Regina Lúcia Ribeiro (born 19 December 1961) is a Brazilian chess Woman International Master (1985), eight-times Brazilian Women's Chess Championships winner (1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 2003, 2006).
Chess career
Regina Lúcia Ribeiro competed many times in the individual finals of the Brazilian Women's Chess Championship and eight times won this tournament: 1982 (shared 1st place with Jussara Chaves), 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 2003 and 2006. Also she won 2 silver medals in Brazilian Women's Chess Championship: in 1986 and 2004
Regina Lúcia Ribeiro four times participated in Women's World Chess Championship South American Zonal tournaments: in 1985, in São Paulo shared 3rd-4th place; in 1987, in San Juan ranked in 6th place; in 1993, in Brasília ranked in 2nd place; in 2001, in São Paulo ranked in 4th place.
Regina Lúcia Ribeiro played for Brazil in the Women's Chess Olympiads: In 1982, at second board in the 10th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lucerne (+4, =3, -5), In 1984, at first board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+5, =3, -6), In 1986, at second board in the 27th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dubai (+4, =3, -4), In 1988, at second board in the 28th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+1, =3, -6), In 1992, at third board in the 30th Chess Olympiad (women) in Manila (+8, =2, -2) and won individual bronze medal, In 1994, at first reserve board in the 31st Chess Olympiad (women) in Moscow (+6, =3, -1), In 2000, at third in the 34th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+3, =2, -6), In 2004, at second board in the 36th Chess Olympiad (women) in Calvià (+4, =5, -2), In 2006, at first board in the 37th Chess Olympiad (women) in Turin (+2, =4, -3), In 2014, at fourth board in the 41st Chess Olympiad (women) in Tromsø (+1, =1, -6).
In 1985, she awarded the FIDE Women International Master (WIM) title.
Literature
Ribeiro, Regina (2000). Xadrez Para Crianças: A História Do Xadrez. [S.l.]: Brasil Leitura. ISBN 8573980877