André Ventura Sousa
Portuguese chess player (born 2000)
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André Miguel do Vale Ventura de Sousa (born April 14, 2000) is a Portuguese chess International Master (2017), five-time Portuguese Chess Championship winner (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 April 2000 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Title | International Master (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2451 (September 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2472 (May 2023) |
Chess career
Sousa is a five-time Portuguese Chess Championship winner: 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.[1][2][3]
In 2021, in Sochi Sousa participated in single-elimination Chess World Cup and in 1st round lost to Russian Grandmaster Pavel Ponkratov.[4]
Sousa played for Portugal in the Chess Olympiads:
- In 2016, at reserve board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku (+4, =1, -3),[5]
- In 2018, at reserve board in the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi (+5, =2, -3).[6]
- In 2022, at third board in the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai (+5, =3, -2).[7]
In 2017, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.
