Jaime Vaglio Muñoz Explained

Jaime Vaglio Muñoz
Country:	Costa Rica
Birth Date:	2 June 1956
International Master (2002)
Peakrating:	2286 (January 2002)
Fideid:	6500145

Jaime Vaglio Muñoz (born 2 June 1956) is a Costa Rican chess International Master (IM, 2002), three-times Costa Rican Chess Championship winner (1973, 1976, 1986).

Biography

From the begin of 1970s to the mid-1980s, Jaime Vaglio Muñoz was one of the leading chess players in Costa Rica. He three times won Costa Rican Chess Championships: 1973, 1976, and 1986. In 1975 in Santo Domingo Jaime Vaglio Muñoz participated in World Chess Championships Caribbean-Central American Zonal tournament. Also he twice played for Costa Rica in CACAC Team Chess Championship (1972, 1973).^[1]

Jaime Vaglio Muñoz played for Costa Rica in the Chess Olympiad:^[2]

• In 1976, at first board in the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa (+1, =6, -3),
• In 1986, at first board in the 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai (+2, =6, -2).

Jaime Vaglio Muñoz played for Costa Rica in the World Student Team Chess Championships:^[3]

• In 1976, at first board in the 21st World Student Team Chess Championship in Caracas (+0, =5, -5),
• In 1977, at third board in the 22nd World Student Team Chess Championship in Mexico City (+3, =6, -3).

In 2002, Jaime Vaglio Muñoz was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.

Notes and References

1. Web site: OlimpBase :: All-Time Player History :: Vaglio Muñoz, Jaime. www.olimpbase.org.
2. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Jaime Vaglio Muñoz. www.olimpbase.org.
3. Web site: OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Jaime Vaglio Muñoz. www.olimpbase.org.