María Luisa Cuevas Rodríguez (born 8 March 1965) is 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 dist ...

player who holds the

FIDE title 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 ...

of Woman International Master (WIM, 1988). She is a seven time Spanish Women's Chess Champion (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994).

Biography

From the end of 1970s to the end of the 1990s, Cuevas was one of Spanish leading women chess players. In the Spanish Women's Chess Championships she won seven gold (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994) and four silver medals (1978, 1979, 1983, 1997). One of her greatest international successes was winning silver medal of Academic World Chess Championship in 1992 in Antwerp. Cuevas participated three times in the

Women's World Chess Championship The Women's World Chess Championship (WWCC) is played to determine the world champion in women's chess. Like the World Chess Championship, it is administered by FIDE. Unlike with most sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee, whe ...

European Zonal Tournaments: * in 1985 in

Albacete Albacete (, also , ; ar, ﭐَلبَسِيط, Al-Basīṭ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. Lying in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, the ...

at South European subzonal 1C she shared 1st–4th place; * in 1987 in

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at West European subzonal 1C she shared 3rd–4th place; * in 1995 in

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at Zonal 1.1 (West Europe) she ranked in 7th place. Cuevas played for Spain in the

Women's Chess Olympiad The Women's Chess Olympiad is an event held by FIDE (the International Chess Federation) since 1957 (every two years since 1972), where national women's teams compete at chess for gold, silver and bronze medals. Since 1976 the Women's Chess Olympia ...

s: * In 1978, at first reserve board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+1, =2, -2), * In 1980, at first reserve board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+3, =1, -3), * In 1984, at second board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+4, =4, -4), * In 1986, at second board in the 27th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+5, =4, -3), * In 1988, at first board in the 28th Chess Olympiad (women) in

(+5, =0, -7), * In 1990, at second board in the 29th Chess Olympiad (women) in

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the P ...

(+6, =3, -4), * In 1992, at second board in the 30th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+6, =1, -4), * In 1994, at second board in the 31st Chess Olympiad (women) in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

(+5, =4, -4), * In 1996, at third board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad (women) in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and ...

(+3, =7, -1). Cuevas 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 ...

s: * In 1992, at second board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship (women) in

Debrecen Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and i ...

(+4, =2, -1) and won the individual bronze medal, * In 1997, at second board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship (women) in

Pula Pula (; also known as Pola, it, Pola , hu, Pòla, Venetian; ''Pola''; Istriot: ''Puola'', Slovene: ''Pulj'') is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the ...

(+1, =0, -3). In 1988, Cuevas was awarded the FIDE

Woman 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 ...

(WIM) title. Since 1999, she has not participated in tournaments classified by FIDE.

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* * * 1965 births Living people Spanish female chess players Spanish chess players Chess Woman International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors {{Spain-chess-bio-stub