Victorio Manuel Riego Prieto (1 February 1932 – 12 June 2009), was a Paraguayan chess player, three-times Paraguayan Chess Championship winner (1963, 1972, 1977).

Victorio Riego Prieto
CountryParaguay
Born(1932-02-01)1 February 1932
Died12 June 2009(2009-06-12) (aged 77)

Biography

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From the begin of 1960s to the mid-1990s Victorio Riego Prieto was one of Paraguay's leading chess players. He three times won Paraguayan Chess Championships: 1963, 1972, and 1977. In 1969, in Mar del Plata Victorio Riego Prieto participated in World Chess Championship South American Zonal tournament and shared 14th–15th place.[1]

Victorio Riego Prieto played for Paraguay in the Chess Olympiads:[2]

Victorio Riego Prieto played for Paraguay in the Pan American Team Chess Championships:[3]

  • In 1971, at second board in the 1st Panamerican Team Chess Championship in Tucuman (+0, =5, -2),
  • In 1987, at first reserve board in the 3rd Panamerican Team Chess Championship in Junín (+3, =0, -2),
  • In 1995, at first reserve board in the 5th Panamerican Team Chess Championship in Cascavel (+1, =0, -3).

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: South American zonal :: Mar del Plata 1969". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Victorio Riego Prieto". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: Panamerican Team Chess Championship :: Victorio Riego Prieto". www.olimpbase.org.
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