IV IberoAmerican Individual Chess Championship Begins in Ecuador

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IV Campeonato Iberoamericano Individual de Ajedrez, the top individual chess championship for Latin America and the region, begins tomorrow with the participation of strong players. GM Lazaro Bruzon, GM Julio Granada, GM Rafael Leitao, GM Ivan Salgado, GM Ruben Felgaer, GM Gilberto Milos, GM Manuel Leon Hoyos, GM Ivan Morovich, and a total of 24 players begin the tournament, which will take place 13-23 April in Quito, Ecuador.

The participants will be divided in four groups playing on a single round robin-basis. The winners of each group and the two top performers from the second place finishers go on to the final that will have the same system with six players in single round robin.

Here are the groups and the participants, you can follow the games and all the information about the championship in Ajedrez Chessdom

IV Campeonato Iberoamericano Individual de Ajedrez
GRUPO A
CUBA BRUZON LAZARO GM 2694
ARGENTINA FELGAER RUBEN GM 2564
URUGUAY RODRIGUEZ ANDRES GM 2502
VENEZUELA PRASCA RAFAEL MI 2420
ECUADOR (3) MACIAS BRYAN MI 2382
PUERTO RICO ALMEDINA EDGARDO f 2245

GRUPO B
PERU GRANDA JULIO GM 2640
BRASIL (2) MILOS GILBERTO GM 2593
COLOMBIA BARRIENTOS SERGIO GM 2519
ECUADOR (2) GUERRA LENIN f 2421
PORTUGAL FERREIRA JORGE f 2339
HONDURAS COLINDRES DANIEL f 2255

GRUPO C
BRASIL (1) LEITAO RAFAEL GM 2623
MEXICO HOYOS LEON GM 2569
ANDORRA DE LA RIVA OSCAR GM 2545
BOLIVIA ZAMBRANA OSVALDO GM 2492
REP. DOMINICANA INFANTE MIGUEL f 2314
NICARAGUA BRAVO WILLIAM f 2251

GRUPO D
ESPAÑA SALGADO IVAN GM 2621
CHILE MOROVIC IVAN GM 2577
ECUADOR (1) MATAMOROS CARLOS GM 2548
COSTA RICA GONZALEZ BERNAL MI 2424
PANAMA BAULES JORGE MI 2358
PARAGUAY LATORRE MATIAS 2252

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