Ricardo Calvo Mínguez

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Ricardo Calvo Mínguez (born October 22, 1943 in Alcoi , † September 26, 2002 ) was a Spanish medic, chess player and historian.

Life

Ricardo Calvo played in the Spanish team at five Chess Olympiads ( 1966 , 1968 , 1970 , 1974 and 1978 ) and at the 1970 European Team Championship in Kapfenberg . In 1973 he was awarded the title of International Master by FIDE . From 1982 to 1989 he played in the German Federal Chess League for Bayern Munich and became German team champion in 1983 , 1985 , 1986 and 1989 . In the Spanish team championship he played from 1963 to 1967 for CA Alcoy , with whom he was champion in 1965 , in 1971, 1972 and from 1974 to 1977 for the team of CA Schweppes Madrid , with which he was champion in 1971 , 1972 , 1974 and 1975 , 1973 for the master CA Caja Insular de Ahorros , as well as 1980 and 1981 for CE Terrassa . He took part in the European Club Cup in 1975/76 with CA Schweppes Madrid and 1985/86 with Bayern Munich. After he had expressed himself critically about the World Chess Federation, he was declared a persona non grata by FIDE in 1987 .

Calvo's highest Elo rating was 2475, he reached this in July 1973. Ricardo Calvo was also active as a chess journalist, chess historian and chess politician. He died of complications from esophageal cancer .

Game example

Calvo – Korchnoi
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3 Chess --t45.svg Chess nlt45.svg Chess --t45.svg Chess --t45.svg Chess --t45.svg Chess --t45.svg Chess plt45.svg Chess --t45.svg 3
2 Chess plt45.svg Chess plt45.svg Chess --t45.svg Chess --t45.svg Chess --t45.svg Chess --t45.svg Chess --t45.svg Chess plt45.svg 2
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Final position after 18th Bc4

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In the following game Calvo defeated the Soviet grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi with the white pieces at the Chess Olympiad in Havana, Cuban in 1966 .

Calvo – Korchnoi 1-0
Havana, November 3, 1966
Sicilian Defense , B42
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. c4 Nc6 8. 0–0 Qh4 ?! (better is 8.… d6) 9. N1d2 Nge7 10. c5 Ne5 11. Be2 b6 12. f4 S5c6 13. Nc4 bxc5 14. g3 Qh6 15. f5 Qf6 16. fxe6 Qxe6 17. Nd6 + Kf8 18. Bc4 1: 0

Tournament successes

  • Lanjaron 1966: 1st place
  • Las Palmas 1973: 7./8. space
  • Montilla 1976: 2-4. Place (behind world champion Karpow )
  • Torremolinos (Costa del Sol) 1984: 1st place (2nd / 3rd Nogueiras, Ivkov)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ricardo Calvo's results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
  2. ↑ Ricardo Calvos results at the European Team Championship on olimpbase.org (English)
  3. ↑ Ricardo Calvos results at Spanish team championships on olimpbase.org (English)
  4. ↑ Ricardo Calvo's results at European Club Cups on olimpbase.org (English)
  5. ↑ ajedrezdeataque.com ajedrez de ataque
personal data
SURNAME Calvo Mínguez, Ricardo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish chess player and chess historian
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Alcoi
DATE OF DEATH September 26, 2002