Javier Ochoa de Echagüen (Basque: Javier Otxoa de Etxaguen; born 4 September 1954), is Basques origin Spanish chess International Master (IM) (1981), Spanish Chess Championship medalist (1993), Chess Olympiad individual gold medalist (1984).
Javier Ochoa de Echagüen | |
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Country | Spain |
Born | (1954-09-04) 4 September 1954 (age 67) Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
Title | International Master (IM) (1981) |
FIDE rating | 2414 (August 2022) |
Peak rating | 2455 (July 1995) |
In 1974, Javier Ochoa de Echagüen won the Spanish Junior Chess Championship. In 1989, he won the Spanish Rapid Chess Championship and an international chess tournament in Andorra. In 1993, Javier Ochoa de Echagüen became the silver medal winner of the Spanish Chess Championship.
Javier Ochoa de Echagüen played for Spain in the Chess Olympiads:[1]
In 1981, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. Javier Ochoa de Echagüen is president of the Spanish Chess Federation and president of Iberoamerican Chess Federation (FIBDA).
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