What is Joaquim Durão?
[[File:Im joaquim durao.jpg|thumb|Durão in November 2009.]] '''Joaquim Manuel Durão''' (25 October 1930 &ndash; 21 May 2015) was a [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] [[Chess|chess player]]. He was an [[International Master]] from 1975 until his death. He was 13 times [[Portuguese Chess Championship|Portuguese champion]], and represented his country in ten [[Chess Olympiad]]s. He was also [[president]] of the [[Portuguese Chess Federation]]. Durão was born in [[Lisbon]]. He died on 21 May 2015, aged 84.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chessdom.com/in-memoriam-joaquim-durao/|title=In Memoriam – Joaquim Durão|work=chessdom.com|date=21 May 2015|accessdate=23 May 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Durao, Joaquim}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Chess players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Lisbon]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}