Antonio Rocha
Number of games in database: 33
Years covered: 1963 to 1992
Last FIDE rating: 2300
Overall record: +10 -8 =15 (53.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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B06		Robatsch (2 games)
B09		Pirc, Austrian Attack (2 games)
B04		Alekhine's Defense, Modern (2 games)

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ANTONIO ROCHA (born Jun-13-1944) Brazil [what is this?] Antonio Rocha was born on the 13th of June 1944. He was Brazilian champion in 1964 and 1969 and awarded the IM title in 1979.

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 33  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Rocha vs H Rossetto   1-0 21 1963 Sao Paulo C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred 2. Gligoric vs A Rocha   1-0 39 1964 Hastings 6465 B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 3. A Rocha vs Keres 0-1 69 1964 Hastings D86 Grunfeld, Exchange 4. E Palacios vs A Rocha   0-1 44 1965 Malaga 5th A02 Bird's Opening 5. F Kuijpers vs A Rocha   ½-½ 46 1965 Malaga 5th B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 6. A Rocha vs G Haro   1-0 12 1965 Malaga A34 English, Symmetrical 7. Julio Bolbochan vs A Rocha 1-0 29 1966 Rio Hondo zt E15 Queen's Indian 8. Huebner vs A Rocha   1-0 48 1968 Lugano ol (Men) B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 9. M J Freeman vs A Rocha   ½-½ 44 1968 Olympiade D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted 10. C Silva Sanchez vs A Rocha   ½-½ 14 1969 Mar del Plata zt A20 English 11. Mecking vs A Rocha 1-0 24 1969 Mar C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 12. M Asfora vs A Rocha   ½-½ 20 1973 Salvador A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 13. A Rocha vs H Zambon   1-0 26 1976 ARG-chB A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 14. Razuvaev vs A Rocha   ½-½ 34 1977 Sao Paulo A13 English 15. A Rocha vs R Sanguineti   ½-½ 25 1977 Sao Paulo B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 16. A Rocha vs H Camara   1-0 42 1977 Sao Paulo E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 17. A Rocha vs J A Chaves   1-0 26 1977 Sao Paulo D94 Grunfeld 18. H Van Riemsdijk vs A Rocha   1-0 34 1977 Sao Paulo C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 19. A Rocha vs Benko   ½-½ 12 1977 Sao Paulo B06 Robatsch 20. F Trois vs A Rocha   ½-½ 24 1977 Sao Paulo A14 English 21. A Rocha vs Quinteros   ½-½ 19 1977 Sao Paulo B40 Sicilian 22. A Rocha vs Vaganian   0-1 59 1977 Sao Paulo B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 23. A S Segal vs A Rocha   ½-½ 12 1977 Sao Paulo E46 Nimzo-Indian 24. L Bronstein vs A Rocha   ½-½ 50 1977 Sao Paulo C78 Ruy Lopez 25. A Rocha vs Miles   ½-½ 76 1977 Sao Paulo B22 Sicilian, Alapin  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 33

Nov-12-04    vonKrolock: SEARCHING FOR A ROCHA -From Rio Grande, city in brazilian Extreme South, he started almost as a prodigy, being invited to Hastings 64-65. National Champion 1964 and 1969. Olympiads Lugano 68, Siegen 70, Thessaloniki 84. currently MISSING: This authentic Chess artist became a homeless person who moves from place to place, and was not seen neither in São Paulo, where he frequented the Chess Club, nor in his native town - and this for almost a decade now - a page on the subject here http://www.cxsp.com.br/Rocha.htm Jun-13-05    vonKrolock: Someone from Rio Grande's city Chess circles stated that "Rocha have some personal interests here - he visited regularly the town to keep it in control, but then, one Year <note: in the nineties> he dont' came - and since then he was not be seen also here anymore <...> Well, happy Birthday, MI Rocha - zk Jan-23-12    Nosnibor: It would seem that Senor Rocha passed away some time ago.There was a memorial tournament held in Brazil in his name. Can anyone confirm this? Feb-08-13    Dr.Vulcan: Nobody knows exactly what happened to Antônio Cavilhas Rocha. He is vanished from Rio Grande, state of Rio Grande do Sul - Brasil, since 1995. There is a memorial tournament in his intention supposing he is dead.

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