Óscar Ferreira

Paraguayan chess player

Óscar Ferreira
Country	Paraguay
Born	(1951-03-22) 22 March 1951 (age 73)
Title	FIDE Master
Peak rating	2300 (January 1993)

Óscar Ferreira (born 22 March 1951), is a Paraguayan chess FIDE Master (FM), four-times Paraguayan Chess Championship winner (1973, 1974, 1978, 1980).

Biography

From the mid of 1970s to the mid-2000s Óscar Ferreira was one of Paraguay's leading chess players. He four times won Paraguayan Chess Championships: 1973, 1974, 1978, and 1980. Also he won silver medal in this tournament in 2001. Óscar Ferreira was participant of a number of international chess tournaments held in Latin America.

Óscar Ferreira played for Paraguay in the Chess Olympiads:^[1]

In 1976, at fourth board in the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa (+5, =2, -5),
In 1980, at second board in the 24th Chess Olympiad in La Valletta (+6, =4, -4),
In 2000, at fourth board in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+3, =1, -5),
In 2004, at first reserve board in the 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvià (+2, =6, -2).

Óscar Ferreira played for Paraguay in the Pan American Team Chess Championship:^[2]

In 1971, at third board in the 1st Panamerican Team Chess Championship in Tucuman (+3, =1, -3).

References

^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Óscar Ferreira". www.olimpbase.org.
^ "OlimpBase :: Panamerican Team Chess Championship :: Óscar Ferreira". www.olimpbase.org.