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Lourenco Joao Cordioli

Number of games in database: 41
Years covered: 1947 to 2003
Last FIDE rating: 1957 (1939 rapid)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2000
Overall record: +18 -17 =6 (51.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (3 games)
E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line (3 games)
E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto (2 games)
E90 King's Indian (2 games)
D50 Queen's Gambit Declined (2 games)
D57 Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense (2 games)
E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (2 games)
D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (2 games)
B72 Sicilian, Dragon (2 games)
E72 King's Indian (2 games)

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LOURENCO JOAO CORDIOLI
(born Aug-10-1916, died May-14-2015, 98 years old) Brazil

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Cordioli was one of the oldest active players in the world, having played as recently as March 2014 at the Campeonato Brasileiro Amador 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil at the age of 97.

He was from São Paulo and three times champion of São Paulo State.

Author of <"70 Anos de Xadrez"> (seventy years of chess).


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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Salles Oliveira vs L J Cordioli  1-0461947Sao PauloD41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
2. L J Cordioli vs Najdorf  0-1161947Sao PauloE34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation
3. L J Cordioli vs F de Carvalho  1-0381947Sao PauloE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
4. L J Cordioli vs O'Kelly  0-1401948Sao PauloE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
5. L J Cordioli vs J S Moses  0-1291948Brazilian ChampionshipE49 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System
6. J Mangini vs L J Cordioli  1-0471948Brazilian ChampionshipB72 Sicilian, Dragon
7. L J Cordioli vs W de Oliveira  ½-½411948Brazilian ChampionshipE72 King's Indian
8. L J Cordioli vs J de Souza Mendes  1-0411948Brazilian ChampionshipE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
9. F Vasconcellos vs L J Cordioli  ½-½201948Brazilian ChampionshipB72 Sicilian, Dragon
10. M E de Freitas vs L J Cordioli  1-0201949Brazilian ChampionshipE18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
11. L Tavares da Silva vs L J Cordioli  1-0391949Brazilian ChampionshipE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
12. L de Campelo Gentil vs L J Cordioli  1-0561949Brazilian ChampionshipE72 King's Indian
13. E German vs L J Cordioli  0-1291949Brazilian ChampionshipB58 Sicilian
14. J de Souza Mendes vs L J Cordioli  0-1441949Brazilian ChampionshipB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
15. L Engels vs L J Cordioli  0-1481949mE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
16. L J Cordioli vs L Engels  1-0341949mD57 Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense
17. L J Cordioli vs L Engels  1-0581949mD57 Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense
18. L J Cordioli vs F Vasconcellos  1-0551949Brazilian ChampionshipE90 King's Indian
19. L J Cordioli vs S Ribeiro  1-0461949Brazilian ChampionshipD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
20. L J Cordioli vs R Camara  0-1271949Brazilian ChampionshipE69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line
21. J Gondim vs L J Cordioli  0-1431949Brazilian ChampionshipD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
22. W O Cruz vs L J Cordioli  ½-½601949Brazilian ChampionshipD61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
23. L J Cordioli vs T Vasconcellos  1-0471949Brazilian ChampionshipD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
24. L Belem vs L J Cordioli  1-0401952Brazilian ChampionshipE69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line
25. L J Cordioli vs F de Carvalho  0-1381952Brazilian ChampionshipE26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-19-09  vonKrolock: <Lourenco Joao Cordioli
FIDE number 2109271
Birthdate 10-8-1916
Elo (01-07-2009)>

Lourenço João Cordioli, from São Paulo, three times State champion, author of the book <"70 Anos de Xadrez"> (seventy years of chess)

Decent scores in National ch in 48 http://www.brasilbase.pro.br/bra194... and 49 http://www.brasilbase.pro.br/bra194... etc

At 93, he's always playing, here in Curitiba, this month, with 2.5 after 3 rounds in the weekend Chess Club's Anniversary Ty, behind the board of the Cunha Pereira vs Disconzi game http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ug8dJq5UO...

May-17-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: R.I.P. Lourenço Cordioli (Aug/10/1916-May/14/2015).

http://en.chessbase.com/post/americ...

May-17-15  MarkFinan: <Pcw>. Wow. He had a good innings!
May-17-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: < MarkFinan>

Yep, there's a reason he's known as the "Methuselah of Brazilian Chess".

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