Fernando Silva (chess player)

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Fernando Silva
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Full nameFernando Ribeiro da Silva
Country Portugal
Born (1950-08-04) 4 August 1950 (age 68)
Title International Master
FIDE rating 2309
Peak rating 2385 (July 1994)
Ranking 7704 (February 2013)

Fernando Ribeiro da Silva (born 4 August 1950) [1] is a Portuguese chess champion who earned the title of International Master in 1975. [1] Silva won the Portuguese Chess Championship in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981 and 1987. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 392, ISBN   0-7864-2353-6
  2. "Fernando Silva". 365Chess.com. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  3. "Fernando Silva". Chess DB. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
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