Andrés Rodríguez Vila is a Uruguayan chess Grandmaster, ranked as the top player from Uruguay in a 2019 chess tournament held in Arica, Chile.[1]

Andrés Rodríguez Vila
CountryUruguay
Born (1973-12-19) December 19, 1973 (age 50)
TitleGrandmaster (1997)
FIDE rating2421 (November 2024)
Peak rating2575 (January 1996)

Career

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He has represented Uruguay at multiple Chess Olympiads, including 2004,[2] 2010,[3] 2012,[4] 2016[5] and 2018.[6]

He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2009, where he lost to eventual champion Boris Gelfand in the first round.

In 2012, he organised the 7th Continental Championship.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Shirov impressive in Arica". Chess News. February 1, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: 36th Chess Olympiad, Calvia 2004, Uruguay". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: 39th Chess Olympiad, Khanty-Mansiysk 2010, Uruguay". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ^ "OlimpBase :: 40th Chess Olympiad, Istanbul 2012, Uruguay". www.olimpbase.org.
  5. ^ "OlimpBase :: 42nd Chess Olympiad, Baku 2016, Uruguay". www.olimpbase.org.
  6. ^ "OlimpBase :: 43rd Chess Olympiad, Batumi 2018, Uruguay". www.olimpbase.org.
  7. ^ "Talk with GM Andrés Rodríguez". Chess Base. October 28, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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