About Zenón Franco Ocampos
Lived 1956 – 2024 (aged 68). Zenón Franco Ocampos was a Paraguayan chess player, writer and journalist.
Zenón Franco Ocampos (; 12 May 1956 – 1 October 2024) was a Paraguayan chess grandmaster (GM). In the 1982 Chess Olympiad at Lucerne, he won the gold medal at board one by scoring 11 of 13. In the 1990 Chess Olympiad at Novi Sad, he shared first place at board one with 9 points in 12 games. , Franco was the top-ranked player and only GM in Paraguay (now, there are two GMs: Axel Bachmann and José Cubas). He wrote several books on chess for Gambit Publications under the name Zenón Franco.
Franco died in Vigo on 1 October 2024, at the age of 68.
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Who was Zenón Franco Ocampos?
Paraguayan chess grandmaster (1956–2024)
When was Zenón Franco Ocampos born?
Zenón Franco Ocampos was born on 12 May 1956 in Asunción.
When did Zenón Franco Ocampos die?
Zenón Franco Ocampos died on 1 October 2024 in Vigo.
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Zenón Franco Ocampos was a chess player, writer and journalist.
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Zenón Franco Ocampos was Paraguayan.
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