Joara Chaves Explained

Joara Chaves
Country:Brazil
Birth Date:22 March 1962
Birth Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Rating:1901 (January 2020)
Peakrating:2130 (July 1987)
Fideid:2100622

Joara Chaves (born 22 March 1962) is a Brazilian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1985). She is a four-time Brazilian Women's Chess Championship winner.

Biography

Chaves is the younger sister of Brazilian chess master Jussara Chaves. From the early 1980s until the end of the 2000s, she was one of the leading Brazilian chess players. She has participated in many Brazilian Women's Chess Championships where she won four gold (1991, 1998, 2002, 2008) and six silver (1984, 1985, 1988, 1993, 1997, 1999) medals.[1] In 1987, she participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in Smederevska Palanka and ranked 15th place.[2]

She has represented Brazil in numerous Women's Chess Olympiads:[3]

In 1985, she received the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM). She is also a FIDE International Arbiter (1993).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Campeonatos Brasileiros . Brazilian Championships . BrasilBase.pro.br . pt-br . 2 November 2018.
  2. Web site: 1987 Smederevska Palanka Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women) . Mark-Weeks.com . 2 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Joara Chaves . Wojciech . Bartelski . OlimpBase.org . 2 November 2018.