Francisco José Pérez Pérez (8 September 1920 – 11 September 1999) was a

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player. Born in

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, he won the

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in 1948, 1954, and 1960. He played for Spain in the

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s of 1958 and 1960 and in the 1961

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. Pérez Pérez, Francisco José
team chess record at olimpbase.org In international tournaments, his best result was a share of first place at

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1959.

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awarded him the

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(IM) title in 1959. After emigrating to Cuba he played second board on the Cuban team in the 1964 Olympiad.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perez Perez, Francisco Jose 1920 births 1999 deaths Sportspeople from Vigo Spanish chess players Cuban chess players Chess International Masters Spanish emigrants to Cuba 20th-century chess players

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