In the 1970s and 1980s, Francisco Javier Sanz Alonso was one of the top Spanish chess players. In 1971, he was second in Spanish Junior Chess Championship. In 1973, he won
Spanish Chess Championship, but in 1980 and 1982 he twice won silver medal in this tournament. Francisco Javier Sanz Alonso has participated in international chess tournaments many times and in 1978 in
Benidorm won tournament
Abierto Internacional de Benidorm. Francisco Javier Sanz Alonso two times won Spanish Team Chess Championships (1974, 1981). Also he won the Salamanca Chess Championship five times: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973. Francisco Javier Sanz Alonso played for Spain in the
Chess Olympiads: • In 1974, at second reserve board in the
21st Chess Olympiad in
Nice (+3, =1, -5), • In 1976, at first reserve board in the
22nd Chess Olympiad in
Haifa (+2, =1, -1), • In 1978, at first reserve board in the
23rd Chess Olympiad in
Buenos Aires (+3, =1, -2), • In 1980, at first reserve board in the
24th Chess Olympiad in
La Valletta (+1, =2, -2), • In 1982, at first reserve board in the
25th Chess Olympiad in
Lucerne (+3, =3, -2). Francisco Javier Sanz Alonso played for Spain in the
European Team Chess Championship preliminaries: • In 1977, at fourth board in the 6th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+1, =2, -2). Francisco Javier Sanz Alonso played for Spain in the
Clare Benedict Chess Cups: • In 1974, at reserve board in the 21st Clare Benedict Chess Cup in
Cala Galdana (+1, =2, -2), • In 1977, at fourth board in the 22nd Clare Benedict Chess Cup in
Copenhagen (+0, =4, -2). In 1978, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. ==References==