Francisco José Pérez

Francisco José Pérez Pérez (8 September 1920 – 11 September 1999) was a Spanish/Cuban chess player. Born in Vigo, Spain, he won the Spanish Chess Championship in 1948, 1954, and 1960.[1] He played for Spain in the Chess Olympiads of 1958 and 1960 and in the 1961 European Team Chess Championship.[2][3]

Francisco José Pérez
Milić vs. Pérez (1955)
Full nameFrancisco José Pérez Pérez
CountrySpain, Cuba
Born(1920-09-08)September 8, 1920
Vigo, Spain
DiedSeptember 11, 1999(1999-09-11) (aged 79)
TitleInternational Master (1959)
Peak rating2325 (January 1976)

In international tournaments, his best result was a share of first place at Madrid 1959.[4] FIDE awarded him the International Master (IM) title in 1959.[1] After emigrating to Cuba he played second board on the Cuban team in the 1964 Olympiad.[2][3]

References

  1. Whyld, Ken (1986), Chess: The Records, Guinness Books, p. 157, ISBN 0-85112-455-0
  2. Sunnucks, Anne (1970), The Encyclopaedia of Chess, St. Martin's Press, p. 352, LCCN 78106371
  3. Pérez Pérez, Francisco José team chess record at olimpbase.org
  4. Keene, Raymond (1977), "Francisco José Perez", in Golombek, Harry (ed.), Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess, Crown Publishing, p. 235, ISBN 0-517-53146-1

Further reading

  • Morán, Pablo (1974), Campeones y Campeonatos de España de Ajedrez, pp. 40–44
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