André Ventura Sousa (chess player) explained

André Ventura Sousa
Country:	Portugal
Birth Date:	14 April 2000
International Master (2017)
Peakrating:	2472 (May 2023)
Fideid:	1917617

André Miguel do Vale Ventura de Sousa (born April 14, 2000) is a Portuguese chess International Master (2017), five-time Portuguese Chess Championship winner (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022).

Chess career

Sousa is a five-time Portuguese Chess Championship winner: 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 2021, in Sochi Sousa participated in single-elimination Chess World Cup and in 1st round lost to Russian Grandmaster Pavel Ponkratov.^[4]

Sousa played for Portugal in the Chess Olympiads:

• In 2016, at reserve board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku (+4, =1, -3),^[5]
• In 2018, at reserve board in the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi (+5, =2, -3).^[6]
• In 2022, at third board in the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai (+5, =3, -2).^[7]

In 2017, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.

Notes and References

1. https://www.opraticante.pt/andre-sousa-campeao-nacional/ André Ventura Sousa campeão nacional pela segunda vez
2. http://www.xadrez64.com/jogador/30674 dossier do xadrezista IM André Ventura Sousa
3. https://fpx.pt/site/nacional/noticias/noticia/19-09-2022/andre-sousa-e-tetracampeao-nacional André Sousa é tetracampeão nacional
4. https://worldcup.fide.com/ FIDE World Cup 2021
5. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open. chess-results.com.
6. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open. chess-results.com.
7. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 44th Olympiad Chennai 2022. chess-results.com.