José Félix Villarreal
| José Félix Villarreal | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Born | 1956 |
| Title | International Master (IM) (1980) |
| Peak rating | 2435 (January 1981) |
José Félix Villarreal (born 1956) is a Mexican chess International Master (IM) (1980), Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (1980).
Biography
In 1974, José Félix Villarreal won Mexican Junior Chess Championship. In 1975, in Buenos Aires he won silver medal in Pan American Junior Chess Championship. He two times participated in World Junior Chess Championships (1973, 1975).[1]
José Félix Villarreal played for Mexico in the Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1978, at third board in the 23rd Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+2, =1, -3),
- In 1980, at third board in the 24th Chess Olympiad in La Valletta (+7, =4, -0) and won individual gold medal,
- In 1982, at third board in the 25th Chess Olympiad in Lucerne (+5, =1, -6),
- In 1994, at first reserve board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+1, =1, -3),
- In 2000, at first reserve board in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+1, =2, -1).
José Félix Villarreal played for Mexico in the World Student Team Chess Championship:[3]
- In 1977, at second board in the 22nd World Student Team Chess Championship in Mexico City (+1, =5, -5).
José Félix Villarreal played for Mexico in the World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship:[4]
- In 1978, at second board in the 1st World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship in Mexico City (+3, =3, -4).
In 1980, José Félix Villarreal was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. By profession he is construction engineer. Since 1983, José Félix Villarreal has been playing chess tournaments irregularly.[5] He worked in the Mexican Chess Federation.[6]
References
- ^ "Wch U20 1975 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". www.365chess.com.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: José Félix Villarreal". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: José Félix Villarreal". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship :: José Félix Villarreal". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ Ofrecerá exhibición campeonísimo de ajedrez
- ^ "FEDERACIÓN NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ DE MÉXICO - Comisiones FENAMAC". fenamac.org.
External links
- Jose Felix Villarreal player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- José Félix Villarreal chess games at 365chess.com
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