Rafael Saborido Carné or Rafael Saborido i Carné (21 May 1927 — 4 June 2008) was a Spanish

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...

player, four-times Spanish Chess Championship medalist (1948, 1960, 1963, 1968), two-times

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winner (1965, 1966).

Biography

In the 1960s, Rafael Saborido Carné was among the best Spanish players. In 1948, 1960, 1963, and 1968, he won silver medal in the Spanish Chess Championship. Rafael Saborido Carné twice in row won

: 1965 and 1966, and three times won silver medals in this tournaments: 1950, 1963, 1968. Rafael Saborido Carné repeatedly competed in international chess tournaments and won 3rd place in

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in 1966. In 1969 he participated in FIDE Zonal Chess tournament. He took part in the international tournament in Gijón in 1948, finishing in eighth position -The winner was Antonio Rico- Rafael Saborido Carné played for Spain in the Chess Olympiad: * In 1964, at second board in the

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Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

(+1, =2, -5). Rafael Saborido Carné 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 ...

: * In 1961, at third board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship in

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(+0, =3, -6).

References

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Rafael Saborido Carné
chess games at 365chess.com 1927 births 2008 deaths Spanish chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{Spain-bio-stub