Markas Luckis

Markas Luckis was a Lithuanian–Argentine chess master.

Biography

Luckis twice won the Kaunas City Chess Championship in 1927 and 1928.
Markas Luckis played for Lithuania in five official and one unofficial Chess Olympiads.

In July 1931, on reserve board at 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague ;
In July 1933, on fourth board at 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone ;
In August 1935, on reserve board at 6th Chess Olympiad in Warsaw ;
In August/September 1936, on fourth board at 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich ;
In July/August 1937, on fourth board at 7th Chess Olympiad in Stockholm ;
In August/September 1939, on third board at 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires.

Luckis won three individual medals: one silver in 1936, and two bronze in 1935 and 1937.
In September 1939, when World War II broke out, Luckis, along with many other participants of the 8th Chess Olympiad, decided to stay permanently in Argentina.
In October 1939, he took 8th at Buenos Aires. The event was won by Miguel Najdorf and Paul Keres. In 1941, he took 5th at Sao Pedro de Piracicaba. The event was won by Erich Eliskases and Carlos Guimard. In 1941, he took 2nd, behind Eliskases, at Montevideo.
Marcos Luckis played several times in international tournaments at Mar del Plata. In 1942, he tied for 6-7th. In 1946, he tied for 5-8th. In 1947, he took 16th. In 1948, he tied for 10-12th. In 1949, he took 5th. In 1950, he took 17th. In 1952, he tied for 11-13 th. In 1962, he tied for 7-8th.
He also played in Argentine championships at Buenos Aires. In 1941, he finished 1st, but he could not win the title as a then-foreign player. In 1947, he took 2nd, behind Héctor Rossetto. In 1961, he took 2nd, again behind Rossetto. In 1963, he tied for 8-9th. In 1965, he tied for 10-11th.
In 1951, Luckis tied for 14-16th at Mar del Plata/Buenos Aires. In 1966, he tied for 11-13th at Buenos Aires/Río Hondo.

Notable chess games

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