From the late 1950s to the early 1970s, Eduardo Franco Raymundo was one of Spain's leading chess players. In 1957, in
Zaragoza he shared 3rd place in
Spanish Chess Championship. With chess club
CA Schweppes Madrid Eduardo Franco Raymundo won two gold (1968, 1969) and silver (1973) medals in Spanish Team Chess Championships. He was participant of many international chess tournaments. Eduardo Franco Raymundo played for Spain in the
Chess Olympiads: • In 1962, at fourth board in the
15th Chess Olympiad in
Varna (+3, =1, -7), • In 1966, at first reserve board in the
17th Chess Olympiad in
Havana (+2, =2, -4). Eduardo Franco Raymundo played for Spain in the
European Team Chess Championship: • In 1961, at eighth board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship in
Oberhausen (+1, =8, -1). Eduardo Franco Raymundo played for Spain in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries: • In 1957, at reserve board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =1, -2), • In 1965, at seventh board in the 3rd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =1, -0), • In 1970, at tenth board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =3, -0). Eduardo Franco Raymundo played for Spain in the
Clare Benedict Chess Cups: • In 1962, at reserve board in the 9th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in
Bern (+2, =1, -0) and won individual gold medal, • In 1965, at reserve board in the 13th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in
Brunnen (+0, =2, -1). ==References==