Ibero-American Championship: Alan Pichot captures title

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10/3/2024 – The tenth edition of the Ibero-American Chess Championship came to a close on Tuesday at the Hotel RL Aníbal in Linares, Spain. Alan Pichot, the Argentine-born GM now representing Spain, was the sole winner after obtaining 7½/9 points. IM Daniel García from Spain and GM Santiago Ávila from Colombia grabbed second and third place, respectively. IM Sabrina Vega, an 8-time women's Spanish champion, was the top scorer among the women participants, while IM Diego Flores from Perú finished first among the juniors. | Photos: FEDA (Spanish Chess Federation)

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Pichot prevails in Linares

Press release by FIDE

GM Alan Pichot emerged as the winner of the X Ibero-American Championship, an event held at the premises of Hotel RL Aníbal in Linares, Spain. Joining Alan on the podium were IM Daniel Garcia Ramos from Spain who took silver and GM Santiago Ávila Pavas of Colombia claiming bronze. IM Sabrina Vega from Spain became the best female player, while IM Diego Flores Quillas of Peru was the best junior.

The Ibero-American Individual Absolute Championship, which celebrated its tenth edition, attracted with 114 participants from 22 countries-members of FIBDA (Federación Iberoamericana de Ajedrez).

Eric Sos, Faustino Oro

Faustino Oro (aged 10), here playing white against Eric Sos in round 8, finished in 13th place after scoring 6/9 points 

The 9-round Swiss tournament, which was held from September 25 to October 1, featured 13 GMs out of a total of 79 titled players (70%). Female representation was also significant, with 21 players (18%).

The Linares City Council sponsored this competition, continuing its strong commitment to chess. FIDE, which has been collaborating with the Ibero-American Federation for several years, also provided support for the event.

Ibero-American Chess Championship 2024

Players with the Mayor of Linares, Auxi del Olmo, the President of the Ibero-American Chess Federation, Javier Ochoa, the President of the Andorran Federation, Francesc Rechi, at the reception in the Municipal Palace

The tournament was a very close competition that saw a fierce fight from start to finish. Going to the final ninth round, IM Daniel García Ramos was on 7/8 point, a half-point ahead of the second seed Alan Pichot and a full point in front of a group of six players.

It all came down to the clash Pichot v. García Ramos, in which Alan scored a crucial victory and clinched the title. GM Santiago Ávila Pavas and Alexandr Fier of Brazil won their final round games and caught up with the former leader, all finishing on 7/9. García Ramos (who obtained a GM norm) and Ávila Pavas took silver and bronze, respectively, based on their Buchholz tiebreaker scores.

Daniel Garcia, Alan Pichot

Alan Pichot playing white against Daniel García in the final round (1-0)

Final standings

Pos. Tít. Name Fed. Pts. BH-C1 FIDE
1 GM Pichot, Alan ESP 7,5 45.5 2628
2 IM Garcia Ramos, Daniel ESP 7,0 50.5 2415
3 GM Avila Pavas, Santiago COL 7,0 45.5 2485
4 GM Fier, Alexandr BRA 7,0 42.0 2551
5 IM Flores Quillas, Diego Saul Rodri PER 6,5 47.5 2451
6 GM Quesada Perez, Luis Ernesto CUB 6,5 47.0 2578
7 GM Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo ESP 6,5 45.5 2577
8 GM Gines Esteo, Pedro Antonio ESP 6,5 43.0 2477
9 GM Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal CHI 6,5 42.5 2604
10 GM Salinas Herrera, Pablo CHI 6,0 45.5 2479
11 IM Garrido Outon, Alex ESP 6,0 45.5 2448
12 IM Fernandez Guillen, Ernesto J. CUB 6,0 45.5 2463
13 FM Oro, Faustino ARG 6,0 45.0 2434
14 GM Vallejo Pons, Francisco ESP 6,0 43.5 2657
15 Romero Calduch, Sergio ESP 6,0 43.5 2276
16 FM Noboa Silva, Kevin ECU 6,0 41.0 2270
17 FM Escalona Landi, Samid Eduardo VEN 6,0 40.0 2305
18 CM Marin Ferragut, Pau ESP 6,0 40.0 2348
19 IM Ladron De Guevara Pinto, Paolo ESP 5,5 46.5 2371
20 IM Santos Flores, Alberto ECU 5,5 46.0 2168
21 IM Leiva, Gianmarco PER 5,5 45.5 2389
22 GM Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel ESP 5,5 45.0 2448
23 GM Rodriguez Vila, Andres URU 5,5 45.0 2417
24 FM Horcajuelo Rocamora, Martin ESP 5,5 43.5 2394
25 GM Matamoros Franco, Carlos S. ECU 5,5 42.0 2404
26 FM Moral Garcia, Serafin ESP 5,5 41.5 2262
27 FM Labiano Hernandez, Juan ESP 5,5 41.0 2398
28 IM Jimenez Garcia, Emmanuel CRC 5,5 41.0 2352
29 IM Ticona Rocabado, Licael Roderick BOL 5,5 41.0 2321
30 FM Mingarro Carceller, Sergi ESP 5,5 40.0 2273

...118 players

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