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Juan Leon Jimenez Molina

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Juan Leon Jimenez Molina
CountryCosta Rica
Born (1953-05-04) 4 May 1953 (age 71)
TitleFIDE Master
Peak rating2260 (January 1978)

Juan Leon Jimenez Molina (born 4 May 1953) is a Costa Rican chess FIDE Master (FM), four-times Costa Rican Chess Championship winner (1972, 1975, 1977, 1978).

Biography

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In the 1970s Juan Leon Jimenez Molina was one of the leading chess players in Costa Rica. He four times won Costa Rican Chess Championships: 1972, 1975, 1977, and 1978. In 1975 in El Salvador Juan Leon Jimenez Molina participated in World Chess Championships Caribbean-Central American Zonal tournament and shared 9th-10th place.[1]

Juan Leon Jimenez Molina played for Costa Rica in the Chess Olympiad:[2]

Juan Leon Jimenez Molina played for Costa Rica in the World Student Team Chess Championships:[3]

  • In 1976, at third board in the 21st World Student Team Chess Championship in Caracas (+2, =7, -1),
  • In 1977, at second board in the 22nd World Student Team Chess Championship in Mexico City (+3, =4, -4).

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Zonal 2.3 :: El Salvador 1998". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Juan Leon Jimenez Molina". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Juan Leon Jimenez Molina". www.olimpbase.org.
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