Jorge Aldrete Lobo
CountryMexico
Born(1940-07-13)13 July 1940
Mexico City, Mexico
Died1 July 2020(2020-07-01) (aged 79)
TitleInternational Master (2000)
ICCF Grandmaster (2006)
Peak rating2415 (January 1983)

Jorge Aldrete Lobo (13 July 1940 – 1 July 2020[1]) was a Mexican chess International Master (IM) and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (2006).

Biography

Jorge Aldrete Lobo learned to play chess at the age of 14. In 1955 he won the Mexican Youth Chess Championship. In 1957 in Toronto Jorge Aldrete Lobo participated in 4th World Junior Chess Championship and ranked in 8th place.[2]

Jorge Aldrete Lobo played for Mexico in the Chess Olympiad:[3]

In later years, Jorge Aldrete Lobo active participated in correspondence chess tournaments. In 2006, he was awarded the International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (GMC) title.[4]

In the late 1970s, Jorge Aldrete Lobo led the Mexican Chess Federation (FENAMAC). By profession he was a chemical engineer.

References

  1. HOMENAJE | MAESTRO INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ JORGE ALDRETE LOBO
  2. "OlimpBase :: 4th World Junior Chess Championship :: Toronto 1957". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Jorge Aldrete". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. "Player Details". www.iccf.com.


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