CHESS PLAYER
Henrique Mecking
1952 - Today
Henrique Mecking
Henrique Costa Mecking (born 23 January 1952), also known as Mequinho, is a Brazilian chess grandmaster who reached his zenith in the 1970s and is still one of the strongest players in Brazil. 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henrique Mecking has received more than 83,470 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Henrique Mecking is the 151st most popular chess player (up from 178th in 2019), the 569th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 686th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Chess Player.
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83k
Page Views (PV)
45.33
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
3.12
Effective Languages (L*)
2.53
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Henrique Mecking ranks 151 out of 374. Before him are Clarice Benini, Vladimir Bagirov, Boris Verlinsky, Eduard Gufeld, András Adorján, and Bernhard Horwitz. After him are Levente Lengyel, Florin Gheorghiu, Lajos Asztalos, Győző Forintos, George Koltanowski, and Lev Alburt.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
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Clarice Benini
1905 - 1976
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 145
Vladimir Bagirov
1936 - 2000
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 146
Boris Verlinsky
1888 - 1950
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 147
Eduard Gufeld
1936 - 2002
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 148
András Adorján
1950 - 2023
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 149
Bernhard Horwitz
1807 - 1885
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 150
Henrique Mecking
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 151
Levente Lengyel
1933 - 2014
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 152
Florin Gheorghiu
1944 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 153
Lajos Asztalos
1889 - 1956
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 154
Győző Forintos
1935 - 2018
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 155
George Koltanowski
1903 - 2000
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 156
Lev Alburt
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 157
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Henrique Mecking ranks 384. Before him are Martin O'Neill, Rubén Galván, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Francesco Clemente, Vaughan Jones, and Tatsuhiko Seta. After him are Sarah Douglas, David Richards, Sergei Sviatchenko, Magdi Allam, Sylvie Kinigi, and Alan Clark.
Others Born in 1952
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Martin O'Neill
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 378
Rubén Galván
1952 - 2018
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 379
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 380
Francesco Clemente
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 381
Vaughan Jones
1952 - 2020
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 382
Tatsuhiko Seta
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 383
Henrique Mecking
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 384
Sarah Douglas
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 385
David Richards
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 386
Sergei Sviatchenko
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 387
Magdi Allam
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 388
Sylvie Kinigi
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 389
Alan Clark
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 390
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Henrique Mecking ranks 569 out of 2,067. Before him are Teóphilo Bettencourt Pereira (1900), Marco Maciel (1940), Orani João Tempesta (1949), Nenê (1981), Royce Gracie (1966), and Edu Manga (1967). After him are Ingo Hoffmann (1953), Edson Tavares (1956), Ricardinho (1976), Lisa Ono (1962), Manuel Antônio de Almeida (1831), and Tetsuo Okamoto (1932).
Others born in Brazil
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Teóphilo Bettencourt Pereira
1900 - 1988
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 563
Marco Maciel
1940 - 2021
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 564
Orani João Tempesta
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 565
Nenê
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 566
Royce Gracie
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 567
Edu Manga
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 568
Henrique Mecking
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 569
Ingo Hoffmann
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 570
Edson Tavares
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 571
Ricardinho
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 572
Lisa Ono
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 573
Manuel Antônio de Almeida
1831 - 1861
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 574
Tetsuo Okamoto
1932 - 2007
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 575
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Brazil
Among chess players born in Brazil, Henrique Mecking ranks 1. After him are Alexandr Fier (1988).
