José Félix Villarreal
CountryMexico
Born1956
Died5 May 2022
Tijuana
TitleInternational Master (IM) (1980)
Peak rating2435 (January 1981)

José Félix Villarreal (1956 - 5 May 2022) was a Mexican chess International Master (IM) (1980), Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (1980).

Biography

In 1974, José Félix Villarreal won Mexican Junior Chess Championship. In 1975, in Buenos Aires he won silver medal in Pan American Junior Chess Championship. He two times participated in World Junior Chess Championships (1973, 1975).[1]

José Félix Villarreal played for Mexico in the Chess Olympiads:[2]

José Félix Villarreal played for Mexico in the World Student Team Chess Championship:[3]

  • In 1977, at second board in the 22nd World Student Team Chess Championship in Mexico City (+1, =5, -5).

José Félix Villarreal played for Mexico in the World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship:[4]

  • In 1978, at second board in the 1st World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship in Mexico City (+3, =3, -4).

In 1980, José Félix Villarreal was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. By profession he was construction engineer. Since 1983, José Félix Villarreal had been playing chess tournaments irregularly.[5] He worked in the Mexican Chess Federation.[6]

He died on 5 May 2022, after being shot in an attack on 16 March in Tijuana, where armed assailants entered the home of Patricia Susana Rivera, lawyer, human rights advocate and partner of José Félix Villarreal. Rivera was killed on the scene.[7]

References

  1. "Wch U20 1975 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". www.365chess.com.
  2. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: José Félix Villarreal". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: José Félix Villarreal". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. "OlimpBase :: World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship :: José Félix Villarreal". www.olimpbase.org.
  5. Ofrecerá exhibición campeonísimo de ajedrez
  6. "FEDERACIÓN NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ DE MÉXICO - Comisiones FENAMAC". fenamac.org.
  7. "Tras casi 50 días de haber sido baleado fallece catedrático del ITT". Cadena Noticias (in Mexican Spanish). 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-07-06.


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