Eugenio German
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Eugênio Maciel German (born 24 October 1930, Uba, Brazil – died 1 April 2001, Belo Horizonte, Brazil) was a Brazilian chess master.
In 1949, Eugênio German won a match against Jayme Schreibman Moses in Belo Horizonte (+2 –1 =1). In 1949, he tied for 3rd-4th in Rio de Janeiro (17th BRA-ch; Walter Cruz won). In 1950, he tied for 5-6th in Rio de Janeiro (18th BRA-ch; Jose Thiago Mangini won). In 1951, he won in Fortaleza (19th BRA-ch). In 1951/52, he took 4th in San Rafael (Erich Eliskases won). In 1952, he tied for 7-8th in Mar del Plata (Julio Bolbochan and Hector Rossetto won). In 1952, he tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Flavio de Carvalho Jr, in São Paulo (20th BRA-ch).
In 1960, he won in Belo Horizonte (pre-zonal). In 1960, he tied for 3rd-5th in São Paulo (zt; Julio Bolbochán won). In 1961, he won, ahead of Rodrigo Flores and Bernardo Wexler, in Sao Paulo (zt; playoff). In 1962, he tied for 19-20th in Stockholm (izt; Robert James Fischer won). In 1963, he won in Belo Horizonte. In 1965, he won in Belo Horizonte. In 1972, he won in Blumenau (39th BRA-ch).
Eugenio German played for Brazil in three Chess Olympiads.
- In 1952, at first board in the 10th Olympiad in Helsinki (+6 –2 =3);
- In 1968, at second board in the 18th Olympiad in Lugano (+5 –7 =3);
- In 1972, at first board in the 20th Olympiad in Skopje (+8 –4 =8).
Awarded the International Master title in 1952, he was first Brazilian IM.
