Juan Leon Jimenez Molina Explained

Juan Leon Jimenez Molina
Country:	Costa Rica
Birth Date:	4 May 1953
FIDE Master
Peakrating:	2260 (January 1978)
Fideid:	6500137

Juan Leon Jimenez Molina (born 4 May 1953) is a Costa Rican chess FIDE Master (FM), four-times Costa Rican Chess Championship winner (1972, 1975, 1977, 1978).

Biography

In the 1970s Juan Leon Jimenez Molina was one of the leading chess players in Costa Rica. He four times won Costa Rican Chess Championships: 1972, 1975, 1977, and 1978. In 1975 in El Salvador Juan Leon Jimenez Molina participated in World Chess Championships Caribbean-Central American Zonal tournament and shared 9th-10th place.^[1]

Juan Leon Jimenez Molina played for Costa Rica in the Chess Olympiad:^[2]

• In 1976, at third board in the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa (+5, =4, -1),
• In 2006, at second reserve board in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin (+1, =0, -2).

Juan Leon Jimenez Molina played for Costa Rica in the World Student Team Chess Championships:^[3]

• In 1976, at third board in the 21st World Student Team Chess Championship in Caracas (+2, =7, -1),
• In 1977, at second board in the 22nd World Student Team Chess Championship in Mexico City (+3, =4, -4).

Notes and References

1. Web site: OlimpBase :: Zonal 2.3 :: El Salvador 1998. www.olimpbase.org.
2. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Juan Leon Jimenez Molina. www.olimpbase.org.
3. Web site: OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Juan Leon Jimenez Molina. www.olimpbase.org.