Joaquim Manuel Durão (25 October 1930 – 21 May 2015) was a Portuguese

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International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

since 1975. Durão took part in The Gijon International Chess Tournaments (1955 and 1965). He was 13 times Portuguese champion, represented his country in ten Chess Olympiads, and was president of the Portuguese Chess Federation. He remained active until 2015. He was born in

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Notable games

Perez Perez vs. Durão 0-1, Beerwijk 1961
- the Portuguese master sacrifices his queen for a tempo

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* * 1930 births 2015 deaths Portuguese chess players Chess International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors Chess officials Sportspeople from Lisbon {{portugal-chess-bio-stub