Rafael Leitão
| Rafael Leitão | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Born |
28 December 1979 São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2618 (December 2016) |
Rafael Duailibe Leitão (born 1979, in São Luís, Maranhão) is a Brazilian chess grandmaster.
Chess career
He won the World Youth Chess Championship in the U12 category in 1991 and in the U18 category in 1996. He won the Brazilian Chess Championship in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2011 and 2013 and played for Brazil in the Chess Olympiads of 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2010.[1]
His username on the Internet Chess Club is "Pigzilla". [2] His last name (Leitão) means piglet in Portuguese.
Correspondence chess
He started playing correspondence chess via the International Correspondence Chess Federation in 2009, becoming an ICCF International Master in 2011 and an ICCF Grandmaster in 2012.[3] By finishing second in the third Candidate Tournament, Leitao qualified for the 26th Correspondence World Championship, eventually finishing third with 9.5/16.[4]
References
- ↑ "Men's Chess Olympiads: Rafael Leitão". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ↑ "Pigzilla". Internet Chess Club. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ↑ "Player Details". www.iccf.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ↑ http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=21732
External links
- GM Leitão, Rafael: Player Details at International Correspondence Chess Federation
- Rafael Duailibe Leitao player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Interview with GM Rafael Leitao