Raül García Paolicchi
| Raül García Paolicchi | |
|---|---|
 Raül García Paolicchi in 2009 | |
| Country | Andorra |
| Born | 30 December 1952 |
| Title | FIDE Master (FM) (1993) |
| Peak rating | 2420 (July 1983) |
Raül García Paolicchi (born 30 December 1952), is an Andorran chess FIDE Master (FM) (1993), two-times Andorran Chess Championship winner (2011, 2013), Chess Olympiad individual gold medalist (1990).
Biography
Raül García Paolicchi four times became Andorran Chess Championship silver medalist (2001, 2002, 2005, 2010) and two times won in this tournament (2011, 2013). He four times participated in FIDE Zonal Chess Tournaments: 1987, 1993, 1995, and 1998. In 1994, in Spain he won International Chess Tournament Mollerussa Open but year later ranked 2nd in this tournament.
Raül García Paolicchi played for Andorra in the Chess Olympiads:[1]
- In 1984, at first board in the 26th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+5, =6, -2),
- In 1986, at first board in the 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai (+8, =3, -3),
- In 1988, at first board in the 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+6, =4, -4),
- In 1990, at first board in the 29th Chess Olympiad in Novi Sad (+9, =3, -2) and won individual gold medal,
- In 1992, at first board in the 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila (+5, =3, -4),
- In 1994, at first board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+7, =0, -6),
- In 1996, at first board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad in Yerevan (+1, =6, -5),
- In 1998, at first board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad in Elista (+1, =5, -5),
- In 2000, at second board in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+1, =5, -4),
- In 2002, at third board in the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled (+2, =2, -6),
- In 2004, at first reserve board in the 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvià (+2, =2, -3),
- In 2006, at fourth board in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin (+2, =2, -5),
- In 2008, at second board in the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden (+1, =5, -5),
- In 2010, at third board in the 39th Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk (+2, =3, -3),
- In 2012, at third board in the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+3, =4, -3),
- In 2014, at third board in the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø (+2, =1, -5),
- In 2016, at fourth board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku (+3, =2, -5),[2]
- In 2018, at third board in the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi (+3, =4, -1).[3]
References
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Raül García Paolicchi". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open". chess-results.com.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open". chess-results.com.
External links
- Raul Garcia Paolicchi player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Raül García Paolicchi chess games at 365chess.com
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