Jorge Aldrete Lobo (13 July 1940 – 1 July 2020) was a Mexican

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International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

(IM) and

International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster is a correspondence chess title created by FIDE in 1953, second only to that of world correspondence champion. Currently, this title is awarded by the International Correspondence Chess Federation (IC ...

(2006).

Biography

Jorge Aldrete Lobo learned to play chess at the age of 14. In 1955 he won the Mexican Youth Chess Championship. In 1957 in

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Jorge Aldrete Lobo participated in 4th

World Junior Chess Championship The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament (players must have been under 20 years old on 1 January in the year of competition) organized by the World Chess Federation (FIDE). The idea was the brainchild of William Rits ...

and ranked in 8th place. Jorge Aldrete Lobo played for Mexico in the

Chess Olympiad The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in FIDE Onli ...

: * In 1964, at first board in the

16th Chess Olympiad The 16th Chess Olympiad (, ''Olimpiadat ha-shachmat ha-16''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female ...

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(+6, =6, -6), * In 1978, at fourth board in the

23rd Chess Olympiad The 23rd Chess Olympiad (), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed t ...

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(+5, =4, -2), * In 1982, at first reserve board in the

25th Chess Olympiad The 25th Chess Olympiad (), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, a ...

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(+6, =3, -3). In later years, Jorge Aldrete Lobo active participated in

correspondence chess Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, traditionally through the postal system. Today it is usually played through a correspondence chess server, a public internet chess forum, or email. Less commo ...

tournaments. In 2006, he was awarded the International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (GMC) title. In the late 1970s, Jorge Aldrete Lobo led the Mexican Chess Federation (''FENAMAC''). By profession he was a chemical engineer.

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* * 1940 births 2020 deaths Sportspeople from Mexico City Chess International Masters Correspondence chess grandmasters Mexican chess players Chess Olympiad competitors {{Mexico-chess-bio-stub