Eugênio German, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eugênio German

Brazilian chess player

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1930

Place of Birth: Ubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Date of Death: 01-Apr-2001

Profession: chess player

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Eugênio Maciel German (24 October 1930 in Ubá, Brazil – 1 April 2001 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil) was a Brazilian chess master. In 1949, Eugênio German won a match against Jayme Schreibman Moses in Belo Horizonte (+2 –1 =1).
In 1949, he tied for 3rd-4th in Rio de Janeiro (17th BRA-ch; Walter Cruz won).
In 1950, he tied for 5-6th in Rio de Janeiro (18th BRA-ch; Jose Thiago Mangini won).
In 1951, he won the Brazilian Chess Championship in Fortaleza (19th BRA-ch).
In 1951/52, he took 4th in San Rafael (Erich Eliskases won).
In 1952, he tied for 7-8th in Mar del Plata (Julio Bolbochán and Hector Rossetto won).
In 1952, he tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Flavio de Carvalho Jr, in São Paulo (20th BRA-ch). In 1960, he won in Belo Horizonte (pre-zonal).
In 1960, he tied for 3rd-5th in São Paulo (zonal; Julio Bolbochán won).
In 1961, he won, ahead of Rodrigo Flores and Bernardo Wexler, in São Paulo (zonal playoff).
In 1962, he tied for 19-20th in the Stockholm Interzonal.
In 1963, he won in Belo Horizonte.
In 1965, he won in Belo Horizonte.
In 1972, he won in Blumenau (39th BRA-ch).Eugenio German played for Brazil in three Chess Olympiads. In 1952, at first board in the 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki (+6 –2 =3); In 1968, at second board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+5 –7 =3); In 1972, at first board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+8 –4 =8).Awarded the International Master title in 1952, he was first Brazilian to be made an IM by FIDE.