Fernando Peralta (chess player)

Fernando Rodrigo Peralta Marenco is an Argentine chess grandmaster.

Fernando Peralta
Peralta in 2010
CountryArgentina
Born (1979-12-16) December 16, 1979 (age 45)
Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
TitleGrandmaster (2004)
FIDE rating2546 (December 2024)
Peak rating2632 (February 2013)

Chess career

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In 1997, Peralta won the Pan American Junior Chess Championship. He has since represented Argentina in multiple Chess Olympiads.[1]

Peralta competed in the 2007 Chess World Cup, where he was defeated by Ernesto Inarkiev in the first round.[2]

Peralta is a three-time Argentine Chess Champion, winning the title in 2006, 2018, and 2022. He clinched the 2022 title ahead of Leandro Krysa and Sandro Mareco by defeating Pablo Acosta in the final round.[3]

Peralta competed in the Chess World Cup 2023, where he was defeated by Arseniy Nesterov in the first round.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "GM Fernando Rodrigo Peralta".
  2. ^ List of Qualifiers for the World Cup 2007 Archived 2008-04-12 at the Wayback Machine from fide.com, accessed 2008-04-10.
  3. ^ "Fernando Peralta wins 2022 Argentine Championship". December 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "FIDE World Cup 2023: Preliminary lists of eligible players announced".