Julia Lebel-Arias
{{short description|Argentine chess player (born 1946)}}
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| name = Julia Lebel-Arias
| image = Julia Arias 1980 Malta.JPG
| caption = Lebel-Arias in 1980
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| country = {{ARG}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|3|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Aguilares, Argentina
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| title = Woman International Master (1985)
| peakrating =2150 (January 1987)
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Julia Lebel-Arias ({{née}} Arias, born 10 March 1946) is an Argentina-born chess player and Woman International Master (WIM, 1985) who represented Argentina (until 1982), France (from 1982 till 2001) and Monaco (from 2002). She is a four-times winner of the Argentine Women's Chess Championship and a three-times winner of the French Women's Chess Championship.
Biography
From the end of 1970s to the early 1980s, Lebel-Arias was one of the leading chess players in Argentina. She won the Argentine Women's Chess Championships in four consecutive years: 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977. After moving to France, she three times won French Women's Chess Championship: 1983, 1986, and 1990.{{cite web|url=http://heritageechecsfra.free.fr/femPalmares.htm|title=CHAMP FEMININ|website=heritageechecsfra.free.fr}} In 1985, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title. In 1988, she won the International Women's Chess Tournament in Dortmund.
Lebel-Arias twice participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments:
- In 1985, at Interzonal Tournament in Zheleznovodsk shared 15th-16th place with Pepita Ferrer;{{cite web|url=http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/85wo2iix.htm|title=1985 Zeleznovodsk Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)|website=Mark-Weeks.com}}
- In 1987, at Interzonal Tournament in Tuzla ranked 18th place.{{cite web|url=http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/87wo2iix.htm|title=1987 Tuzla Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)|website=Mark-Weeks.com}}
Lebel-Arias played for Argentina, France and Monaco in the Women's Chess Olympiads:{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playersw/i4e4m6si.html|title=Women's Chess Olympiads :: Julia Lebel-Arias|first=Wojciech|last=Bartelski|website=OlimpBase.org}}
- In 1976, at first board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+2, =4, -4),
- In 1978, at second board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in Buenos Aires (+4, =4, -3),
- In 1980, at second board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in Valletta (+3, =4, -5),
- In 1982, at third reserve board in the 10th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lucerne (+5, =2, -1),
- In 1984, at second board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+4, =5, -4),
- In 1986, at first board in the 27th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dubai (+4, =2, -6),
- In 1988, at second board in the 28th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+4, =3, -3),
- In 1990, at second board in the 29th Chess Olympiad (women) in Novi Sad (+3, =2, -6),
- In 2012, at third board in the 40th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+5, =3, -3),
- In 2014, at first board in the 41st Chess Olympiad (women) in Tromsø (+2, =3, -3),
- In 2016, at first board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Baku (+2, =1, -6),{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr232876.aspx?lan=1&art=20&fed=MNC&flag=30|title=42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women|first=Heinz|last=Herzog|website=Chess-Results.com}}
- In 2018, at fourth board in the 43rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Batumi (+2, =2, -5).{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr368909.aspx?lan=1&art=20&fed=MNC&flag=30|title=43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women|first=Heinz|last=Herzog|website=Chess-Results.com}}
Lebel-Arias played for Monaco in Chess Olympiad open events:{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/players/i4e4m6si.html|title=Men's Chess Olympiads :: Julia Lebel-Arias|first=Wojciech|last=Bartelski|website=OlimpBase.org}}
- In 2002, at second reserve board in the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled (+2, =1, -4),
- In 2004, at reserve board in the 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvià (+4, =5, -5),
- In 2006, at fourth board in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin (+4, =0, -4).
Lebel-Arias played for France in the European Team Chess Championship:{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playersu/i4e4m6si.html|title=European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Julia Lebel-Arias|first=Wojciech|last=Bartelski|website=OlimpBase.org}}
- In 1997, at first reserve board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship (women) in Pula (+2, =2, -2).
In 2006, in Arvier, she participated in the World Senior Chess Championship in the S50 age group and ranked 8th place.{{cite web|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3358|title=Viktor Korchnoi wins World Senior Championship|date=23 September 2006|website=Chessbase.com}}
References
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External links
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- {{Chessgames.com player}}
- {{OlimpBase player}}
- {{365Chess.com player}}
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