António Antunes

António Antunes
Country	Portugal
Born	(1962-02-06) February 6, 1962 (age 62) Lisbon, Portugal
Title	Grandmaster (1994)
FIDE rating	2496 (December 2024)
Peak rating	2545 (January 1996)

António Carlos Marques Antunes (6 February 1962, Lisbon) is a Portuguese chess player. He earned the grandmaster (GM) title in 1994^[1] and International Master (IM) title in 1985.^[2] He is the first GM of Portugal. He retired from competitive chess in 2000.^[3]

Amongst players he ranks, as of 2022, 969th best of all time and second-best Portuguese chess player ever.^[4]

Notable tournaments

Tournament Name	Year	ELO	Points
POR-chT(Portugal)	1997	2510	8.0
Benasque op(Benasque)	1996	2540	6.0
Benasque op(Benasque)	1995	2530	4.5
Capablanca mem-B(Matanzas)	1994	2465	9.5
Portuguese Masters(Portugal)	1994	2465	7.0
Lisbon BNU op(Lisbon)	1992	2465	6.0
Valencia(Valencia)	1989	2445	6.0
Benidorm op(Benidorm)	1988	2390	1.5
Reggio Emilia 8687-B(Reggio Emilia)	1986	2410	2.0

References

1. "Antonio Antunes chess games - 365Chess.com". www.365chess.com. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
2. "The chess games of Antonio Antunes". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
3. "Antunes, Antonio". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
4. "Best chess players".