Adriana Salazar Varón
| Adriana Salazar Varón | |
|---|---|
| Country | Colombia |
| Born | 27 December 1963 |
| Title | Woman International Master (WIM) (1990) |
Adriana Salazar Varón (born 27 December 1963) is a Colombian chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1990). She is a nine-time winner of the Colombian Women's Chess Championship (1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996).
Biography
From the 1980s to the 1990s Adriana Salazar Varón was one of the leading Colombian female chess players. She nine times won Colombian Women's Chess Championship: in 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996. In 1990, Adriana Salazar Varón participated in Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in Azov where ranked 17th place.[1]
Adriana Salazar Varón played for Colombia in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1982, at second board in the 10th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lucerne (+3, =4, -5),
- In 1984, at first board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+8, =0, -6),
- In 1986, at first board in the 27th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dubai (+8, =0, -6),
- In 1988, at first board in the 28th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+5, =4, -5),
- In 1994, at first board in the 31st Chess Olympiad (women) in Moscow (+7, =4, -3),
- In 1996, at second board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Yerevan (+3, =5, -4).
In 1990, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master (WIM) title.
References
- ^ "1990 Azov Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". www.mark-weeks.com.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Adriana Salazar". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
- Adriana Salazar Varon player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Adriana Salazar Varón chess games at 365Chess.com
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