Marcel Sisniega Campbell

Marcel Sisniega Campbell (July 28, 1959 – January 19, 2013) was a Mexican chess Grandmaster and film director.[1] Sisniega was born in Chicago but grew up in Cuernavaca near Mexico City.[2][3] Sisniega earned the International Master title in 1978 and the Grandmaster title in 1992.[4] Sisniega was a nine-time Mexican champion and three-time Carlos Torre Repetto Memorial winner. In a very respectable chess career he beat Viswanathan Anand, Artur Yusupov, Miguel Illescas and Jesus Nogueiras amongst others. He largely stopped playing after the early 1990s.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sisniega and the second or maternal family name is Campbell.

He was also a film writer and director. He is most recognized for his work in creating "Libre de Culpas" in 1997.[1] His brother is modern pentathlete and politician Ivar Sisniega, and his daughter is Mexican-American actress Sofía Sisniega.

Sisniega died suddenly of a heart attack on January 19, 2013.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Fallece el maestro, Marcel Sisniega Campbels". Oem.com.mx. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  2. Marcel Sisniega at Enciclopedia de la literatura en México
  3. Tweet by Sofia Sisniega confirming place of birth, January 21, 2013
  4. Marcel Sisniega Campbell rating card at FIDE, accessed January 21, 2013.
  5. Manuel Lopez Michellone, Murió el gran maestro Marcel Sisniega, Proceso, January 22, 2013


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