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Parana, Argentina.  The headquarters of the Urrundik Basque Association of Parana, Entre Rios, was the site for the Chess Tournament “Jose Jorge Echeverria.”  The event took place last Saturday, November 2^nd and included representatives from chess school in Villaguay, Diamante, Crespo, and in Paraná, as well as the Chess School in Agmer, that of the Popular Library, Urrundik’s Workshop, and the Parana Circuit of Chess.

The event, sponsored by the Basque club, made a special invitation to children and youth, namely the entry level.  First place was won by Jeremias Martinez from Crespo, followed by Iñaki Uriona, Alexis Maldonado, Luisina Maleika, Daian Rene, Luciana Ibarra, Eros Giménez, Jorge Feruglio, Agustín Salcedo and Tomás Gómez Seib in the first 10 places.

After the matches, all the players were treated to refreshments and received a certificate, “since it has more to do with the educational and practice level,” explained the organizers.  During the awards ceremony, tournament officials and relatives of the tournament’s namesake, Jose Jorge Echeverria, expressed their commitment to the continuation of the event and its incorporation into the club’s annual calendar of events.

Gernika, 75^th anniversary in Parana

Urrundik also informed us about the Gernika 75th Anniversary exhibit that was shown in the Historic Maritime Leguizamon Museum from October 23-20, 2013.

 [Juan Carlos Borras (left) and Federico Borras (right) presenting the exhibit on behalf of Urrundik (photosEE)]

The exhibit’s inauguration took place on the 23^rd with addresses made by club authorities including Juan Carlos and Federico Borras.  The club dancers also participated in the opening.

[Some of the dancers also participating in the opening ceremony (photosEE)]

It should also be mentioned that the panels that comprise Gernika 75^th Anniversary have already toured much of Argentina, always pursuing the goal of getting to know in depth as well as denounce the bombing suffered by this Basque town on April 26, 1937.  The traveling exhibit is a joint effort of the Basque Government’s Secretary General of Foreign Action, the Etxepare Basque Institute, and the Gernika Peace Museum Foundation.