Sergio Miguel | |
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Country | Angola |
Born | 1984 (age 38–39) |
Title | FIDE Master (2019) |
Peak rating | 2377 (March 2020) |
Sergio Miguel is an Angolan chess player. He was awarded the title of FIDE Master in 2019.
Miguel represented Angola in the 2012 Chess Olympiad (on board four, finishing on 4.5/7) [1] and in the 2018 Chess Olympiad (board one, 4.5/11). [2]
He qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2021, where he was defeated 2-0 by Ivan Šarić in the first round. [3]
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