2/11/2026 – Montevideo hosted the 9th Ciudad de Montevideo Open, the Antel Cup, as part of its annual chess festival, attracting 79 players and 27 titled participants. Second seed Brandon Jacobson (pictured, right) claimed clear first place with 7½/9, remaining undefeated throughout the nine rounds. A key round-six win over top seed Johan-Sebastian Christiansen (pictured, left) proved decisive. Christiansen and 22-time Uruguayan champion Bernardo Roselli completed the podium. | Photo: Antel Cup

2/10/2025 – The 8th edition of the Ciudad de Montevideo Open concluded with Argentine IM Lucas Coro claiming victory, scoring 8/9 points. Uruguay’s FM Facundo Vázquez and IM Claudio Coppola secured second and third place. In the women’s category, WIM Milagros Tatiana Brizzi from Argentina took first place. Held at the Montevideo Municipality Conference Center, the tournament featured 99 participants from 11 countries.

2/5/2025 – The 8th edition of the "Ciudad de Montevideo Open" is underway at the Montevideo Municipality Conference Center, bringing together players from across South America. With over $5,000 in prizes, the tournament has attracted top players such as Egyptian GM Samy Shoker and Argentine IMs Lucas Coro and Julian Villca. After five rounds, four players share the lead. Meanwhile, the Chess Promotional Tournament offers a platform for amateurs and players rated under 1800.

5/27/2015 – It was a long and epic competition, worthy of accolades on a variety of levels. The American Continental championship, held in Montevideo, Uruguay, was exciting through and through, from the constant change of leaders, to the six-way fight in the rapid tiebreaks to determine the lucky ones to leave with a place in the forthcoming World Cup. Large illustrated report.

5/25/2015 – It was a huge match between the two players who showed the best form until now: Sandro Mareco and Jorge Cori. The gloves were off and the Argentine grandmaster took the day. For Brazilians, it was a black day as all chances for norms or more were dashed by a disastrous slew of defeats. Learn more about the Montevideoan people and their love affair with 'mate'

5/24/2015 – Once again the lead changed hands, and once again it was the Peruvian Jorge Cori strutting his stuff, beating Eric Hansen this time in an intense battle. Things are not simple though, since four players, including Cori, already qualified for the World Cup before coming, so the four spots are very much up for grabs. In the meantime, check out the pictorial visit to the Museum of Football.

5/23/2015 – The one thing that has held true is that no one is running away with the event. Each time a leader is declared, the next round he is challenged and the final rounds promise to be even more exciting than the first, if that is possible. Consider the game of the day by GM Flores who gave a queen for two pieces, and don't miss out on Eric Hansen's daily vlogs. A large illustrated report.

5/22/2015 – In spite of fielding only six players in all, of which four are grandmasters, the US delegation had every reason to be preening after round seven. On the very top boards, Aleksander Lenderman and Alexander Shabalov both won their respective games, taking over a shared piece of the top spot. Alexander Yermolinsky also scored a strong win over Granda Zuñiga. Illustrated report with analysis.

5/20/2015 – "The fight between the leaders in the sixth round was a savage opening fight with pieces hanging all over the board." This is how IM Rodi describes the very exciting battle between the two leaders who held nothing back. This was preceded by the traditional football game between the players held late at night. Dozens of players came for the fun. Report, analysis, and plenty of pics.

5/19/2015 – Five rounds, and the American Continental is finally beginning to take shape. After his mishap, Granda Zuñiga seems to be intent on recovering, while his younger compatriot GM Jorge Cori took over the shared lead with Paraguayan GM Axel Bachmann with 4.5/5. The tournament heats up as the leaders try to distance themselves from the pack. Illustrated report, annotated games.

5/18/2015 – It took four rounds to reach this point, but at long last a leader has stepped up. Brazilian IM Yago Santiago is the last player with a perfect score, coming through after a grueling double-rounder on Sunday. His was not the only surprise of the day, as GM Julio Granda Zuñiga went down to IM Alan Pichot in an astonishing 16 moves, and it was not the first time. Report, pictures and games.

5/17/2015 – As the second round tightened the Elo differences, the number of upsets began to increase, though most of the favorites still kept a perfect score. Once more, high resolution photographic impressions and anecdotes will be found throughout as the beauty of a city stands out. A final tribute is made also to Lourenço Cordioli, who passed away a few days ago, the Methuselah of Brazilian Chess.

5/16/2015 – The X American Continental Championship has just started in Montevideo, Uruguay with a solid turnout and dozens of grandmasters and masters. Over eleven rounds they will fight for one of four qualifying spots to the next FIDE World Cup, as well as the privileged norm opportunities. Read on to see first impressions with many high-resolution photographs.

5/13/2015 – The Continental Championship of the Americas will start in a couple of days, qualifying four players to the World Cup and thus to the World Championship cycle. This year, the competition is to be held in the beautiful city of Montevideo in Uruguay, and if that was not enough to attract players, there is also the two norms for one policy.