Francisco José Pérez

Francisco José Pérez Pérez (8 September 1920 – 11 September 1999) was a Spanish/Cuban chess player. Born in Vigo, Spain, he won the Spanish Chess Championship in 1948, 1954, and 1960.^[1] He played for Spain in the Chess Olympiads of 1958 and 1960 and in the 1961 European Team Chess Championship.^[2][3]

Francisco José Pérez
Milić vs. Pérez (1955)
Full name	Francisco José Pérez Pérez
Country	Spain, Cuba
Born	(1920-09-08)September 8, 1920 Vigo, Spain
Died	September 11, 1999(1999-09-11) (aged 79)
Title	International Master (1959)
Peak rating	2325 (January 1976)

In international tournaments, his best result was a share of first place at Madrid 1959.^[4] FIDE awarded him the International Master (IM) title in 1959.^[1] After emigrating to Cuba he played second board on the Cuban team in the 1964 Olympiad.^[2][3]