Guillermo Vázquez (chess player)
| Guillermo Vázquez | |
|---|---|
| Country | Paraguay |
| Born | March 16, 1997 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Title | Grandmaster (2022) |
| FIDE rating | 2569 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2575 (November 2022) |
Guillermo Vázquez Colman (born in Asuncion, 1997) is a Paraguayan chess player, who was awarded the title of International Master by FIDE in 2015 and the title of Grandmaster in 2022.
He won the Paraguayan Chess Championship in 2010 and 2011,[1] and hold the record of the youngest player ever[2] to win the National Chess Tournament with 13 years old.
He was part of the UTRGV (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) that won the President´s Cup (Final Four of Collegiate Chess) in 2019[3] and was part of the UTD (University of Texas Dallas) team that finished fourth in the Kasparov Chess Foundation University Cup.[4]
He has also represented Paraguay in the Chess Olympiad, including the 39th Chess Olympiad, where he finished on 4/10 on board 4,[5] 40th Chess Olympiad (5.5/9 on board 4),[6] 41st Chess Olympiad (6/9 on board 4),[7][8] and the 43rd Chess Olympiad (6.5/11 on board 2).[9]
Vazquez won the Floripa Chess Open in 2020,[10] just before the Covid-19 pandemic, and reached his first GM Norm
He qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2021. He won in the first round against grandmaster Nikita Meshkovs. In the second round, he lost against the eventual winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda.
References
[edit]- ^ "Guillermo Vazquez - UTRGV". www.utrgv.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "El campeón más joven de la historia - Deportes - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ^ "UTRGV Chess Team recognized at Texas State Capitol in Austin". www.utrgv.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ^ "Kasparov Tournament - Chess". chess.utdallas.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 39th Chess Olympiad, Khanty-Mansiysk 2010, Paraguay". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 40th Chess Olympiad, Istanbul 2012, Paraguay". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "An American in Tromso". Chess Musings. 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 41st Chess Olympiad, Tromsø 2014, Paraguay". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 43rd Chess Olympiad, Batumi 2018, Paraguay". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Guillermo Vázquez se consagra en Brasil - Deportes - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-12.
External links
[edit]- Guillermo Vazquez rating card at FIDE
- Guillermo Vázquez games at 365Chess.com
- Guillermo Vazquez player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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