Julio Becerra
Encyclopedia
Julio Becerra Rivero is an American
International Grandmaster
of chess
, who lives in Miami, FL. He plays for the Miami Sharks in the U.S. Chess League.
Defected to the U.S. in 1999 and was MVP in the U.S. Chess League in 2006.
Becerra won the Cuban Chess Championship
in 1996 and 1998 and played in the Chess Olympiad
s of 1994, 1996 and 1998.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
International Grandmaster
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...
, who lives in Miami, FL. He plays for the Miami Sharks in the U.S. Chess League.
Defected to the U.S. in 1999 and was MVP in the U.S. Chess League in 2006.
Becerra won the Cuban Chess Championship
Cuban Chess Championship
In the second part of the 19th century, Celso Golmayo Zúpide had been generally accepted as Cuban champion since his 1862 match defeat of Félix Sicre. In 1912–1937 Cuban Championship as Copa Dewar occurred...
in 1996 and 1998 and played in the 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...
s of 1994, 1996 and 1998.
External links
- Biography The United States Chess Federation