Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo (born 1997) is a Colombian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2019.
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| Full name | Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo |
| Country | Colombia |
| Born | July 8, 1997 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2019) |
| FIDE rating | 2432 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2510 (February 2020) |
Chess career edit
Ruiz Castillo won the Colombian Chess Championship in 2014, becoming the youngest Colombian champion ever.[1]
In 2017, he competed in the FIDE World Cup, and was knocked out by Wesley So in the first round. In 2019, Ruiz Castillo earned the title Grandmaster (GM) after his Elo rating exceeded 2500 during the Master Open Alekhine Memorial tournament in Russia.[2] He achieved the norms required for the title at the Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships of 2012 and 2013, where he took the gold medal on both occasions, and at the L.A.B. GM norm tournament in Bogotá 2012.[3]
References edit
- ^ Ruiz Jasbon, José Orlando (5 May 2014). "Joshua Ruiz, el campeón más joven de Colombia". Noticias de ajedrez (in Spanish). ChessBase. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Joshua Ruiz, nuevo maestro internacional de ajedrez". RED+ Noticias (in European Spanish). 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ Title applications. 84th FIDE Congress, Tallinn, EST, 30 September - 10 October 2013. FIDE.
External links edit
- Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Joshua Daniel Ruíz Castillo Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
- Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo rating card at FIDE
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