Ángel Ribera Arnal (; 13 March 1909 – 13 February 2002) was a Spanish

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player,

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silver medalist (1958), Catalan Chess Championship winner (1933).

Biography

For over 30 years Ribera was one of the strongest chess players in Spain. In 1935, he ranked 2nd in Spanish National Tournament (the winner received the right to a match with the current champion of the country). Ribera was participant in international chess tournaments in

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(1934) and Barcelona (1929 and 1935). In 1933, he won Catalan Chess Championship and ranked 2nd in this tournament in 1928 and 1958. Ribera was a winner of the chess tournament in Santander and the silver medalist of the tournament in

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(both in 1951). At the tournament in Berga, he only behind the winner

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and ahead of Nicolas Rossolimo,

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, Jaime Lladó Lumbera and other. In 1958, Ángel Ribera Arnal won silver medal in

. He was seven-time Spanish Senior Chess Championships winner (1975, 1977-1982). Ribera played for Spain in the

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s: * In 1928, at fourth board in the

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(+2, =3, -11), * In 1930, at fourth board in the

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(+2, =6, -7). In 1979, he was awarded the silver badge of honor from the Catalan Chess Federation.

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Ángel Ribera Arnal
chess games at 365chess.com 1909 births 2002 deaths Chess players from Barcelona Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century Spanish chess players {{Spain-chess-bio-stub Spanish chess players