García de la Banda, Francisco (1955)
Paco García de la Banda (left). Picture by El Apuron (2010 – https://bit.ly/2IA2ujn).
| Alternative last name spellings: – |
| Alternative first name spellings: Paco |
| Alias: – |
GENERAL INFO
| Description: Paco García de la Banda is one of the best international mind sports players. It occupies the 25th place in the historical medalist of the Mind Sports Olympiad, with ten gold medals, thirteen silver medals and eleven bronzes. He is a Pentamind and Creative Thinking World Champion, International Master in seven different games and Candidate Master in three others. In addition, he is eight times Spanish Go champion and a strong Chess player. He is the founder of the project Learning Playing (Aprender Jugando), which teaches many mind games to young people, and has worked in advertising and marketing for 25 years. |
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| Sex: Male. | Occupation: Advertising and Marketing. Strategic Thinking Monitor for Children. |
| Place of Birth / Death: Santander, Cantabria. Spain. |
Country Tags: Spain. |
| Centuries: XX-XXI | Title: Pentamind & Creative Thinking World Champion (2010) |
| World Champion: – | School: – |
| Styles: – | Chess Olympiads: – |
IN MUSICHESS
| Articles: 1 (http://musichess.com/musichess-en-la-revista-ajedrez-social-y-terapeutico/) |
| Tournaments: 1st MS Classics Chess&Go (I Open MindSports MusiChess) 8.5/10 (1st place) |
| Ranking & Titles: 2148 (provisional) – Mind Sports MusiChess. Title: 5* C&G (Chess&Go) |
| Fictional stories (MC Universe): No |
| Music Composers vs. Chess Players: No |
External links
- Aprender Jugando La Palma: http://www.aprenderjugandolapalma.com/
- All time record: Paco García de la Banda: http://mso.juliahayward.com/Report/ContestantMedals?contestantId=9486 – [06/04/2018].
- Paco García de la Banda at Mynd Sports Olympiad: http://www.boardability.com/profile.php?id=paco_garcia_de_la_banda – [06/04/2018].
- Paco García de la Banda chess games at 365Chess.com: https://www.365chess.com/players/Francisco_Garcia_de_la_Banda – [06/04/2018].
- Paco García de la Banda FIDE chess profile: http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2227088 – [06/04/2018].
- Paco García de la Banda in chesstempo: https://chesstempo.com/gamedb/player/68849 – [06/04/2018].
- Paco García de la Banda in chess-db: https://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=2227088&lan=2 – [06/04/2018].
- Paco García de la Banda in Pandanet: http://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps/teams/5/ESP – [06/04/2018].
- Paco García de la Banda interview in elcontrajuego: http://elcontrajuego.blogspot.com.es/2013/03/la-entrevista-francisco-garcia-de-la.html – [06/04/2018].
- Paco García de la Banda in Mind Sports Olympiad Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOS90KXssfk&t=3252s
- Paco García de la Banda in MusiChess Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_4S2BoVuLI&t=27s
Bibliography
- Averbakh, Yuri. (2012). A history of chess. From Chaturanga to the present day. Milford, USA: Russel enterprises Inc.
- Eales, Richard. (2002). Chess: The history of a game. Glasgow, Scotland: Hardinge Simpole Publishing.
- Elo, Arpad E. (2008). The rating of chess players, Past and Present. New York: Ishi Press.
- Hooper, David. Whyld, Kenneth. (1992). The Oxford companion to chess. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Murray, H. J. R. (1913). A history of chess. New York: Oxford University Press.
