Silvino García Martínez is a Cuban chess Grandmaster and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster.
García began his professional chess career in 1966. He earned the Grandmaster (GM) title in 1975 and the International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster title in 2005. His most notable achievement was when he clinched the Cuban National Championship multiple times from 1968 to 1984.
He wrote several books, including "Defensa Caro-Kann," which discusses particular strategies in one line of the Caro-Kann Defence.
Additionally, García was a member of the Cuban team in several Chess Olympiads and represented the country in various international tournaments.