Jesús Rodríguez Gonzáles (2 July 1939 – 1995) was a
Cuba
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chess
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In the 1960s and 1970s Jesús Rodríguez Gonzáles was one of the leading Cuban chess players. He three times won Cuban Chess Championships: in 1969, 1971 and 1972. Also Jesús Rodríguez Gonzáles was silver medalist of the
Pan American Chess Championship
The Pan American Chess Championship, also American Continental Championship is an individual chess tournament organized since 1945. It is often a qualifier for the FIDE World Cup.
First Pan American championships (1945 and 1954)
The first Pan ...
in 1966.
Jesús Rodríguez Gonzáles played for Cuba in the
Chess Olympiad
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s:
* In 1960, at third board in the
14th Chess Olympiad
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Leipzig
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* In 1964, at third 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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Tel Aviv
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* In 1966, at fourth board in the
17th Chess Olympiad
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Havana
Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.18th Chess Olympiad in
Lugano
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Jesús Rodríguez Gonzáles played for Cuba in the Panamerican Team Chess Championship:
* In 1971, at fourth board in the first
Pan American Team Chess Championship
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in Tucumán (+3, =2, -1) and won team silver medal and individual bronze medal.
He was chess trainer of the Latin American Institute of Chess and chess writer. In Cuba, memorial tournaments are held in Jesús Rodríguez Gonzáles honor.