Javier Ochoa de Echagüen

Francisco Javier Ochoa de Echagüen (Basque: Javier Otxoa de Etxaguen; born 4 September 1954), is Basques origin Spanish chess International Master (IM) (1981), Spanish Chess Championship medalist (1993), Chess Olympiad individual gold medalist (1984).

Javier Ochoa de Echagüen
CountrySpain
Born (1954-09-04) 4 September 1954 (age 70)
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
TitleInternational Master (1981)
FIDE rating2414 (November 2024)
Peak rating2455 (July 1995)

Biography

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In 1974, Javier Ochoa de Echagüen won the Spanish Junior Chess Championship. In 1989, he won the Spanish Rapid Chess Championship and an international chess tournament in Andorra. In 1993, Javier Ochoa de Echagüen became the silver medal winner of the Spanish Chess Championship.

Javier Ochoa de Echagüen played for Spain in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

In 1981, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. Javier Ochoa de Echagüen is president of the Spanish Chess Federation and president of Iberoamerican Chess Federation (FIBDA).

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Javier Ochoa de Echagüen". www.olimpbase.org.
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