Jose Thiago Mangini
Jose Thiago Mangini (4 January 1920 – 10 February 1984) was a Brazilian chess player. He was a two-time Brazilian Chess Champion (1950, 1956). Biography. In the 1950s Mangini was one of the leading Brazilian chess players. He participated in many Brazilian Chess Championships where he won two gold (1950, 1956) and silver (1951) medals. In 1951 and 1957 he represented Brazil in the World Chess Championship South America Zonal tournaments. Mangini participated in several major international chess tournaments which took place in Brazil. Mangini played for Brazil in the Chess Olympiad: