Pan American Junior Chess Championship

The Pan American Junior Chess Championship is an annual chess tournament open to players in the Americas who are under 20 years of age. The tournament has been held since 1974 with occasional interruptions. Beginning in 1995, a separate championship for girls has been held concurrently with the open championship.

The reigning champion is Annie Wang, who was the first girl to win any of the gender-unrestricted continental under-20 championships.

Competition

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The championships are organized by national federations affiliated with the Confederation of Chess for America (CCA). They are open to chess players who are under 20 years of age as of 1 January of the year in which the championship is held.[1] The tournament format has varied over the years depending on the number of participants; since 2004, the open championship has been a nine-round Swiss-system tournament.[2]

The winners of the open and girls' championships earn the right to participate in the next year's World Junior Chess Championships.[3] In the open championship, the top three players after tiebreaks all earn the International Master title, while the first-placed player additionally earns a norm towards the Grandmaster title. In the girls' championship, the top three players after tiebreaks all earn the Woman International Master title, while the first-placed player additionally earns a norm towards the Woman Grandmaster title.[4]

Results

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Open championship

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Year Venue Winner Players[5]
1974 San Juan, Puerto Rico  Gildardo García (COL) 16
1975 Buenos Aires, Argentina  Jaime Sunye Neto (BRA) 10
1977 São Paulo, Brazil  Miguel Bernat (ARG) 12
1978 Belo Horizonte, Brazil  Javier Campos Moreno (CHI) 7
1979 Mercedes, Argentina  Iván Morovic (CHI) 9
1980 Córdoba, Argentina  Marcelo Tempone (ARG) 9
1981 San Pedro de Jujuy, Argentina  Rodolfo Garbarino (ARG) 13
1982 Buenos Aires, Argentina  Sandro Heleno Trindade (BRA) 12
1984 Lima, Peru  Julio Granda (PER) 16
1985 Saladillo, Argentina  Carlos Boissonet (ARG) 14
1986 Quito, Ecuador  Walter Arencibia (CUB) 16
1987 Asunción, Paraguay  Roberto Martín del Campo (MEX) 19
1988 Oaxaca, Mexico  Pedro Paneque Martín (CUB) 14
1989 Asunción, Paraguay  Andrés Rodríguez Vila (URU) 14
1990 Merlo, Argentina  Gustavo Hernández (DOM) 18
1991 Bariloche, Argentina  Roberto Watanabe (BRA) 15
1992 ? ? N/A
1993 Rancagua, Chile  Giovanni Vescovi (BRA) 14
1994 Santiago, Chile  Maximiliano Ginzburg (ARG) 18
1995 Santiago, Chile  Rafael Leitão (BRA) 22
1996 Trujillo, Peru  Diego Pereyra (ARG) 30
1997 Buenos Aires, Argentina  Fernando Peralta (ARG) 28
1998 Margarita Island, Venezuela  Giovanni Vescovi (BRA) 34
1999 Santiago, Chile  Martin Labollita (ARG) 25
2000 Macas, Ecuador  Rubén Felgaer (ARG) 23
2001 Yucay, Peru  Rubén Felgaer (ARG) 21
2002 La Paz, Bolivia  Rafael Prasca Sosa (VEN) 19
2003 Botucatu, Brazil  Dmitry Schneider (USA) 16
2004 Guayaquil, Ecuador  Pablo Lafuente (ARG) 15
2005 Cali, Colombia  Leandro Perdomo (ARG) 55
2006 Bogotá, Colombia  Eduardo Iturrizaga (VEN) 30
2007 Riobamba, Ecuador  Robert Hungaski (USA) 25
2008 Cali, Colombia  Damian Lemos (ARG) 46
2009 Montevideo, Uruguay  Ray Robson (USA) 34
2010 Cali, Colombia  Camilo Ríos Cristhian (COL) 33
2011 Durán, Ecuador  Leandro Krysa (ARG) 42
2012 São Paulo, Brazil  Jose Daniel Gemy (BOL) 54
2013 Bogotá, Colombia  Cristhian Barros Rivadeneira (ECU) 39
2014 Asunción, Paraguay  Cristobal Henriquez Villagra (CHI) 23
2015 San Salvador, El Salvador  Kevin Cori Quispe (PER) 46
2016 Guatapé, Colombia  Luis Paulo Supi (BRA) 56
2017 San Salvador, El Salvador  Brian Escalante Ramírez (PER) 26
2018 Guayaquil, Ecuador  Sanjay Ghatti (USA) 41
2019 Cochabamba, Bolivia  Annie Wang (USA) 51

Girls' championship

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Year Venue Winner Players[6]
1995 Santiago, Chile  Martha Fierro (ECU) 15
1996 Trujillo, Peru  Martha Fierro (ECU) 21
1997 Buenos Aires, Argentina  Martha Fierro (ECU) 20
1998 Margarita Island, Venezuela  Saraí Sánchez Castillo (VEN) 20
1999 Santiago, Chile  Karen Zapata Campos (PER) 15
2000 Macas, Ecuador  Saraí Sánchez Castillo (VEN) 12
2001 Yucay, Peru  Saraí Sánchez Castillo (VEN) 17
2002 La Paz, Bolivia  Cindy Tsai (USA) 10
2003 Botucatu, Brazil  Luciana Morales Mendoza (PER) 6
2004 Guayaquil, Ecuador  Cindy Tsai (USA) 7
2005 Cali, Colombia  Jenny Astrid Chiriví Castiblanco (COL) 23
2006 Bogotá, Colombia  Ingrid Rivera Banquez (VEN) 13
2007 Riobamba, Ecuador  Jenny Astrid Chiriví Castiblanco (COL) 15
2008 Cali, Colombia  Deysi Cori (PER) 17
2009 Montevideo, Uruguay  Stephanie Amed (ARG) 11
2010 Cali, Colombia  Aura Cristina Salazar (COL) 25
2011 Durán, Ecuador  Paula Andrea Rodriguez Rueda (COL) 27
2012 São Paulo, Brazil  Paula Andrea Rodriguez Rueda (COL) 23
2013 Bogotá, Colombia  Paula Andrea Rodriguez Rueda (COL) 26
2014 Asunción, Paraguay  Ann Chumpitaz Carbajal (PER) 16
2015 San Salvador, El Salvador  Ashritha Eswaran (USA) 24
2016 Guatapé, Colombia  Lilia Ivonne Fuentes Godoy (MEX) 23
2017 San Salvador, El Salvador  Javiera Belén Gómez Barrera (CHI) 29
2018 Guayaquil, Ecuador  Thalia Cervantes Landeiro (USA) 28
2019 Cochabamba, Bolivia  Danitza Vázquez (PRI) 28

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pan-American Junior Under-20 Championships (Absolute & Girls)". CCA. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Panamerican Junior Chess Championship". OlimpBase. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. ^ "FIDE World Junior Under-20 Championships". FIDE Handbook. FIDE. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Table for Direct Titles effective from 1 July 2017". FIDE Handbook. FIDE. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. ^ Nóbrega Jr., Adaucto Wanderley. "Campeonato Panamericano Juvenil". BrasilBase (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  6. ^ Nóbrega Jr., Adaucto Wanderley. "Camp. Panamericano Juvenil Feminino". BrasilBase (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 December 2020.