The 3rd Copa Latinoamericana de Ajedrez was held from 4th to 9th October at the Hotel San Fernando in the city of Cali, Colombia.

There were two playing groups: the Elite Group and the Kirsan Cup for U-14 players. The playing format was 9-round Swiss.

The Elite Group had 97 participants. Four players, IM Escobar Forero Alder, GM Zapata Alonso (both Colombia), GM Almeida Quintana Omar and GM Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo (both Cuba), shared the first place with 7,0 points each. Escobar Forero is declared champion on superior tie-break result.

The top prizes in the elite group were $ 3000, $ 2500, $ 2000, $ 1500 and $ 1000.

The Kirsan Cup had 48 participants. Gonzalez Andres Felipe (COL 1946) is the convincing winner with 8,5/9 points, leaving the nearest follower point and a half behind.

Final standings (Elite Group):

1. IM Escobar Forero Alder COL 2460 – 7
2. GM Almeida Quintana Omar CUB 2520 – 7
3. GM Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo CUB 2579 – 7
4. GM Zapata Alonso COL 2467 – 7
5. GM Barrientos Sergio E COL 2454 – 6.5
6. FM Leiva Giuseppe PER 2321 – 6.5
7. FM Nunez V Gustavo Eduardo COL 2234 – 6.5
8. Mateus Alejandro COL 2277 – 6
9. FM Hernandez Sanchez Jairo Andre COL 2307 – 6
10. FM Duran Vega Sergio CRC 2304 – 6
11. IM Pazos Gambarrotti Plinio ECU 2271 – 6
12. FM Fernandez Reyes Lisandro CUB 2353 – 6
13. IM Gamboa Nelson COL 2355 – 6
14. IM Uribe Mauricio COL 2343 – 6
15. Beltran Carlos Armando COL 2210 – 6
16. Hernandez Cristian Andres COL 2094 – 6
17. Rosales Daniel COL 2062 – 6

Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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