António Antunes Explained

António Antunes
Country:Portugal
Birth Date:6 February 1962
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Grandmaster (1994)
Peakrating:2545 (January 1996)
Fideid:1900013

António Carlos Marques Antunes (6 February 1962, Lisbon) is a Portuguese chess player. He earned the grandmaster (GM) title in 1994[1] and International Master (IM) title in 1985.[2] He is the first GM of Portugal. He retired from competitive chess in 2000.[3]

Amongst players he ranks, as of 2022, 969th best of all time and second-best Portuguese chess player ever.[4]

Notable tournaments

!Tournament Name!Year!ELO!Points
POR-chT(Portugal)199725108.0
Benasque op(Benasque)199625406.0
Benasque op(Benasque)199525304.5
Capablanca mem-B(Matanzas)199424659.5
Portuguese Masters(Portugal)199424657.0
Lisbon BNU op(Lisbon)199224656.0
Valencia(Valencia)198924456.0
Benidorm op(Benidorm)198823901.5
Reggio Emilia 8687-B(Reggio Emilia)198624102.0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Antonio Antunes chess games - 365Chess.com . 2022-05-10 . www.365chess.com.
  2. Web site: The chess games of Antonio Antunes . 2022-05-10 . www.chessgames.com.
  3. Web site: Antunes, Antonio . 2022-05-06 . ratings.fide.com.
  4. Web site: Best chess players .