Alan Pichot

Alan Pichot (born 13 August 1998) is an Argentine chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2016.

Alan Pichot
CountryArgentina
Born (1998-08-13) 13 August 1998
Buenos Aires, Argentina
TitleGrandmaster (2016)
FIDE rating2630 (June 2020)
Peak rating2630 (April 2020)

Chess career

Pichot was Argentine champion at the U10, U12, U14 and U18 levels,[1] achieving the latter victory at the age of 12.[2] He became the Pan American under 10 champion in 2008 and as a result, he was awarded the title of FIDE Master. In 2014, he won the U16 section of the World Youth Chess Championships with a score of 9/11 points (+9–2=0), half a point ahead of the rest of the field.[3] He earned the grandmaster title in 2016, aged 17.

In July 2019, Pichot placed fifth in the American Continental Chess Championship with a score of 8/11 (+6–1=4), thus qualifying for the FIDE World Cup 2019.

Pichot has represented Argentina at the Chess Olympiad since 2016. He was on the reserve board at the 42nd Chess Olympiad, scoring 5½/8 (+3–0=5).[4] He played on fourth board at the 43rd Chess Olympiad, and scored 5½/9 (+4–2=3).[5]

References
  1. "Argentine Alan Pichot crowned world youth chess champion". Sportskeeda. Indo-Asian News Service. 30 September 2014.
  2. "Alan Pichot". Saint Louis Chess Club.
  3. Ilardo, Carlos A.; Manteiga, Graciela (2014-10-13). "Pichot, el conquistador". Noticias de ajedrez (in Spanish). ChessBase. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  4. 42nd Chess Olympiad: Baku 2016 OlimpBase
  5. 43rd Chess Olympiad: Batumi 2018 OlimpBase


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