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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2021; 79(04): 372
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2021-0132r
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Gustavo Leite FRANKLIN 
1   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
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Brunna Nicole Goulart Vitória PEREIRA 
2   Hospital da Cruz Vermelha, Departamento de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
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Nayra de Souza Carvalho LIMA 
3   Universidade de Vila Velha, Vila Velha ES, Brazil.
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Francisco Manoel Branco GERMINIANI 
1   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
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Carlos Henrique Ferreira CAMARGO 
4   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Interna, Grupo de Doenças Neurológicas, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
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Paulo CARAMELLI 
5   Universidade de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Grupo de Pesquisa em Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento, Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil.
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Hélio Afonso Ghizoni TEIVE 
1   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
4   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Interna, Grupo de Doenças Neurológicas, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
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Dear Editor,

The contribution to the published article "Neurology, psychiatry and the chess game"[1] was extremely rich, and it was very interesting to learn more about the life of the Mexican chess player Carlos Torre[2]. Due to space limitations, we were unable to include many personalities, such as the one mentioned, in our manuscript. Also, in Brazil, one of the greatest chess players of all time, Henrique Costa Mecking, better known as "Mequinho", was a leading exponent of the game, having reached third place worldwide, behind Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi, in 1977. He was diagnosed with a neurological disease - myasthenia gravis - and had to withdraw from tournaments in 1978.

We are delighted and thankful for the valuable contribution of the letter by Jimenez-Ruiz and colleagues. It was a pleasure to know about the fascinating history of Carlos Torre.

Authors’ contributions:

GLF: conceptualization (lead), data curation (lead), formal analysis (lead), methodology (lead), and writing - original draft (lead). BNVG, NSCL, FBG, CHFC, PC, HAGT: writing - review & editing (equal).




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Received: 01 April 2021

Accepted: 13 April 2021

Article published online:
01 June 2023

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  • 1 Franklin GL, Pereira BNGV, Lima NSC, Germiniani FMB, Camargo CHF, Caramelli P, et al. Neurology, psychiatry and the chess game: a narrative review. Arq Neuro-Psiquiatr. 2020 Mar;78(3):169-75. https://doi.org/10.1590/0004-282x20190187
  • 2 Jiméenez-Ruiz, Ruiz-Razura A. Searching for Carlos Torre: the enigmatic life of a Mexican chess prodigy. Arq Neuro-Psiquiatr, 2021. Apr;79(4):369-70. https://doi.org/10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2021-0010