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Henrique Mecking, a Common card
Henrique Costa Mecking, also known as Mequinho, is a Brazilian chess grandmaster, and was one of the leading players in the world in the 1970s.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 54
- DEF
- 29
- Power
- 83
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,000
Power 83 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Henrique Mecking quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Henrique Mecking card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He won the ______ of Petropolis 1973 and Manila 1976.
Answer
Interzonals. He won the Interzonals of Petropolis 1973 and Manila 1976. From the Henrique Mecking article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Henrique Costa Mecking, also known as Mequinho, is a Brazilian chess grandmaster, and was one of the leading players in the world in the ____s.
Answer
1970s. Henrique Costa Mecking, also known as Mequinho, is a Brazilian chess grandmaster, and was one of the leading players in the world in the 1970s. From the Henrique Mecking article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Michael Jung. Michael Jung 61 · Randy Matson 57 · Henrique Mecking 54 · AC Greyhound 43 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was a chess prodigy, drawing comparisons to Bobby Fischer, although he did not achieve the International Grandmaster title until 1972.
- He won the Interzonals of Petropolis 1973 and Manila 1976.
- His highest FIDE rating is 2635, achieved in 1977, when he was ranked number four in the world.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Henrique Mecking article was read about 8,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 54 and blocks with 29: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
How to get Henrique Mecking
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- Remy PresasCommon · Arts · ATK 55 DEF 28
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Henrique Mecking (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Suyk, Koen / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
