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The CONFEDERAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE XADREZ was created in 1927 and joined FIDE in 1928. The national team has participated in 22 Olympiads since 1936 with its best achievement being 14th in 1939.

Brazil hosted many world youth championships but also some top events like the Petropolis Interzonal in 1973 won by Henrique Mecking, Rio de Janeiro  in 1979 won by Portisch, Tigran Petrosian and Robert Hubner, Sao Polo in 1978 won by Vassily Smyslov and in 1979 (10) won by Viktor Korchnoi and Ljubojevic, Brasilia (10) in 1981 won by Ljubojevic, Franca Gacia Memorial (9) in 2004 won by Delgado.

In 2010 Brazil was ranked 27^th among the countries (2528) with 10 IGMs, 27 IMs and a total of 132 titled players. The known players are Mecking, Sunye Neto, Milos, Vescovi, Leitao and Lima.

Brazil-India, World Team Championship 2010

The national champions were:

1927 Souza Mendes, 1928 Souza Mendes, 1929 Souza Mendes, 1930 Souza Mendes, 1933 Rocas Jr., 1934 Rocas Jr., 1935 Accioly Borges, 1938 Walter Cruz, 1939 Trompowsky, 1940 Walter Cruz, 1941 Silva Rocha, 1942 Walter Cruz, 1943 Souza Mendes, 1945 Rocas Jr., 1947 Freitas, 1948 Walter Cruz, 1949 Walter Cruz, 1950 Mangini, 1951 German, 1952 F.Carvalho Jr., 1953 Walter Cruz, 1954  Souza Mendes, 1956 Mangini, 1957 Tavares, 1958 Souza Mendes, 1959 Gadia,  1960 R. Camara, 1961 R. Camara, 1962 Gadia, 1963 H. Camara, 1964 Rocha, 1965 Mecking, 1966 Pinto Paiva, 1967 Mecking, 1968 H. Camara, 1969 Rocha, 1970 H. Riemsdijk, 1971 Pinto Paiva, 1972 German, 1973 H. Riemsdijk, 1974 Miranda / Segal, 1975 Gouveia, 1976 Sunye, 1977 Sunye, 1978 Segal, 1979 Sunye, 1980 Sunye, 1981 Sunye, 1982 Sunye, 1983 Sunye / Paolozzi, 1984 Milos, 1985 Milos, 1986 Milos, 1987 Gouveia, 1988 H. Riemsdijk, 1989 Milos, 1990 Watanabe, 1991 Matsuura, 1992 Lima, 1993 Correa, 1994 Milos, 1995 Milos, 1996 Leitao, 1997 Leitao, 1998 Leitao, 1999 Vescovi, 2000 Vescovi, 2001 Vescovi, 2002 Lima, 2003 Pareira, 2004 Lima, 2005 Leitao, 2006 Vescoci, 2007 Vescovi, 2008 Diamante, 2009 Vescovi, 2010 Vescovi.