From the mid-1960s to mid-1980s, Hélder Câmara was one of Brazil's leading chess players. He won eight medals in Brazilian Chess Championships: 2 gold (1963, 1968), 3 silver (1961, 1964, 1966) and 3 bronze (1967, 1970, 1985). Hélder Câmara five times participated in World Chess Championships South American Zonal tournaments (1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1975). His best result in this tournament was shared 4th–6th place in 1972.[1]
hélder, câmara, chess, player, hélder, câmara, february, 1937, february, 2016, brazilian, chess, international, master, 1972, times, brazilian, chess, championship, winner, 1963, 1968, hélder, câmaracountrybrazilborn, 1937, february, 1937fortaleza, brazildied2. Helder Camara 7 February 1937 20 February 2016 was a Brazilian chess International Master IM 1972 two times Brazilian Chess Championship winner 1963 1968 Helder CamaraCountryBrazilBorn 1937 02 07 7 February 1937Fortaleza BrazilDied20 February 2016 2016 02 20 aged 79 Sao Paulo BrazilTitleInternational Master 1972 Peak rating2405 July 1972 Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editFrom the mid 1960s to mid 1980s Helder Camara was one of Brazil s leading chess players He won eight medals in Brazilian Chess Championships 2 gold 1963 1968 3 silver 1961 1964 1966 and 3 bronze 1967 1970 1985 Helder Camara five times participated in World Chess Championships South American Zonal tournaments 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 His best result in this tournament was shared 4th 6th place in 1972 1 Helder Camara played for Brazil in the Chess Olympiads 2 In 1968 at third board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano 7 2 7 In 1970 at first board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen 6 7 6 In 1974 at second board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice 5 11 5 In 1980 at first reserve board in the 24th Chess Olympiad in La Valletta 2 2 2 In 1984 at first reserve board in the 26th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki 1 5 1 Helder Camara played for Brazil in the Pan American Team Chess Championships 3 In 1971 at fourth board in the 1st Panamerican Team Chess Championship in Tucuman 2 4 0 and won team and individual bronze medals In 1972 Helder Camara was awarded the FIDE International Master IM title Helder Camara was younger brother of Brazilian chess master Ronald Camara and nephew of Brazilian Catholic archbishop Helder Camara See also editBrazilian DefenseReferences edit OlimpBase All Time Player History Camara Helder www olimpbase org OlimpBase Men s Chess Olympiads Helder Camara www olimpbase org OlimpBase Panamerican Team Chess Championship Helder Camara www olimpbase org External links editHelder Camara player profile and games at Chessgames com Helder Camara chess games at 365chess com nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Brazilian chess figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Helder Camara chess player amp oldid 1175568095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
