About Jose Pinto Paiva
Lived 1938 – 2024 (aged 86). Jose Pinto Paiva was a Brazilian chess player.
José Pinto Paiva (16 July 1938 – 2 December 2024) was a Brazilian chess player, two times Brazilian Chess Championship winner (1966, 1971).
Biography From the mid-1960s to mid-1970s, Paiva was one of Brazil's leading chess players. He won two gold (1966, 1971), two silver (1967, 1969) and bronze (1965) medals in Brazilian Chess Championships. In 1972 José Pinto Paiva participated in World Chess Championships South American Zonal tournament.
Paiva played for Brazil in the Chess Olympiads: In 1968, at second reserve board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+1, =0, -4), In 1970, at second reserve board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen (+3, =3, -2).
Paiva died on 2 December 2024, at the age of 86.
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Who was Jose Pinto Paiva?
Brazilian chess player
When was Jose Pinto Paiva born?
Jose Pinto Paiva was born on 16 July 1938 in Salvador.
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Jose Pinto Paiva died on 2 December 2024.
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Jose Pinto Paiva was a chess player.
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Jose Pinto Paiva was Brazilian.
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