Francisco Javier Sanz Alonso (13 December 1952 – 11 November 2022) was a Spanish

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International Master (IM) (1978), Spanish Chess Championship winner (1973).

Biography

In the 1970s and 1980s, Francisco Javier Sanz Alonso was one of the top Spanish chess players. In 1971, he was second in Spanish Junior Chess Championship. In 1973, he won Spanish Chess Championship, but in 1980 and 1982 he twice won silver medal in this tournament. Francisco Javier Sanz Alonso has participated in international chess tournaments many times and in 1978 in

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won tournament ''Abierto Internacional de Benidorm''. Francisco Javier Sanz Alonso two times won Spanish Team Chess Championships (1974, 1981). Also he won the Salamanca Chess Championship five times: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973. Francisco Javier Sanz Alonso played for Spain in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1974, at second reserve board in the

21st Chess Olympiad The 21st Chess Olympiad (french: La 21e Olympiade d'échecs), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. team tournament, as well as severa ...

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(+3, =1, -5), * In 1976, at first reserve board in the

22nd Chess Olympiad The 22nd Chess Olympiad ( he, אולימפיאדת השחמט ה-22, ''Olimpiada ha-shachmat ha-22''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE, took place between October 26 and November 10, 1976, in Haifa, Israel. For the firs ...

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(+2, =1, -1), * In 1978, at first reserve board in the

23rd Chess Olympiad The 23rd Chess Olympiad ( es, La 23a Olimpíada de ajedrez), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, as well a ...

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(+3, =1, -2), * In 1980, at first reserve board in the

24th Chess Olympiad The 24th Chess Olympiad ( mt, L-24 Olimpijadi taċ-Ċess), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, as well as ...

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(+1, =2, -2), * In 1982, at first reserve board in the

25th Chess Olympiad The 25th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 25. Schacholympiade), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, as well as ...

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(+3, =3, -2). Francisco Javier Sanz Alonso played for Spain in the

European Team Chess Championship The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ...

preliminaries: * In 1977, at fourth board in the 6th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =2, -2). Francisco Javier Sanz Alonso played for Spain in the Clare Benedict Chess Cups: * In 1974, at reserve board in the 21st Clare Benedict Chess Cup in

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(+1, =2, -2), * In 1977, at fourth board in the 22nd Clare Benedict Chess Cup in

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(+0, =4, -2). In 1978, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.

References

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