Manuel Rivas pastor

Manuel Rivas Pastor (born July 13, 1960 in Jaén ) is a Spanish chess player .

He won the Spanish individual championship four times: 1978, 1979, 1981 and 1991. He played for Spain at five Chess Olympiads : 1978 , 1980 , 1984 , 1988 and 1992 . He also took part twice in the European team championships (1989 and 1992).

In Spain he has played for Círculo Mercantil Sevilla , CA Centelles , CA La Caja de Canarias , CA Villa de Teror , CA Tiendas UPI Mancha Real , CA Reverté Albox-Unicaja and CA Reverté Albox ( CA Reverté Albox-UAL ).

In 1980 he became International Master , and since 1987 he has held the title of Grand Master . His highest rating to date was 2559 in September 2011.

**Elo development**

Web links

Manuel Rivas Pastor at the World Chess Federation FIDE (English)
Replayable chess games by Manuel Rivas Pastor on chesstempo.com (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Numbers according to FIDE Elo lists. Data sources: fide.com (period since 2001), olimpbase.org (period 1971 to 2001)

personal data
SURNAME	Rivas pastor, Manuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	spanish chess player
DATE OF BIRTH	July 13, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH	Jaén

[1] Numbers according to FIDE Elo lists. Data sources: fide.com (period since 2001), olimpbase.org (period 1971 to 2001)