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{{Short description|Mexican chess player and film director}}
'''Marcel Sisniega Campbell''' (born July 28, 1959) is a [[chess]] [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] from [[Mexico]]. He is also a film writer and director.
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He is most recognized for his work in creating "Libre de Culpas" in 1997.
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1959|7|28}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|1|19|1959|7|28}}
| death_place = [[Veracruz]], [[Mexico]]
| title = [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (1992)
| peakrating = 2540 (July 1991)
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'''Marcel Sisniega Campbell''' (July 28, 1959 – January 19, 2013) was a Mexican [[chess]] [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] and film director.<ref name=cem/> Sisniega was born in [[Chicago]] but grew up in [[Cuernavaca]], Mexico.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elem.mx/autor/datos/1021 |title=Marcel Sisniega |work=Enciclopedia de la literatura en México}}</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/SofiaSisniega/status/293506932663255040 Tweet by Sofia Sisniega confirming place of birth], January 21, 2013</ref> Sisniega earned the [[International Master]] title in 1978 and the Grandmaster title in 1992.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/5100020 |title=Marcel Sisniega Campbell |work=[[FIDE]] |accessdate=January 21, 2013 |archive-date=October 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018033821/https://ratings.fide.com/profile/5100020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sisniega was a nine-time [[Mexican Chess Championship|Mexican champion]] and three-time [[Carlos Torre Repetto Memorial]] winner. During his chess career he beat [[Viswanathan Anand]], [[Artur Yusupov (chess player)|Artur Yusupov]], [[Miguel Illescas]] and [[Jesús Nogueiras]] amongst others. He largely stopped playing after the early 1990s.

He was also a film writer and director. He is most recognized for his work in creating "Libre de Culpas" in 1997.<ref name=cem>{{cite web |url=http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n2851948.htm |title=Fallece el maestro, Marcel Sisniega Campbels |website=oem.com.mx |date= |accessdate=2013-01-24}}</ref> His brother is modern pentathlete and politician [[Ivar Sisniega]], and his children are Mexican-American actress [[Sofía Sisniega]], Vera, David and Julian Sisniega.

Sisniega died suddenly of a heart attack on January 19, 2013.<ref>Manuel Lopez Michellone, {{cite news |url=http://www.proceso.com.mx/331344/murio-el-gran-maestro-marcel-sisniega |title=Murió el gran maestro Marcel Sisniega |work=[[Proceso (magazine)|Proceso]] |date=January 22, 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of people from Morelos, Mexico]]

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=5100020 Marcel Sisniega Campbell player profile]{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at Chess DB
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* [http://www.chesscafe.com/text/sisn.txt Masterpieces of Attack: The Brilliant Games of GM Marcel Sisniega Campbell] book review at chesscafe.com
* [http://www.marcelsisniega.com/ Official site of the annual Marcel Sisniega Memorial Tournament] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919101945/http://marcelsisniega.com/ |date=2020-09-19 }}

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| PLACE OF BIRTH = La Joya, Veracruz
| DATE OF DEATH = January 19, 2013
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[[pl:Marcel Sisniega Campbell]]
[[ru:Сисньега Кампбель, Марсель]]

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sisniega and the second or maternal family name is Campbell.
Marcel Sisniega Campbell
CountryMexico
Born(1959-07-28)July 28, 1959
Chicago, Illinois
DiedJanuary 19, 2013(2013-01-19) (aged 53)
Veracruz, Mexico
TitleGrandmaster (1992)
Peak rating2540 (July 1991)

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, Mexico.[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. During his chess career he beat Viswanathan Anand, Artur Yusupov, Miguel Illescas and Jesús Nogueiras amongst others. He largely stopped playing after the early 1990s.

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 children are Mexican-American actress Sofía Sisniega, Vera, David and Julian Sisniega.

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Fallece el maestro, Marcel Sisniega Campbels". oem.com.mx. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  2. ^ "Marcel Sisniega". Enciclopedia de la literatura en México.
  3. ^ Tweet by Sofia Sisniega confirming place of birth, January 21, 2013
  4. ^ "Marcel Sisniega Campbell". FIDE. Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  5. ^ Manuel Lopez Michellone, "Murió el gran maestro Marcel Sisniega". Proceso. January 22, 2013.
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