he Argentine Chess Championship It will test its 100th edition from Tuesday, November 25th to Friday, December 5th. Twelve players. Eleven rounds. All against all. With many quotes from history and games that promise a fight, as it should be for the country’s longest closed tournament. With four seniors, including Diego Floreswho will go looking for a record Miguel Najdorf. With a woman among all men. And with the eyes Faustino Orothe 12-year-old prodigy who has had an exceptional year and will now be seeded fourth.
After the opening ceremony at City Hall at 3:00 p.m. The first round of the tournament will begin in Uspallata 3150, with these six duels: Flores (Elo 2,563) will face off against White. Pablo Acosta (2.501), who has already completed the three Grandmaster criteria and whose title is about to be approved; Two great masters will measure themselves: Leonardo Tristan (2,487)-Federico Perez Ponsa (2.528); Mr. International Julian Filka (2,391) White will take against GM Diego Valerga (2.420); Pablo Barrionuevo (2,260)-Christian Dolezal (2.374), both MI; Master of intention Carlos David Gomez (2407), White vs. Grandmaster Candela Belen Francisco Jocamburu (2.238); The Golden Child (2495) is white against MI Mario Villanueva (2465) One of his former teachers.
Having achieved his first major standard on September 23 at the “Legends & Prodigies” tournament held in Madrid and competing at a high level in the World Cup, Fusti Up bold.
To achieve the second criterion, you must have a performance that includes fighting for the championship. It’s going to be tough, especially considering it’s been the last year Sandro Mariconumber one in Argentina, was the champion with 8.5.
Inevitably, attention will be on the child. And all his competitors know this. Zero envy. They are the rules of the game and help spread Argentine chess at the international level.
Flores will once again have a historic opportunity to equal the eight Argentine championships won by the legendary Nejdorf. Candela, the world youth champion, was invited to compete against strong teammates. She is used to competing in absolute tournaments in her age group, but this opportunity to play as an Argentine is like no other.
Games will be played for 90 minutes for each chess player’s first 40 moves, plus an additional 30 minutes until the end, always in 30-second increments after each move. Of the 12 million pesos in prizes, three will go to the champion, two to the runner-up and 1,700,000 to the third.