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João de Souza Mendes Júnior (23 June[1] 1892 – 10 July 1969) was a seven-time Brazilian chess champion.

João de Souza Mendes
Full name	João de Souza Mendes Júnior
Country	Portugal Brazil
Born	(1892-06-23)23 June 1892 Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
Died	10 July 1969(1969-07-10) (aged 77) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Born in the Azores, Portugal, Souza Mendes played in the Brazilian Chess Championship 29 times, winning in 1925 (the first year the tournament was held), 1928, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1954, and 1958. He finished second five times, the last time in 1965 at age 73 when thirteen-year-old Henrique Mecking won, and took third five times.

He played for Brazil in Chess Olympiads at Buenos Aires 1939 and Helsinki 1952.

Souza Mendes died in Rio de Janeiro.

References

• Whyld, Ken (1986), Chess: The Records, Guinness Books, p. 166, ISBN 0-85112-455-0

External links

• Joao de Souza Mendes player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Souza Mendes' Chess Career (in Portuguese) at brasilbase (photo, brief biography, tournament and match record, and game scores in PGN)

На других языках

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- [en] João de Souza Mendes

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[ru] Соуза Мендеш, Жуан

Жуан де Соуза Мендеш (порт. João de Souza Mendes, 23 июня 1892, Ангра-ду-Эроишму — 10 июля 1969, Рио-де-Жанейро) — бразильский шахматист, национальный мастер.

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