Career
He was seventh in the Argentine Torneo Mayor of 1931, and fifth in Buenos Aires 1931 (2nd, Tartakower). He was antepenultimate in Buenos Aires 1935. He was penultimate in Rosario 1939 (1st, Petrov.
2nd, Eliskases.
3rd, Mikėnas). He was fourth in Viña del March 1945 (1st, Guimard. 2nd, Najdorf), his last tournament.
Cristiá built one of the largest chess libraries in the world.