Asela de Armas Pérez
| Asela de Armas Pérez | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cuba |
| Born | 6 December 1954 |
| Died | 7 July 2021 (aged 66) |
| Title | Woman International Master (1978) |
| Peak rating | 2255 (January 1989) |
Asela de Armas Pérez (6 December 1954 – 7 July 2021)[1] was a Cuban chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman International Master (1978). She was a ten-time winner of the Cuban Women's Chess Championship (1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1988).
Biography[edit]
From the early 1970s to the late 1980s, she was one of the leading Cuban women's chess players. Asela de Armas Pérez won the Cuban Women's Chess Championships ten times: 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1988. In 1978, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.
Asela de Armas Pérez three times participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments:
- In 1979, at Interzonal Tournament in Alicante shared 11th-12th place;[2]
- In 1985, at Interzonal Tournament in Havana shared 11th-12th place;[3]
- In 1987, at Interzonal Tournament in Smederevska Palanka has ranked 14th place.[4]
Asela de Armas Pérez played for Cuba in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[5]
- In 1984, at second board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+2, =5, -4),
- In 1986, at second board in the 27th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dubai (+3, =5, -4),
- In 1988, at first board in the 28th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+3, =1, -6),
- In 1990, at second board in the 29th Chess Olympiad (women) in Novi Sad (+3, =2, -3).
FIDE ratings[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Adiós a Asela de Armas, una leyenda del ajedrez cubano" (in Spanish). 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "1979 Alicante Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- ^ "1985 Havana Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "1987 Smederevska Palanka Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Asela De Armas". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ Numbers according to FIDE Elo lists. Data sources: FIDE (period since 2001), OlimpBase (period 1971 to 2001)
External links[edit]
- Acela De Armas Perez at FIDE at the Wayback Machine (archived 2021-07-03)
- Acela de Armas Perez player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Asela De Armas chess games at 365Chess.com
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