Theย Chilean Chess Championship 2024ย took place from 19-26 February in Santiago with the participation of more than 100 players fighting for the title of the national champion and the prize fund of 3.500.000 Chilean pesos (~ 3,600 USD).
After 11 played rounds, GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra (2591) emerged as the sole Winner of the event scoring convincing 9/11 points. Cristobal Henriquez headed into the last round with a full-point advantage, and a draw was enough to clinch his fourth National title. Triumphing in the event, Cristobal Henriquez Villagra earned 1.000.000 Chilean pesos (~1,000 USD) and secured his seat in the Chilean National Olympic team for the upcoming 45th Chess Olympiad.
Scoring 8.5 points, GM Pablo Patricio Salinas Herrera (2483) finished the event clear second, while as many as four players tied for bronze with 8 points. IM Matias Perez Gormaz (2388) had the best tiebreak criteria, 14-year-old Mauricio Emmanuel Marrujo Pardo came fourth and missed bronze but earned 52 rating points, FM Cristobal Renato Torres Bravo (2336) finished fifth and CM Andres Alejandro Carrasco Miranda (2234) got sixth place. Final rankings can be found below
Interview with the 2024 Chilean Chess Champion – GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra:
Detailed information about the event can be found on the official website / chess-results.
Photos by Chilean Chess Federation Facebook page
Final standings – Chilean Chess Championship 2024:
Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | |
1 | GM | Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal | CHI | 2591 | 9 |
2 | GM | Salinas Herrera, Pablo Patricio | CHI | 2483 | 8.5 |
3 | IM | Perez Gormaz, Matias | CHI | 2388 | 8 |
4 | Marrujo Pardo, Mauricio Emmanuel | CHI | 2285 | 8 | |
5 | FM | Torres Bravo, Cristobal Renato | CHI | 2336 | 8 |
6 | CM | Carrasco Miranda, Andres Alejandro | CHI | 2234 | 8 |
7 | FM | Olivares Olivares, Claudio | CHI | 2274 | 7.5 |
8 | Gasic Merino, Franco Ignacio | CHI | 2228 | 7.5 | |
9 | IM | Lopez Silva, Hugo Andres | CHI | 2396 | 7.5 |
10 | Miranda Camus, Joaquin | CHI | 2050 | 7.5 | |
11 | Vasquez Toledo, Cristian | CHI | 2234 | 7.5 | |
12 | Palma Neira, Eliseo Maximiliano | CHI | 1991 | 7.5 | |
13 | Orellana Canelo, Alvaro Andres | CHI | 1872 | 7 | |
14 | Castro Salgado, Pablo Alonso | CHI | 2120 | 7 | |
15 | CM | Lenoir Ibacache, Gabriel | CHI | 2225 | 7 |
16 | Alarcon Careaga, Gustavo | CHI | 2139 | 7 | |
17 | Gonzalez Culi, Diego | CHI | 2099 | 7 | |
18 | Arias Diaz, Miguel Angel | CHI | 1972 | 7 | |
19 | FM | Muรฑoz Ramos, Christopher Matias | CHI | 1963 | 7 |
20 | CM | Jaque Gutierrez, Matias | CHI | 2177 | 6.5 |
21 | FM | Hernandez Riera, Jose De | CHI | 2147 | 6.5 |
22 | CM | Escudero Donoso, Felipe | CHI | 2025 | 6.5 |
23 | FM | Amigo Quintana, Antu | CHI | 2040 | 6.5 |
24 | Chacon Salinas, Cesar Rodrigo | CHI | 2004 | 6.5 | |
25 | FM | Caceres Vasquez, Sergio | CHI | 2073 | 6.5 |
26 | Alvarado Muรฑoz, Sebastian Ignacio | CHI | 2042 | 6.5 | |
27 | Chavez Dinamarca, Bastian | CHI | 1981 | 6.5 | |
28 | Zenteno Castro, Pedro Esteban | CHI | 1968 | 6.5 | |
29 | Ramirez Camilla, Agustin | CHI | 1671 | 6.5 | |
30 | Miranda Camus, Gonzalo Alonso | CHI | 1848 | 6.5 | |
31 | FM | Avalos Parra, Joao | CHI | 2178 | 6 |
32 | Perez Rojas, Jorge | CHI | 2023 | 6 | |
33 | FM | Tapia Fuentes, Jaime | CHI | 2183 | 6 |
34 | Guerrero Cataldo, Juan Andres | CHI | 1980 | 6 | |
35 | Arevalo Shuttleton, Felipe | CHI | 1857 | 6 | |
36 | Palma Araya, David | CHI | 1863 | 6 | |
37 | FM | Vargas Maliqueo, Ivan Patricio | CHI | 1911 | 6 |
38 | Gutierrez Araya, Andres Eduardo | CHI | 1660 | 6 | |
39 | Arias Diaz, Javier Alonso | CHI | 1771 | 6 | |
40 | FM | Cuevas Araya, Walter | CHI | 2066 | 6 |
41 | Bulgarini Torres, Marco | CHI | 1820 | 6 | |
42 | Gasic Merino, Martin Andrei | CHI | 1592 | 6 | |
43 | Vecchi Moncada, Erwin Francisco | CHI | 1621 | 6 | |
44 | Lecaros Lyon, Santiago | CHI | 1297 | 6 | |
45 | Meneses Riveros, Lucas Samir | CHI | 1539 | 5.5 | |
46 | Sepulveda Inzunza, Ignacio Paul | CHI | 1792 | 5.5 | |
47 | Navarro Molina, Elias | CHI | 1652 | 5.5 | |
48 | Betanzo Poo, Franco Cristobal | CHI | 1664 | 5.5 | |
49 | Andaur Vega, Claudio Alejandro | CHI | 1892 | 5.5 | |
50 | Cartes Esquivel, Oscar David | CHI | 1696 | 5.5 | |
51 | Greau Carreรฑo, Rodrigo Alberto | CHI | 1854 | 5.5 | |
52 | Ojeda Meneses, Pablo | CHI | 1802 | 5.5 | |
53 | CM | Orpinas Konig, Claudio | CHI | 1884 | 5.5 |
54 | Contreras Suazo, Ricardo Ignacio | CHI | 1937 | 5 | |
55 | CM | Ballesteros Cardenas, Leonardo Alberto | CHI | 2104 | 5 |
56 | FM | Montero Martinez, Cristhian | CHI | 2054 | 5 |
57 | Saavedra Ise, Jeder Fernando | CHI | 1866 | 5 | |
58 | Mondaca Gonzalez, Alfredo | CHI | 1751 | 5 | |
59 | Cordero Alchahueรฑi, Jorge Marcelo | CHI | 1595 | 5 | |
60 | Caurapan Montero, Eduardo Ignacio | CHI | 1858 | 5 | |
61 | WCM | Morales Flores, Monserrat | CHI | 1941 | 5 |
62 | Vergara Barreda, Iรฑaki Imanol | CHI | 1905 | 5 | |
63 | WFM | Sanchez Tobar, Francisca Valentina | CHI | 1836 | 5 |
64 | Perez Rojas, Felipe | CHI | 1642 | 5 | |
65 | Caceres Nuรฑez, Sebastian Andres | CHI | 1811 | 5 | |
66 | Palape Palacios, Gustavo | CHI | 1621 | 5 | |
67 | Izquierdo Garces, Rosario | CHI | 1590 | 5 | |
68 | Myers Cumsille, Cash Amaru | CHI | 1584 | 5 | |
69 | Martinez Caceres, Felipe | CHI | 1507 | 5 | |
70 | Bruna Poblete, Emilio | CHI | 1533 | 4.5 | |
71 | Campos Zambrano, Alexis Andres | CHI | 1602 | 4.5 | |
72 | Jimenez Jimenez, Abednego | CHI | 1514 | 4.5 | |
73 | Bustos Perez, Luis Damian | CHI | 1602 | 4.5 | |
74 | Perez Miranda, Tomas | CHI | 1557 | 4.5 | |
75 | Salazar Hernandez, Benjamin | CHI | 1481 | 4.5 | |
76 | Lobos Astorga, Mario | CHI | 1563 | 4.5 | |
77 | Mercandino Sepulveda, Aldo | CHI | 1659 | 4.5 | |
78 | Rivadeneira Maturana, Benjamin Arturo | CHI | 1506 | 4.5 | |
79 | Troncoso Carrasco, Jose Jacinto | CHI | 2013 | 4.5 | |
80 | De La Maza Menares, Vicente Leon | CHI | 1400 | 4.5 | |
81 | Castillo Grado, Augusto | CHI | 1735 | 4.5 | |
82 | Avalos Herrera, Ian | CHI | 1629 | 4.5 | |
83 | Flores Sutherland, Hernan | CHI | 1441 | 4 | |
84 | Rivas Martinez, Cristian Alex | CHI | 1502 | 4 | |
85 | Valenzuela Corvalan, Mauricio Osvaldo | CHI | 1499 | 4 | |
86 | Ramos Valdes, Miguel Leonardo | CHI | 1440 | 4 | |
87 | Contreras Suazo, Rocio Antonella | CHI | 1662 | 3.5 | |
88 | Ortiz Viveros, Daniel Andres | CHI | 1387 | 3.5 | |
89 | Allende Muรฑoz, Daniel Alonso | CHI | 1427 | 3.5 | |
90 | Peรฑa Aguirre, Alejandro | CHI | 1537 | 3.5 | |
91 | Montero Bahamonde, Domingo | CHI | 1502 | 3.5 | |
92 | Aguilera Alvarez, Lucas Ignacio | CHI | 0 | 3.5 | |
93 | Rubio Bascur, Sebastian Alfonso | CHI | 1380 | 3 | |
94 | Kittsteiner Araya, Alejandro Werner | CHI | 1439 | 3 | |
95 | Saavedra Alvarez, Pablo | CHI | 1560 | 3 | |
96 | Aldana Carmona, Vicente Ismael | CHI | 1409 | 2.5 | |
97 | Leiva Mendoza, Matias | CHI | 1431 | 2.5 | |
98 | Tapia Wenderoth, Vicente | CHI | 2021 | 2 | |
99 | Zamora Zamora, Cristian Alejandro | CHI | 1433 | 2 | |
100 | AIM | Vasquez Novoa, Juan Carlos | CHI | 1871 | 1.5 |
101 | Vergara Rozas, Jose Francisco | CHI | 1950 | 0.5 | |
102 | Nauto Muรฑoz, Isaias Ignacio | CHI | 2051 | 0 |