Mexican chess player and film directorIn this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sisniega and the second or maternal family name is Campbell.

Marcel Sisniega Campbell (July 28, 1959 – January 19, 2013) was a Mexican chess Grandmaster and film director. Sisniega was born in Chicago but grew up in Cuernavaca near Mexico City. Sisniega earned the International Master *le in 1978 and the Grandmaster *le in 1992. Sisniega was a nine-time Mexican champion and three-time Carlos Torre Repetto Memorial winner. In a very respectable chess career he beat Viswanathan Anand, Artur Yusupov, Miguel Illescas and Jesus 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. His brother is modern pentathlete and politician Ivar Sisniega, and his daughter is Mexican-American actress Sofía Sisniega.

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

See also

• List of people from Morelos, Mexico

References

External links

• Marcel Sisniega Campbell player profile at Chess DB
• Marcel Sisniega Campbell player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Masterpieces of Attack: The Brilliant Games of GM Marcel Sisniega Campbell book review at chesscafe.com
• Official site of the annual Marcel Sisniega Memorial Tournament