Francisco Trois Explained

Country:Brazil
Birth Date:3 September 1946
Birth Place:Canoas, Brazil
International Master (1978)
Peakrating:2430 (July 1984)

Francisco Trois (3 September 1946 – 16 September 2020[1]) was a Brazilian chess International Master and International Arbiter (1986). He was born in Canoas, and won the South American Chess Championship in 1978, in Tramandai, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He qualified for the Riga Interzonal in 1979, but finished with a disappointing result of +2 =6 -9. However, his two victories from that tournament were against strong grandmasters Florin Gheorghiu and Gennady Kuzmin.[2] He represented Brazil in the Chess Olympiads in 1972, 1978 and 1982.[3]

References

  1. Web site: Morre o mestre internacional de xadrez Francisco Ricardo Terres Trois. DC. Sep 18, 2020. September 21, 2020. https://archive.today/20200921172846/https://www.diariodecanoas.com.br/noticias/canoas/2020/09/16/morre-o-mestre-internacional-de-xadrez-francisco-ricardo-terres-trois.html. dead.
  2. Web site: 1979 Riga Interzonal : 1979-81 cycle : World Chess Championship. www.mark-weeks.com. Sep 18, 2020.
  3. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Francisco Trois. www.olimpbase.org. Sep 18, 2020.