The Zonal Championships for men and women of Zone 2.5 will be held on 19th – 25th April 2013 at the Sala Interactiva de la Torre de las Telecomunicaciones de Antel in Montevideo, Uruguay.

The countries that belong to this zone are Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. Each country can send two official players, except Argentina that can send five. Each federation can send as many extra players as they like.

The events will be 9-rounds Swiss opens. The time control will be 90 minutes for the game plus 30 seconds increments per move starting from move 1.

The open tournament will provide two spots at the World Cup, while the female event will gran one spot at the Women’s World Cup.

Expect more news in Spanish at es.chessdom.com

Participants – Open  Tournament (top seeds):

1 GM Flores Diego ARG 2600
2 GM Felgaer Ruben ARG 2585
3 GM Mareco Sandro ARG 2580
4 GM Vasquez Schroeder Rodrigo CHI 2547
5 GM Bachmann Axel PAR 2529
6 GM Alonso Salvador ARG 2521
7 GM Rodriguez Vila Andres URU 2503
8
Lorenzini Martin ARG 2488
9 FM Salinas Herrera Pablo CHI 2401
10 FM Vazquez Guillermo PAR 2351
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