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    Henrique Costa Mecking (born 23 January 1952), also known as Mequinho, is a Brazilian chess grandmaster who reached his zenith in the 1970s and is still...
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  • 1921 Henrique Mecking (born 1952), Brazilian chess master Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, football stadium in Guimarães, Portugal Henrique, São Tomé and...
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    Korchnoi, Karpov, and Byrne qualified for the Candidates Tournament. Mecking qualified outright for the Candidates Tournament, while the three players...
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    Sul André Johannpeter. Chess is a sport with many fans in Brazil. Henrique Mecking, known as Mequinho, is considered the most important Brazilian chess...
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  • 1973-07 8 Tigran Petrosian 2645 1972-07 Lev Polugaevsky 2645 1972-07 10 Henrique Mecking 2635 1977-01 11 Mikhail Botvinnik 2630 1971-07 12 Lubomir Kavalek 2625...
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  • tournament, Smith played it against Donald Byrne, Larry Evans, and Henrique Mecking, but lost all three games. Many players consider the opening amateurish[citation...
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    Ivkov (Yugoslavia) 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ - 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 11 103.50 12  Henrique Mecking (Brazil) 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 - 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 11 102.50 13  Aivars...
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    Argentine Miguel Najdorf (known for the Najdorf Variation), and Brazilians Henrique Mecking (3rd best in the world in 1977) and Luis Paulo Supi (who defeated world...
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    Biel, with the top 3 from each qualifying for the Candidates Tournament. Mecking, Polugaevsky, and Hort qualified for the Candidates Tournament. Larsen...
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    toward the title came during the 1977 and 1980 cycles, when he defeated Henrique Mecking and former world champion Mikhail Tal, respectively, in quarterfinal...
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