Eugênio German

Eugênio German
Full name Eugênio Maciel German
Country Brazil
Born 24 October 1930
Ubá, MG (Brazil)
Died 1 April 2001
Belo Horizonte, MG (Brazil)
Title International Master

Eugênio Maciel German (24 October 1930, Ubá, Brazil – 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 the Brazilian Chess Championship 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 Bolbochán 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 (zonal; Julio Bolbochán won). In 1961, he won, ahead of Rodrigo Flores and Bernardo Wexler, in São Paulo (zonal playoff). In 1962, he tied for 19-20th in the Stockholm Interzonal. In 1963, he won in Belo Horizonte. In 1965, he won in Belo Horizonte. In 1972, he won in Blumenau (39th BRA-ch).[1]

Eugenio German played for Brazil in three Chess Olympiads.

Awarded the International Master title in 1952,[3] he was first Brazilian to be made an IM by FIDE.

References

  1. BrasilBase
  2. German, Eugênio team chess record at olimpbase.org
  3. Sunnucks, Anne (1970), The Encyclopaedia of Chess, St. Martin's Press, p. 144, LCCN 78106371

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