Rafael Saborido Carné or Rafael Saborido i Carné (21 May 1927 — 4 June 2008) was a Spanish

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player, four-times

Spanish Chess Championship The Spanish Chess Championship is contested annually under the auspices of the Federación Española de Ajedrez (FEDA), the governing body of chess in Spain, to determine the nation's chess champion. The first official championship was in 1928. Wi ...

medalist (1948, 1960, 1963, 1968), two-times Catalan Chess Championship winner (1965, 1966).

Biography

In the 1960s, Rafael Saborido Carné was among the best Spanish players. In 1948, 1960, 1963, and 1968, he won silver medal in the

. Rafael Saborido Carné twice in row won Catalan Chess Championship: 1965 and 1966, and three times won silver medals in this tournaments: 1950, 1963, 1968. Rafael Saborido Carné repeatedly competed in international chess tournaments and won 3rd place in

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in 1966. In 1969 he participated in FIDE Zonal Chess tournament. He took part in the international tournament in Gijón in 1948, finishing in eighth position -The winner was Antonio Rico- Rafael Saborido Carné played for Spain 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 second board in the

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(+1, =2, -5). Rafael Saborido Carné played for Spain in the

European Team Chess Championship The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ...

: * In 1961, at third board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship in

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(+0, =3, -6).

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Rafael Saborido Carné
chess games at 365chess.com 1927 births 2008 deaths Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century Spanish chess players {{Spain-chess-bio-stub Spanish chess players