The Americas Chess Confederation and the Colombian Chess Federation organized the 2013 Pan-american U20 Championships for Men and Women on 9th-14th July in Bogota, Colombia.
The tournament was played at the Salon Presidente del Instituto Distrital de Recreación y Deportes (IDRD), Centro de Alto Rendimiento de Coldeportes, calle 63 47-06.
Colombian WIM Paula Rodriguez was crowned U20 Pan-american women’s champion for the third time.
Ecuadorian FM Cristhian Barros got his IM title and first GM norm by winning the Absolute tournament, edging favorites IM Martin Martinez, who finished second, and Peruvian IM Giuseppe Leiva, who got the bronze medal.
The championships were very hard-fought and the titles were not decided until the very last round. The organization published all the games played and relayed more than 50% of the games live.
Final Standings – Absolute:
1 FM Barros Rivadeneira Cristhian ECU 2214 7.5
2 IM Martinez Romero Martin COL 2402 6.5
3 IM Leiva Giuseppe PER 2424 6.5
4 IM Ruiz C Joshua D COL 2409 6
5 FM Martinez Alcantara Jose Eduar PER 2250 6
6 FM Hernandez Sanchez Jairo Andre COL 2320 6
7 IM Bassan Remo VEN 2344 6
8 FM Cuellar Diego PER 2350 5.5
9 Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel Dario CUB 2262 5.5
10 FM Principe Alexander PER 2271 5.5
11 FM Torres Juan Camilo COL 2341 5.5
Final Standings – Women’s Tournament:
1 WIM Rodriguez Rueda Paula Andrea COL 2209 7
2 WIM Castrillon Gomez Melissa COL 2153 6.5
3 WCM Rovira Tairu VEN 2065 6.5
4 WFM Rosales Pierina PER 1810 6
5 WFM Pachon Adriana COL 2033 6
6 Garcia Contreras Ana PER 1832 5.5
7 Sanchez Zambrano Vanessa PER 1927 5.5
8 WFM Liao Simone USA 2025 5
9 WIM Jorquera Cabello Valentina CHI 2014 5
10 WIM Castro Natalia Patricia COL 2001 5
Impressive.