 |
| Scalise, Luis. [Perfiles de Ajedrecistas Argentinos] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 4459. Who?] |
| [Historia del Ajedrez en Argentina: 1901] |
| [Historia del Ajedrez en Argentina: 1905] |
| [Historia del Ajedrez en Argentina: 1906] |
| [Historia del Ajedrez en Argentina: 1907] |
| [Historia del Ajedrez en Argentina: Desde los orígenes hasta el año 1920] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Teichmann, R. - Villegas, B.H. 1905 (1) |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Teichmann, R. - Villegas, B.H. 1905 (2) |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Villegas, B.H. - Molina, L. 1906 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 1.5 |
|
| Villegas, B.H. - Taubenhaus, J. 1907 |
(f) |
4 | - | 2 |
|
| Villegas, B.H. - Bleijkmans, D. 1908 |
(f) |
5 | - | 4 |
|
| Mom, A. - Villegas, B.H. 1909 |
(f) |
8 | - | 6 |
|
| Lasker, Em. - Villegas, B.H. 1910 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Howell, C.S. - Villegas, B.H. 1910 |
(f) |
2 | - | 1 |
|
| Capablanca, J.R. - Villegas, B.H. 1911 |
(f) |
2 | - | 0 |
|
| Kostic, B. - Villegas, B.H. 1913 |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 1.5 |
|
| Illa, Ro. - Villegas, B.H. 1914 |
(f) |
11 | - | 7 |
|
| Capablanca, J.R. - Villegas, B.H. 1914 |
(f) |
2 | - | 0 |
|
| Villegas, B.H. - Molina, L. 1922 |
(f) |
6.5 | - | 1.5 |
|
| Reca, D.M. - Villegas, B.H. 1922 |
(f) |
5 | - | 2 |
|
| Blumenfeld, M. - Villegas, B.H. 1923 |
(f) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Lynch, J.A. - Villegas, B.H. 1924 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 2.5 |
|
| Reca, D.M. - Villegas, B.H. 1924 |
(f) |
5 | - | 3 |
|
| Alekhine, A.A. - Villegas, B.H. 1926 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
Tournament data
| Buenos Aires 1905 (2) |
Club Argentino Championship |
1 | / | 2 |
| | | |
| Montevideo 1907 |
Club Argentino - Círculo de Ajedrez de Montevideo Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Villegas, B.H. - Berasain, J.F. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1907 |
Club Argentino - Círculo de Ajedrez de Montevideo Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Villegas, B.H. - Berasain, J.F. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1908 |
Club Argentino Championship |
7 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1909 (2) |
Club Argentino Championship - First Category |
5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1910 (1) |
Club Argentino Championship - First Category |
3 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1911 |
Club Argentino Championship - First Category |
7.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1912 |
Club Argentino Championship - First Category |
6.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1913 |
Club Argentino - Círculo de Ajedrez de Montevideo |
| | | | | | |
|
Villegas, B.H. - Anaya, A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1914 |
Club Argentino Championship - First Category |
10 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1915 |
Club Argentino Tournament - First Category |
6 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1916 |
Club Argentino Tournament - First Category |
12.5 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1918 (2) |
Club Argentino Tournament - First Category |
10.5 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1919 (1) |
Club Argentino - Círculo de Ajedrez Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Villegas, B.H. - Grau, R.G. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1919 (2) |
Club Argentino - Círculo de Ajedrez Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Villegas, B.H. - Grau, R.G. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1919 (3) |
Club Argentino Tournament - First Category |
4 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1921 |
1st Argentine National Tournament - Preliminary Section |
18 | / | 22 |
| | | |
| Montevideo 1922 (1) |
1st South American Championship |
12.5 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1922 (1) |
1st Argentine National Tournament - Final Section |
3 | / | 4 |
| | | |
|
Villegas, B.H. - Reca, D.M. |
2 - 5 |
| | | |
| New York and Buenos Aires 1922 |
New York - Buenos Aires Telegraphic Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Villegas, B.H. - Black, R.T. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1923 (3) |
Buenos Aires Tournament |
5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1923 (4) |
Buenos Aires Tournament |
5.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro 1924 |
Argentina - Brazil Telegraphic Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Villegas, B.H. - de Souza Mendes, J. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1924 (2) |
3rd Argentine National Tournament |
10.5 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1925 |
Buenos Aires Tournament |
6.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Montevideo 1925 |
2nd South American Championship |
6 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1926 (2) |
Buenos Aires Tournament |
5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Mar del Plata 1928 |
3rd South American Championship |
10 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1928 (1) |
6th Argentine National Tournament - Preliminary Section |
5.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1928 (2) |
6th Argentine National Tournament - Final |
2.5 | / | 4 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1928 (3) |
5th Argentine National Tournament - Preliminary Section |
6.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1928 (4) |
5th Argentine National Tournament - Final |
1.5 | / | 4 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1929 (1) |
8th Argentina Championship - Challengers Section |
5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1929 (2) |
Buenos Aires Tournament |
10.5 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1930 (2) |
Buenos Aires Tournament |
10 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1930 (3) |
Buenos Aires Tournament - Preliminary Section |
9 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1930 (4) |
Buenos Aires Tournament - Final Section |
1 | / | 4 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1930 (5) |
9th Argentina Championship - Challengers Section |
6.5 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1930 (6) |
Buenos Aires Tournament |
2.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1931 (1) |
Buenos Aires Tournament |
4.5 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1931 (4) |
9th Argentine Championship - Challengers Selection |
12.5 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1932 (2) |
11th Argentine Championship - Preliminary |
7 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1933 |
12th Argentine Championship - Challengers Selection |
8 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| Mar del Plata 1934 |
Mar del Plata Tournament |
4.5 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1935 |
5th South American Tournament |
7.5 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| Mar del Plata 1936 |
6th South American Tournament |
5.5 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1936 |
14th Argentine Championship |
6.5 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Montevideo 1937 |
Hotel Carrasco Tournament |
4 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1937 |
15th Argentina Championship |
7 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1938 |
17th Argentine Championship - Challenger's Selection |
10.5 | / | 21 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1939 (9) |
18th Argentine Championship - Challenger's Selection |
4 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1939 (10) |
Agrentine Championship Preliminary Tournament - Group A |
2.5 | / | 4 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1941 (5) |
20th Argentine Championship - Challengers Selection, Preliminary |
5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1941 (6) |
20th Argentine Championship - Challengers Selection, Final |
2 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Mar del Plata 1942 |
Mar del Plata Tournament |
9 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1942 (1) |
Club Argentino Tournament |
3 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Mar del Plata 1943 |
Mar del Plata Tournament |
3 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1943 |
22nd Argentine Championship Challenger's Selection |
3.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Mar del Plata 1944 |
Mar del Plata Tournament |
3.5 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| La Plata 1944 |
La Plata Tournament |
3 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| Buenos Aires 1945 (2) |
Club Argentino Tournament |
6 | / | 19 |
| | | |
| Madrid and Buenos Aires 1946 |
Spain - Argentina Radio Match |
| | | | | | |
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Villegas, B.H. - Rico, A. |
1 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025 |
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