Juan Manuel Bellón López

Juan Manuel Bellón López (born 8 May 1950) is a Spanish and Swedish (since 2017) chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (1978).

From the late 1960s to the mid-1990s, Bellón López was one of the top Spanish chess players.

He is a five-time Spanish Chess Champion (1969, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1982), Chess Olympiad individual silver medal winner (1978), and European Team Chess Championship (1989) individual bronze medal winner.

In 1969, 1971, 1974, 1977 and 1982 he won Spanish Chess Championship five times.

Also Bellón López three times participated in Clare Benedict Chess Cup (1970, 1974–1977) and in team competition won gold (1970) medal.

In 1974, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title four years later.

Juan Manuel Bellón López has participated in international chess tournaments many times, achieving successes including first place or shared first place in: Stockholm Rilton Cup (1986/87), Barcelona (1988), Terrassa (1990), Castell-Platja d'Aro (1994), Santa Clara (1999), Varadero (2000).

Bellón López played for Spain in the Chess Olympiads:

Bellón López played for Spain in the European Team Chess Championships:

His wife is Swedish chess FIDE Grandmaster Pia Cramling, and their daughter Anna Cramling Bellón (born 2002) also plays chess and has a chess YouTube channel.

Bellón López is also a FIDE Developmental Instructor (2014).