Luis Augusto Sánchez


Luis Augusto Sánchez a Colombian chess master.
He was six-times Colombian Champion.
In 1951, he won in Caracas. In 1952, he took 17th in Stockholm. In 1957, he took 3rd in Caracas. In 1958, he took 8th in Bogotá. In 1959, he tied for 4-6th with Raúl Sanguineti and Bobby Fischer in Santiago de Chile. The event was won by Borislav Ivkov and Ludek Pachman. In 1969, he tied for 4-5th in Quito.
Sánchez played for Colombia in four Chess Olympiads.
Awarded the IM title in 1951.