Nieves García Vicente


Nieves García Vicente is a Spanish chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master. She is an eleven time Spanish Women's Chess Champion.

Biography

From the mid-1970s to the beginning of the 2000s, García Vicente was one of Spanish leading women chess players. In the Spanish Women's Chess Championships she won eleven gold and six silver medals. In 1979 and 1981, she won twice in International Women's chess tournaments in Biele.
García Vicente twice participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments: in 1979, in Alicante she shared the 9th-10th the place, but in 1982, in Tbilisi she shared the 4th-6th the place with grandmasters Elena Akhmilovskaya and Nino Gurieli.
Nieves García Vicente played for Spain in the Women's Chess Olympiads:
Nieves García Vicente played for Spain in the European Team Chess Championships:
In 1978, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master title.