Axel Bachmann
| Axel Bachmann | |
|---|---|
 Bachmann at the World Rapid Chess Championship 2015, Berlin | |
| Full name | Axel Bachmann Schiavo |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Born | 4 November 1989 Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |
| Title | Grandmaster (2007) |
| FIDE rating | 2571 (October 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2662 (July 2017) |
| Peak ranking | No. 85 (July 2017) |
Axel Bachmann Schiavo (born 4 November 1989) is a Paraguayan chess player who holds the Grandmaster title.
Biography
Bachmann went to study to the University of Texas at Brownsville on a chess scholarship due to a recommendation by Peruvian grandmaster Daniel Fernandez. There, Bachmann was a teammate and training partner of Chilean grandmaster Mauricio Flores Ríos.[1]
Bachmann won the 5th Iberoamerican Chess Championship held in Linares, Jaén, Spain in 2014.[2]
Career
Bachmann won, or tied for first, the following tournaments:
- Pan American Under-16 Championship in Camboriú, Brazil (2005)
- Magistral Mercosur (2007)
- Rochefort International Chess Festival (2014)
- 30th Cappelle-la-Grande Open (2014)
- Iași International Chess Festival (2014)
- Golden Sands Open (2014)
- World Open 2015
- Magistral Ciutat de Barcelona 2015
Bachmann played for Paraguay in the Chess Olympiads:[3]
- of 2004 in Calvià, on the second board (+5 -5 =2)
- of 2006 in Turin, on board three (+6 -2 =4)
- of 2008 in Dresden, on the first board (+4 -4 =2)
- of 2012 in Istanbul, on board one (+5 -3 =2)
- of 2014 in Tromsø, on the top board (+2 -3 =4)
Notable games
References
- ^ Flores Rios, Mauricio (2015). Chess Structures: A Grandmaster guide. Glasgow: Quality Chess UK. ISBN 978-1-78483-000-7.
- ^ "GM Axel Bachmann is 2014 FIBDA champion". Chessdom. 2014-07-31. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ Axel Bachmann team chess record at OlimpBase
External links
- Axel Bachmann chess games at 365Chess.com
- Axel Bachmann player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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