Joaquim Manuel Durão (25 October 1930 – 21 May 2015) was a Portuguese chess player.[1] An International Master since 1975.[1] Durão took part in The Gijon International Chess Tournaments (1955 and 1965).[2] He was 13 times Portuguese champion, represented his country in ten Chess Olympiads,[3] and was president of the Portuguese Chess Federation.[4] in 1975 zonal he tied for an interzonal qualifying place but lost play-off to Sergio Mariotti.
| Joaquim Durão | |
|---|---|
 Durão playing at the 2009 International Tournament at Figueira da Foz | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Born | 25 October 1930 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died | 21 May 2015 (aged 84) |
| Title | International Master (1975) |
| Peak rating | 2360 (May 1974) |
He remained active until 2015.
Notable games
edit- Perez Perez vs. Durão 0-1, Beerwijk 1961 - the Portuguese master sacrifices his queen for a tempo
References
edit- ^ a b c Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 101, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
- ^ Mendez, Pedro; Mendez, Luis (2019). The Gijon International Chess Tournaments. McFarland. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-4766-7659-3.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Joaquim Manuel Durão". olimpbase.org.
- ^ "Morreu o mestre internacional de xadrez Joaquim Durão - Desporto - DN". DN (in Portuguese).
External links
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- Joaquim Durao rating card at FIDE at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-05-17)
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