Fatos Omari (unknown – unknown) was an

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player,

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winner (1968).

Biography

From the begin to 1960s to the mid-1970s Fatos Omari was one of Albania's leading chess players. In 1968, he won

. Fatos Omari played for Albania in the

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s: * In 1960, at first reserve board in the

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(+6, =3, -4), * In 1962, at second reserve board in the

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(+3, =5, -3), * In 1970, at first reserve board in the

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(+2, =5, -1), * In 1972, at first reserve board in the

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(+1, =0, -0). Fatos Omari played for Albania in the World Student Team Chess Championships: * In 1958, at third board in the 5th World Student Team Chess Championship in

(+1, =3, -6). In 2001, Fatos Omari participated in 1st

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References

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Fatos Omari
chess games at 365chess.com Year of birth missing Year of death missing Albanian chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{Albania-chess-bio-stub