About Iván Morovic
Born 1963. Iván Morovic is a Chilean chess player.
Iván Eduardo Morovic Fernández (born 24 March 1963) is a Chilean chess player with the title of International Grandmaster.
Born in Viña del Mar, he began to play chess at age 9. In 1979 he won the Pan American Junior Chess Championship. In 1980, Morovic took third place in the World Junior Chess Championship in Dortmund, behind Garry Kasparov and Nigel Short. The following year he won the Chilean Chess Championship. At 22 he became the first Chilean to be awarded by FIDE the title of International Grandmaster (GM). His best tournament participation was in 1993, when he won in Las Palmas, ahead of Viswanathan Anand, with whom he drew.
Morovic's best Elo rating is 2613, achieved in 1999.
He took part in thirteen Chess Olympiads, playing for Chile in 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2010 and 2012, and representing Croatia in 2000.
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Who is Iván Morovic?
Chilean chess player
When was Iván Morovic born?
Iván Morovic was born on 24 March 1963 in Viña del Mar.
What is Iván Morovic's occupation?
Iván Morovic is a chess player.
What nationality is Iván Morovic?
Iván Morovic is Chilean.
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