Eduardo Franco Raymundo
| Eduardo Franco Raymundo | |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Born | 13 February 1934 |
| Died | 4 May 1996 (aged 62) |
Eduardo Franco Raymundo (13 February 1934 – 4 May 1996) was a Spanish chess player, Clare Benedict Cup individual gold medal winner (1962), Spanish Team Chess Championship winner (1968, 1969).
Biography
[edit]From the late 1950s to the early 1970s, Eduardo Franco Raymundo was one of Spain's leading chess players. In 1957, in Zaragoza he shared 3rd place in Spanish Chess Championship.[1] With chess club CA Schweppes Madrid Eduardo Franco Raymundo won two gold (1968, 1969) and silver (1973) medals in Spanish Team Chess Championships.[2] He was participant of many international chess tournaments.[3]
Eduardo Franco Raymundo played for Spain in the Chess Olympiads:[4]
- In 1962, at fourth board in the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna (+3, =1, -7),
- In 1966, at first reserve board in the 17th Chess Olympiad in Havana (+2, =2, -4).
Eduardo Franco Raymundo played for Spain in the European Team Chess Championship:[5]
- In 1961, at eighth board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship in Oberhausen (+1, =8, -1).
Eduardo Franco Raymundo played for Spain in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[6]
- In 1957, at reserve board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =1, -2),
- In 1965, at seventh board in the 3rd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =1, -0),
- In 1970, at tenth board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =3, -0).
Eduardo Franco Raymundo played for Spain in the Clare Benedict Chess Cups:[7]
- In 1962, at reserve board in the 9th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in Bern (+2, =1, -0) and won individual gold medal,
- In 1965, at reserve board in the 13th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in Brunnen (+0, =2, -1).
References
[edit]- ^ "ESP-ch 1957 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". 365chess.com. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Spanish Team Chess Championship :: Eduardo Franco Raymundo". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "Franco Raymundo, Eduardo – Belgian Chess History".
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Eduardo Franco Raymundo". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Eduardo Franco Raymundo". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Eduardo Franco Raymundo". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Clare Benedict Chess Cup :: Eduardo Franco Raymundo". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
[edit]- Eduardo Franco Raymundo player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Eduardo Franco Raymundo chess games at 365chess.com
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