João Maria Cordovil

João Maria Cordovil (born 23 April 1946) is a Portuguese chess FIDE master (FM), International Correspondence Chess Master (IM), three-times Portuguese Chess Championships winner (1966, 1967, 1969).

Biography[]

In the 1960s and 1970s João Maria Cordovil was one of Portugal's leading chess players. He three times won Portuguese Chess Championship: 1966, 1967, and 1969. João Maria Cordovil twice participated in World Junior Chess Championship (1963, 1965) and once in World Chess Championship Zonal tournament (1969).^[1]

João Maria Cordovil played for Portugal in the Chess Olympiads:^[2]

• In 1964, at second reserve board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv (+0, =0, -3),
• In 1966, at third board in the 17th Chess Olympiad in Havana (+4, =5, -7),
• In 1968, at first board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+3, =7, -8),
• In 1970, at first board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen (+7, =3, -8),
• In 1974, at third board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+7, =1, -9),
• In 1984, at second reserve board in the 26th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+3, =2, -1).

João Maria Cordovil played for Portugal in the European Team Chess Championship:^[3]

• In 1989, at second reserve board in the 9th European Team Chess Championship in Haifa (+0, =0, -1).

In later years, João Maria Cordovil active participated in correspondence chess tournaments. He participated in 14th World Correspondence Chess Championship (1994-2000).^[4] In 1991, João Maria Cordovil was awarded the ICCF International Correspondence Chess Master (IM) title.^[5]

References[]

External links[]

• Joao Maria Cordovil rating card at FIDE
• Joao Maria Cordovil player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• João Maria Cordovil chess games at 365chess.com

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