Carlos Matamoros Franco

In 1981, Carlos Matamoros Franco won bronze medal in World Youth Chess Championship in U16 age group. In 1986, he participated in World Junior Chess Championship. In 2005, he participated in Chess World Cup but in first round lost to Victor Bologan.[1]

Carlos Matamoros Franco is winner of many international chess tournaments. In 1997, in Capablanca Memorial he shared second place. Also Carlos Matamoros Franco won four times international chess tournament Malaga Open (2001, 2005, 2007, 2010). He has been first in Seville's international chess tournaments twice in a row (2002, 2003). In 2008, Carlos Matamoros Franco in a pair with Martha Fierro won gold medal in World Mind Sports Games in Mixed Pairs Blitz event.

Carlos Matamoros Franco played for Ecuador in the Chess Olympiads:[2]

• In 1982, at third board in the 25th Chess Olympiad in Lucerne (+6, =2, -1) and won individual gold medal,
• In 1986, at third reserve board in the 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai (+8, =3, -2) and won individual silver medal,
• In 1994, at first board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+6, =3, -3),
• In 2000, at first board in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+6, =4, -4),
• In 2002, at first board in the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled (+1, =11, -2),
• In 2004, at first board in the 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvià (+5, =7, -0),
• In 2006, at first board in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin (+2, =8, -0),
• In 2008, at first board in the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden (+5, =5, -1),
• In 2010, at first board in the 39th Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk (+2, =3, -4),
• In 2012, at first board in the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+5, =4, -1),
• In 2014, at first board in the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø (+3, =4, -2),
• In 2016, at first board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku (+6, =0, -3)[3],
• In 2018, at first board in the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi (+4, =4, -1)[4].

Carlos Matamoros Franco played for Ecuador in the Panamerican Team Chess Championship:[5]

• In 2003, at first board in the 7th Panamerican Team Chess Championship in Rio de Janeiro (+2, =0, -1) and won team bronze and individual gold medals.

Carlos Matamoros Franco played for Ecuador in the World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship:[6]

• In 1985, at first board in the 5th World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship in Mendoza (+5, =4, -0).

In 1987, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and in 2002 he received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title. Carlos Matamoros Franco was the first Ecuadorian chess player to become a Grandmaster.

• Carlos Matamoros Franco player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Carlos Matamoros Franco chess games at 365chess.com