Luís Santos

Chess Player

1955 –

77

Who is Luís Santos?

Luís Santos is a Portuguese International Master chess player born in Lisbon. He won the Portuguese Chess Championship in 1978, 1979 and 1982.

In 1980 he played International Master Francisco Trois at Vigo in Spain. His opponent took two hours and 20 minutes considering two possible knight moves for his 7th move, which the chess.com website records as one of the slowest moves ever.

Santos was awarded the title of International Master in 1986 and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster in 1990.

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Born
Jun 30, 1955
Lisbon
Nationality
  • Portugal
Profession

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on July 23, 2013

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