Argentinian IM Alan Pichot won the second edition of Chile’s Magistral Internacional Zicosur 2016. In 9 rounds of play, Pichot secured 8,0 points and was half a point ahead of the competition. Second place went to GM Julio Granda Zuniga from Peru, who was seeded first, scoring 7.5. Neuris Delgado Ramirez from Paraguay won the bronze with 7 points. Second seed GM Ivan Cheparinov was fourth, while third seed GM Tiviakov finished the tournament at 9th place with a score of 6.
The Magistral Internacional Zicosur’s second edition was a 9-round Swiss FIDE tournament, organized in the beautiful port city of Antofagasta, located in Northern Chile. The event featured a cooperation between the local chess association and government. A total of 127 players from 9 different countries participated.
Final Ranking
| Rank | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts | |||
| 1 |
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IM | PICHOT Alan | ARG | 2517 | 8 | |
| 2 |
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GM | GRANDA ZUNIGA Julio E | PER | 2683 | 7.5 | |
| 3 |
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GM | DELGADO RAMIREZ Neuris | PAR | 2609 | 7 | |
| 4 |
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GM | CHEPARINOV Ivan | BUL | 2682 | 7 | |
| 5 |
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GM | PEREZ PONSA Federico | ARG | 2577 | 7 | |
| 6 |
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FM | VALENZUELA GOMEZ Fernando | CHI | 2293 | 6.5 | |
| 7 |
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GM | CRUZ Cristhian | PER | 2553 | 6.5 | |
| 8 |
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GM | OBREGON Andres Carlos | ARG | 2530 | 6.5 | |
| 9 |
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GM | TIVIAKOV Sergei | NED | 2611 | 6 | |
| 10 |
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IM | GARCIA CARDENAS Pablo | CHI | 2405 | 6 | |
| 11 |
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FM | PEREZ GORMAZ Matias | CHI | 2422 | 6 | |
| 12 |
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FM | MARTINEZ ALCANTARA Jose Eduar | PER | 2469 | 6 | |
| 13 |
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GM | EL DEBS Felipe De Cresce | BRA | 2514 | 6 | |
| 14 |
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GM | RODRIGUEZ VILA Andres | URU | 2487 | 6 | |
| 15 |
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BELMONTE Diego Mariano | ARG | 2258 | 6 | ||
| 16 |
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IM | GEMY Jose Daniel | BOL | 2407 | 6 | |
| 17 |
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SANCHEZ SANDOVAL Gonzalo | CHI | 2247 | 6 | ||
| 18 |
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IM | VERA SIGUENAS Deivy | PER | 2498 | 6 | |
| 19 |
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IM | DUARTE Leonardo | ARG | 2338 | 6 | |
| 20 |
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DELGADILLO Adonay | BOL | 2123 | 6 |
Congrats to the champion IM Alan Pichot. What an outstanding performance!! 7 wins and 2 draws against strong opposition. 2 wins & 2 draws against GMs. 8 points exceeds the norm requirement of 6.5 points based on the average rating of his opponents. Can someone verify if this is his final GM norm?
Certainly one of the brightest sparks for the Americas. Another Argentinian Najdorf but this time home grown. Felicidades maestro joven. What an amazing sport chess is; when you can battle with a player almost 3 times your age. Congrats to the top seed and eventual 2nd place finisher Julio Granda Zuniga of Peru. Granda at 49 years old is almost 3 times the age of 17 year Pichot. Granda became a Grandmaster in 1986, 12 years before Pichot was even born.
It is also good to see state support for these events. This should be encouraged.