Ivone Moysés (1945 – 22 October 2018) was a Brazilian
chess
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player. She was a three time
Brazilian Women's Chess Champion (1969, 1970, 1973) and
Women's Chess Olympiad
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individual silver medalist (
1974
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).
Biography
From the end of 1960s until the end of the 1970s, Ivone Moysés was one of the leading Brazilian chess players. She has participated in many Brazilian Women's Chess Championships where she won three gold (1969, 1970, 1973) and four silver (1967, 1968, 1976, 1977) medals.
Ivone Moysés three times participated in the
Women's World Chess Championship
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South America
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n Zonal Tournaments:
* in 1969 in
Mar del Plata
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she ranked in 5th place;
* in 1972 in
São Paulo
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she shared 4th–6th place;
* in 1978 in
Brasília
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she ranked in 7th place.
Ivone Moysés played for Brazil in the
Women's Chess Olympiad
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s:
* In 1972, at first reserve board in the
5th Chess Olympiad (women) in
Skopje
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(+2, =1, -5),
* In 1974, at second board in the
6th Chess Olympiad (women) in
Medellín
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(+6, =2, -1) and won individual silver medal.
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1945 births
2018 deaths
Brazilian female chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
20th-century Brazilian chess players
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