GM Jan Ehlvest defeated GM Shabalov in the final round to win the Pan Am Continental. Here are the final standings of the leaders:

1. GM Ehlvest (USA) 7 / 9
2-3. GM A. Ivanov (USA), IM Friedel (USA) 6½
4-11. GM Becerra (USA), GM Stripunsky (USA), GM Leon Hoyos (MEX), GM Bhat (USA), GM Lima (BRA), IM Robson (USA), IM Barrientos (COL), FM Terry (PER) 6

There were 63 players.

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