2008 Pan American Continental Championship |
By Beatriz Marinello | |
October 16, 2008 | |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE # 2 DATE: October 16, 2008 CONTACT: Beatriz Marinello, [email protected] The Confederation of Chess for America (CCA), the U.S. Chess Federation (USCF), and Chess Educators, LLC are pleased to organize the 2008 Pan American – Continental Championship. The 2008 Pan American – Continental Championship will be held at the Marriott Boca Raton Hotel, located in Boca Raton, Florida in the United States of America from November 1-7, 2008. This event in open to players from all American countries, and is a 9 Rounds, Swiss System. So far, there are players registered from USA, Cuba, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Colombia, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia. This championship offers the opportunity to earn FIDE ratings, norms and titles. Below is the list of the top 20 players who have already registered. Hurry, there is still time to sign up and experience this exciting event. TITLE NAME FIDE RATING COUNTRY GM Alexandr Stripunsky 2553 USA GM Alexander Ivanov 2547 USA GM Alonso Zapata 2501 Colombia IM Josh Friedel 2498 USA IM Vinay Bhat 2498 USA GM Darcy Lima 2488 Brazil IM Alder Escobar 2482 Colombia IM Everaldo Matsuura 2469 Brazil IM Ray Robson 2466 USA IM Mauricio Uribe 2414 Colombia GM Gildardo Garcia 2410 Colombia FM Jorge Cori Tello 2385 Peru IM Nelson Gamboa 2378 Colombia FM Daniel Rensch 2354 USA FM Mauricio Rios Parra 2334 Colombia FM Alan Wilbert Borda Rivera 2333 Bolivia IM David Arenas 2323 Colombia FM Ilye Figler 2322 USA FM Alex Betaneli 2318 USA FM Jake Kleiman 2315 USA Location Details: (Boca Raton, Florida) Hotel Marriott Boca Raton at Boca Center , Chess Rate $120 1 - 4 in room · Must be booked by 10/20 to receive the Chess Rate. Visit www.ChessEducators.com where you will find links to online registration, payment and hotel reservations! If you have any questions - Please contact the Tournament Organizer - Beatriz Marinello at [email protected] or cell. 917-553-4522. This press release is also available in a spanish version. The registration form can be found here. |