Luís Santos (chess player) explained

Country:Portugal
Birth Date:30 June 1955
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
International Master (1986)
Peakrating:2401 (October 2008)
Fideid:1900056

Luís Santos (born 30 June 1955) is a Portuguese International Master chess player[1] born in Lisbon. He won the Portuguese Chess Championship in 1978, 1979 and 1982.

In 1980, he played International Master Francisco Trois at Vigo in Spain. His opponent took two hours and 20 minutes considering two possible knight moves for his 7th move, which the chess.com website records as one of the slowest moves ever.[2]

Santos was awarded the title of International Master (IM) in 1986and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (ICCGM) in 1990.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIDE page . . February 1, 2013.
  2. Web site: Records in chess . Chess.com . February 1, 2013.
  3. http://www.iccf-webchess.com/PlayerDetails.aspx?id=390057 International Correspondence Chess Federation player details