Ridha Belkadi
Ridha Belkadi was a Tunisian chess International Master.
Chess career
From the beginning of 1960s to the beginning of 1980s, Ridha Belkadi was one of the leading Tunisian chess players. He was the number 1 player prior to emergence of Slim Bouazis.Belkadi played for Tunisia in the Chess Olympiads:
- In 1960, at first board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig,
- In 1962, at first board in the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna,
- In 1966, at first board in the 17th Chess Olympiad in Havana,
- In 1968, at first board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano,
- In 1970, at second board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen,
- In 1972, at first board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje,
- In 1974, at second board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice,
- In 1978, at second board in the 23rd Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires,
- In 1980, at second board in the 24th Chess Olympiad in La Valletta.
- In 1973, at second board in the 5th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries.
Belkadi was awarded the FIDE International Master title in 1974, and International Arbiter title in 1982.