GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra wins Chilean Chess Championship 2024

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The Chilean Chess Championship 2024 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	Muñoz 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 Muñoz, 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 Carreño, 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 Alchahueñi, Jorge Marcelo	CHI	1595	5
60		Caurapan Montero, Eduardo Ignacio	CHI	1858	5
61	WCM	Morales Flores, Monserrat	CHI	1941	5
62		Vergara Barreda, Iñaki Imanol	CHI	1905	5
63	WFM	Sanchez Tobar, Francisca Valentina	CHI	1836	5
64		Perez Rojas, Felipe	CHI	1642	5
65		Caceres Nuñez, 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 Muñoz, Daniel Alonso	CHI	1427	3.5
90		Peña 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 Muñoz, Isaias Ignacio	CHI	2051	0