Gianmarco Leiva (also Giuseppe Leiva Rodríguez; born 14 September 1995) is a Peruvian chess International Master (2013), two-times Peruvian Chess Championship winner (2012, 2017).
| Gianmarco Leiva | |
|---|---|
| Country | Peru |
| Born | 14 September 1995 |
| Title | International Master (2013) |
| FIDE rating | 2404 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2449 (June 2017) |
Chess career edit
Gianmarco Leiva twice participated in World Junior Chess Championships (2012, 2015).[1]
Gianmarco Leiva twice won Peruvian Chess Championship: in 2012[2] and 2017.[3]
In 2023 Gianmarco Leiva ranked in 8th place in American Continental Chess Championship and after American master Kirk Ghazarian declined to play replacement his in the Chess World Cup.[4]
In 2023, in Baku Gianmarco Leiva participated in single-elimination Chess World Cup and won in 1st round to Slovenian Grandmaster Anton Demchenko but in 2nd round lost to Emirati Grandmaster Salem Saleh.[5]
Gianmarco Leiva played for Peru in the Chess Olympiads:[6]
- In 2012, at third board in the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+3, =6, -2).
In 2021, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.
References edit
- ^ "OlimpBase :: World Junior Chess Championship :: Leiva Rodríguez, Giuseppe". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ Giuseppe Leiva es el campeon del Campeonato Nacional Absoluto de Perú
- ^ Campeonato Nacional Absoluto Perú 2017
- ^ XVI CAMPEONATO CONTINENTAL ABSOLUTO DE AJEDREZ DE LAS AMERICAS 2023
- ^ FIDE World Cup - Pairings Tree
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Giuseppe Leiva". www.olimpbase.org.
External links edit
- Gianmarco Leiva rating card at FIDE
- Gianmarco Leiva player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Giuseppe Leiva chess games at 365Chess.com
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