Natalia Parés Vives (born 1955) is a Spanish chess player and teacher who holds the chess title of FIDE Master (FM).

Natalia Parés Vives
CountrySpain
Born (1955-08-31) August 31, 1955 (age 68)
TitleFIDE Master (1985)
Peak rating2380 (July 1994)

She is recognized for being a pioneering openly trans woman in competitive chess.[1]

Competition wins edit

  • Spanish under-20 chess championships runner-up in 1973 and 1975.
  • Runner-up in 1975 and 1987 of Catalonia Chess Championship.
  • Runner-up in 2008 Catalonia Women's Championship.

Parés Vives represented Spain in the Chess Olympiad in 2008 in Dresden,[2] and in the European Individual Chess Championship in 2009.

References edit

  1. ^ "Estamos cambiando el futuro". La Tercera. March 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "38th Chess Olympiad (women): Dresden 2008". Olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2023-08-19.

External edit