Alan Pichot
| Alan Pichot | |
|---|---|
 Alan Pichot at the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023 | |
| Country | Argentina (until 2023) Spain (since 2023) |
| Born | 13 August 1998 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Title | Grandmaster (2016) |
| FIDE rating | 2649 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2652 (May 2022) |
| Ranking | No. 85 (November 2024) |
| Peak ranking | No. 85 (November 2024) |
Alan Pichot (born 13 August 1998) is an Argentine chess player who represents Spain. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2016.
Chess career
[edit]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.
In 2022, Pichot won the Magistral 50 Aniversario Torre Blanca tournament in Buenos Aires with a score of 8/9 (+7–0=2)[4]
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).[5] He played on fourth board at the 43rd Chess Olympiad, and scored 5½/9 (+4–2=3).[6]
In August 2023, Pichot announced his decision to transfer from the Argentinian chess federation to represent the Spanish chess federation, citing a lack of financial support as his motivation.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Argentine Alan Pichot crowned world youth chess champion". Sportskeeda. 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Alan Pichot". Saint Louis Chess Club.
- ^ Ilardo, Carlos A.; Manteiga, Graciela (13 October 2014). "Pichot, el conquistador". Noticias de ajedrez (in Spanish). ChessBase. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "The Week in Chess 1430". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ 42nd Chess Olympiad: Baku 2016 OlimpBase
- ^ 43rd Chess Olympiad: Batumi 2018 OlimpBase
- ^ "GM Pichot Moves To Spain, Slams Argentinian Chess Federation On The Way". chess.com. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Alan Pichot rating card at FIDE
- Alan Pichot player profile at Chess.com
- Alan Pichot player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Alan Pichot chess games at 365Chess.com
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