Fernando De Almeida Vasconcellos (29 December 1919 - November 1996) was a Brazilian
chess player. He was a
Brazilian Chess Championship silver medalist (1950).
Biography
De Almeida Vasconcellos participated in twelve
Brazilian Chess Championships (1948-1985) and won a silver medal in 1950. In 1951, he represented Brazil in the World Chess Championship South America Zonal tournament.
In 1952 he played for Brazil at the
10th Chess Olympiad
The 10th Chess Olympiad ( fi, 10. Shakkiolympialaiset; sv, Den 10:e Schackolympiad), organized by the FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. team ...
in
Helsinki,
at the second reserve board (+3, =1, -4).
From 1952 to 1954 he led the chess section of the newspaper ''Diário de Notícias'' and co-edited ''Chess Carioca'' magazine''.''
In 1977, he won the Brasília City Chess Championship, and in 1989 won the Brazilian Senior Chess Championship.
In his later career, he developed and actively applied the
Réti opening variation 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. a4.
References
External links
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Fernando De Almeida Vasconcelloschess games at 365Chess.com
1919 births
1996 deaths
Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Brazilian chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
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