Damián5d ago
Esta nova de El ideal gallego do 24 de xaneiro de 1946 ‌fala de como Arturo Pomar estaba xogando un torneo internacional de xadrez en Londres. As precoces capacidades xadrecísticas de "Arturito" foron usadas pola propaganda do réxime franquista #xadrez #ajedrez #chess
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@damian

Interesting. I didn't know about Franco's connection to Pomar. I knew Franco supported Alekhine, who trained Pomar, and there is probably a connection there. But state support didn't happen for Pomar, as far as I know, and Pomar's own parents were Republicans by all accounts.

#chess

Mar 25 at 10:03pmWeb
Show threadDamián5d ago
@chestas Hello! Here you can watch a recent documentary about his life. It looks at how he was exploited by the regime and how this may have affected his health https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/imprescindibles/pequeno-peon-arturo-pomar/16958033/
Imprescindibles - El pequeño Peón. Arturo Pomar

Arturo Pomar, niño prodigio del ajedrez durante la posguerra, fue explotado por el franquismo y olvidado al crecer, pese a su fama internacional.

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Show threadchestas5d ago

@damian

Thanks🙂