Boris Pineda Explained

Boris Pineda
Country:	El Salvador
Birth Date:	28 November 1958
Death Date:	11 October 2021 (aged 62)
Death Place:	San Salvador, El Salvador
FIDE Master
Peakrating:	2320 (January 1998)
Fideid:	6700047

Boris Pineda (28 November 1958^{[1] [2]} – 11 October 2021) was a Salvadoran engineer and chess player who is considered the most successful player in the history of El Salvador. The National Institute of Sports of El Salvador named him "Chess Player of the 20th century".^{[3] [4]}

Career

He won the Salvadoran Chess Championship a record 8 times (1976, 1977, 1978, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998 and 2003). He was also the only Salvadoran chess player ever to win two medals worldwide: a team gold medal at the Against Chess Olympiad held in Tripoli in 1976, and an individual silver at the 29th Chess Olympiad held in Novi Sad in 1990.^[5] He also received the recognition of "Sportsman of the Year" by the Circle of Sport Informers (CID) in 1975, and the " " in 1990 and 1994.^[6]

External links

• FIDE Rating

Notes and References

1. Book: Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016. 9781476633619. Felice. Gino Di. 16 January 2018.
2. Web site: The chess games of Boris Pineda.
3. Web site: Muere el célebre ajedrecista salvadoreño Boris Pineda. The famous Salvadoran chess player Boris Pineda dies. es. 11 October 2021. 16 October 2021. ContraPunto.
4. Web site: Boris Pineda vuelve a poner su cerebro al servicio del ajedrez. Diario Co Latino. Boris Pineda puts his brain back at the service of chess. es. 16 July 2018. 17 October 2021. Rolando Alvarenga.
5. Web site: Homenaje a Boris Pineda. Diario Co Latino. Tribute to Boris Pineda. es. 15 October 2021. 17 October 2021. Miguel Zometa.
6. Web site: Colombia rinde homenaje a Boris Pineda. Colombia pays tribute to Boris Pineda. es. 13 October 2021. 17 October 2021. INDES.