António Fernandes (born 18 October 1962) is a
chess
Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...
player from
Pampilhosa da Serra
Pampilhosa da Serra () is a town and a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,481, in an area of 396.46 km².
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 8 civil parishes (''freguesia ...
, Portugal. Fernandes became an
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 (chess), Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combinatio ...
(IM) in 1985 and earned the
Grandmaster (GM) title in 2003.
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1962 births
Living people
People from Pampilhosa da Serra
Portuguese chess players
Chess grandmasters