Juan Manuel Bellón López


Juan Manuel Bellón López is a Spanish and Swedish chess Grandmaster, five-times Spanish Chess Championship winner, Chess Olympiad individual silver medal winner, and European Team Chess Championship individual bronze medal winner.

Biography

From the late 1960s to the mid-1990s, Juan Manuel Bellón López was one of the top Spanish chess players. In 1969, 1971, 1974, 1977 and 1982 he won Spanish Chess Championship five times. Juan Manuel Bellón López has participated in international chess tournaments many times, achieving successes including first place or shared first place in: Stockholm Rilton Cup, Barcelona, Terrassa, Castell-Platja d'Aro, Santa Clara, Varadero.
Juan Manuel Bellón López played for Spain in the Chess Olympiads:
Juan Manuel Bellón López played for Spain in the European Team Chess Championships:
Also Juan Manuel Bellón López three times participated in Clare Benedict Chess Cup and in team competition won gold medal.
In 1974, he was awarded the FIDE International Master title and received the FIDE Grandmaster title four years later. Juan Manuel Bellón López is also a FIDE Developmental Instructor.

Personal life

He is married to Swedish chess grandmaster Pia Cramling and their daughter Anna Cramling Bellon is Woman FIDE Master.