João Mário Ribeiro (born 10 June 1929) is a
Portuguese chess player, three-time
Portuguese Chess Championship The Portuguese Chess Championship is a yearly national chess championship of Portugal. It was established in 1911, but only from the 1950s it was played yearly, with a few exceptions.
:
The 2011 championship was decided in a match between IM ...
s winner (1954, 1963, 1971).
Biography
From the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s João Mário Ribeiro was one of Portugal's leading chess players. He three times won
Portuguese Chess Championship The Portuguese Chess Championship is a yearly national chess championship of Portugal. It was established in 1911, but only from the 1950s it was played yearly, with a few exceptions.
:
The 2011 championship was decided in a match between IM ...
s: 1954, 1963, and 1971. In 1954, in
Munich João Mário Ribeiro participated in
World Chess Championship Zonal tournament.
João Mário Ribeiro played for Portugal in the
Chess Olympiads:
* In 1958, at third board in the
13th Chess Olympiad
The 13th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 13. 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. team tournament, as well as several o ...
in
Munich (+5, =7, -4),
* In 1960, at second board in the
14th Chess Olympiad
The 14th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 14. Schacholympiade), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female playe ...
in
Leipzig (+7, =5, -5),
* In 1964, at first board in the
16th Chess Olympiad
The 16th Chess Olympiad ( he, אולימפיאדת השחמט ה-16, ''Olimpiada ha-shachmat ha-16''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female ...
in
Tel Aviv (+4, =5, -4),
* In 1966, at fourth board in the
17th Chess Olympiad
The 17th Chess Olympiad ( es, La 17a 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. team tournament, as well as severa ...
in
Havana (+3, =8, -4),
* In 1970, at fourth board in the
19th Chess Olympiad
The 19th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 19. Schacholympiade), comprising an open team tournament as well as the annual FIDE congress, took place between September 5–27, 1970, in Siegen, West Germany.
The Soviet team with six Grandmasters, led ...
in
Siegen (+4, =6, -5),
* In 1972, at first board in the
20th Chess Olympiad
The 20th Chess Olympiad ( mk, 20. Шаховска олимпијада, ''20. Šahovska olimpijada''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an open team tournament, as well as several other events designed t ...
in
Skopje (+3, =11, -6),
* In 1974, at fourth 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 ...
in
Nice (+1, =4, -4).
References
External links
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João Mário Ribeirochess games at 365chess.com
1929 births
Living people
Portuguese chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
20th-century chess players
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