Garcia Gildardo (09.03.1954)

Colombian Grandmaster (1991). Champion of Colombia in 1995, 2003 and 2006. Panamerican Junior Champion 1974. A coach.

Best results: winner of Capablanca Memorial B 1980, Salamanca 1988, (co) World Open 1989, Capablanca Havana 1991 and 1994 Bogota 1991, Palma de Majorca 1992, Linares NL 1993, San Salvador zl 1995, (co) US Open 1997, Cali Open 2000, Cartagena chp. 2001.

A participant in the Olympiads between 1976 and 1998 and in the 1997 World Championship.

Peak rating: 2540 in 1994.