Francisco Vallejo Pons
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| Francisco Vallejo Pons | ||
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| Full name | Francisco Vallejo Pons | |
| Country |  Spain |
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| Born | August 21, 1982 Es Castell, Menorca |
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| Title | Grandmaster | |
| FIDE rating | 2684 (No. 38 on the April 2008 FIDE ratings list) |
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| Peak rating | 2686 (January 2005) | |
Francisco Vallejo Pons (born August 21, 1982 in Es Castell, Menorca) is a chess Grandmaster from Spain. On February 25, 2006, he defeated FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov in 56 moves with the black pieces at the SuperGM Linares-Morelia chess tournament. [1]
His fans often refer to him as Paco, a common nickname for Francisco in Spanish.
[edit] External links
- FIDE rating card for Francisco Vallejo Pons
- Francisco Vallejo Pons at ChessGames.com
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