Rafael Leitão
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Rafael Duailibe Leitão is a Brazil
ian chess grandmaster. He won the World Youth Chess Championship
in the U12 category in 1991 and in the U18 category in 1996. He played for Brazil in the Chess Olympiad
s of 1996, 2000, 2002 and 2006.
He is currently playing in the 26th World Correspondence Chess Championship, which began in the summer of 2010.
His handle on the Internet Chess Club
is "Pigzilla".
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian chess grandmaster. He won the World Youth Chess Championship
World Youth Chess Championship
The World Youth Chess Championship is a chess competition for girls and boys under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18.The first predecessor of the youth championship was the Cadet Championship. It started off unofficially in 1974 in France for players under 18. The 1975 and 1976 editions were also...
in the U12 category in 1991 and in the U18 category in 1996. He played for Brazil 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 1996, 2000, 2002 and 2006.
He is currently playing in the 26th World Correspondence Chess Championship, which began in the summer of 2010.
His handle on the Internet Chess Club
Internet Chess Club
The Internet Chess Club is a commercial Internet chess server devoted to the play and discussion of chess and chess variants. ICC currently has over 30,000 subscribing members...
is "Pigzilla".