Jaime Sunye Neto
Encyclopedia
Jaime Sunye Neto is a grandmaster
of chess
.
Awarded the IM
title in 1980 and the GM
title in 1986 he was Brazilian Champion
six times, in 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983 (jointly).
He played in his first Interzonal
in 1979, finishing fifth overall. He was joint second place at Havana
1985 and first at Zenica
1986 and won the South-American Zonal in 1989. From 1978 to 1986 he was a mainstay on the Brazilian Chess Olympiad
team, and was President of the Brazilian Chess Federation from 1988 to 1992.
In 1996, Neto ran for President of FIDE. He assembled a powerful team and won the support of almost all of the chess playing countries of Europe. However the whole congress and the election took place under very suspicious circumstances, including one employee of FIDE, Ignatius Leong
from Singapore, who was holding a number of proxies, feeling threatened and asking for protection by the American Embassy. He signed the proxies under obvious pressure in favour of the current president. FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
distributed presents and gifts to the delegates and generally exerted a lot of influence and pressure on the delegates especially from the Latin-American and African federations.
After Ilyumzhinov withdrew from an agreement to join the election tickets, he offered members of Sunye's ticket to join his. This offer was accepted by Steven Doyle
(USA), Andrei Makarov (Russia) and Tabbane (Tunisia).
When the votes were counted, Sunye Neto had lost by 87 votes to 44.
International Grandmaster
The title Grandmaster is awarded to strong chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain....
of chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
.
Awarded the IM
IM
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title in 1980 and the GM
International Grandmaster
The title Grandmaster is awarded to strong chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain....
title in 1986 he was Brazilian Champion
Brazilian Chess Championship
The 1998 championship was held 9–19 December in Itabirito, Minas Gerais State.The field of sixteen played a series of two-game single elimination matches to determine the finalists....
six times, in 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983 (jointly).
He played in his first Interzonal
Interzonal
Interzonal chess tournaments were tournaments organized by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, and were a stage in the triennial World Chess Championship cycle.- Zonal tournaments :...
in 1979, finishing fifth overall. He was joint second place at Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
1985 and first at Zenica
Zenica
Zenica is an industrial city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the capital of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity...
1986 and won the South-American Zonal in 1989. From 1978 to 1986 he was a mainstay on the Brazilian Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
team, and was President of the Brazilian Chess Federation from 1988 to 1992.
In 1996, Neto ran for President of FIDE. He assembled a powerful team and won the support of almost all of the chess playing countries of Europe. However the whole congress and the election took place under very suspicious circumstances, including one employee of FIDE, Ignatius Leong
Ignatius Leong
Ignatius Leong is a professional chess organizer in Singapore and has been one of Asia's leading organizers for more than 20 years. He is FIDE Secretary-General and President of the ASEAN Chess Confederation, a 14-country zone, geographically the largest in the world...
from Singapore, who was holding a number of proxies, feeling threatened and asking for protection by the American Embassy. He signed the proxies under obvious pressure in favour of the current president. FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov is a Kalmyk multi-millionaire businessman and politician. He was the President of the Republic of Kalmykia in the Russian Federation from 1993 to 2010, and he has been the President of FIDE , the world's pre-eminent international chess organization, since 1995...
distributed presents and gifts to the delegates and generally exerted a lot of influence and pressure on the delegates especially from the Latin-American and African federations.
After Ilyumzhinov withdrew from an agreement to join the election tickets, he offered members of Sunye's ticket to join his. This offer was accepted by Steven Doyle
Steven Doyle
Edward Steven Doyle was President of the United States Chess Federation from 1984 to 1987, the youngest person ever to be elected to that position. He is a chess tournament organizer, who is best known for organizing the annual U.S...
(USA), Andrei Makarov (Russia) and Tabbane (Tunisia).
When the votes were counted, Sunye Neto had lost by 87 votes to 44.