Uruguayan chess grandmaster
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is
Vila.
Andrés Rodríguez Vila is a Uruguayan chess Grandmaster, ranked as the top player from Uruguay in a 2019 chess tournament held in Arica, Chile.[1]
Career
He has represented Uruguay at multiple Chess Olympiads, including 2004,[2] 2010,[3] 2012,[4] 2016[5] and 2018.[6]
He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2009, where he lost to eventual champion Boris Gelfand in the first round.
In 2012, he organised the 7th Continental Championship.[7]
References
- ^ "Shirov impressive in Arica". Chess News. February 1, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 36th Chess Olympiad, Calvia 2004, Uruguay". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 39th Chess Olympiad, Khanty-Mansiysk 2010, Uruguay". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 40th Chess Olympiad, Istanbul 2012, Uruguay". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 42nd Chess Olympiad, Baku 2016, Uruguay". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 43rd Chess Olympiad, Batumi 2018, Uruguay". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "Talk with GM Andrés Rodríguez". Chess Base. October 28, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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