55 years old, married, one daughter.----------xxxxxxxxxx----------I love chess since the celebrated match Fischer / Spassky.Then I bought some chess books and I will never forget the strong impression of Bobby Fischer's book "My 60 memorable games".Presently retired from chess board competition due to professional duties.

Official chess performance:

- 1972: Best prize for under 16 years old in the Mozambique Chess Open.

- 1973: Mozambique Junior Champion (ex-aequo).

- 1975: Top ten in the Portuguese Junior Championship.

- 1975: Portuguese Universities Championship: Champion.

- 1975 / 1982: 3 times Portuguese Team Vice-Champion playing in the team of Académica de Coimbra (board 1 and 2 of 4).

- 1975 / 1985: once Distrital Champion of Coimbra e two 2nd places.

- Played 3 times against different Portuguese Champions in title, scoring 1 victory and 2 draws.

- 1978 / 1993: played for Portugal in the ICCF European Championships, where in the final was awarded an ELO of 2446 (presently in the top ten list of the biggest ratings in Portugal).

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I love chess since the celebrated match Fischer / Spassky.

Then I bought some chess books and I will never forget the strong impression of Bobby Fischer's book "My 60 memorable games".

Presently retired from chess board competition due to professional duties.