| Jussara Chaves | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jussara Chaves Garcez Leme |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Born | 9 December 1959 |
| Title | Woman International Master (1982) |
| Peak rating | 2115 (January 1989) |
Jussara Chaves (born 9 December 1959) is a Brazilian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1982). She is a four time Brazilian Women's Chess Champion (1976, 1981, 1982, 1989). She has represented Portugal since 2021.
She is the older sister of Joara Chaves. From the mid-1970s until the end of the 1990s, Jussara was one of the leading Brazilian chess players. She has participated in numerous Brazilian Women's Chess Championships and won four gold (1976, 1981, 1982, 1989) and five silver (1978, 1980, 1987, 1995, 1998) medals. [1]
Jussara Chaves played for Brazil in the Women's Chess Olympiads: [2]
In 1982, Chaves was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title. She is also a FIDE International Arbiter (1990).
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