Chess Players: 2008 Pan American Continental Championship

As of Nov. 1, 2008, the following players will be participating in the 2008 Pan American Continental Championship.

Registrations are still open and ongoing so check back for player updates!

Note: A Player’s Profile page for the participants will also be posted on the website soon.

CHESS PLAYERS: (Title, Name, Country, FIDE and/or USCF Rating)

• GM Julio Becerra (USA) Rating 2602
• GM Alexander Shabalov (USA) Rating 2585
• GM Jaan Ehlvest (USA) Rating 2581
• GM Alexandr Stripunsky (USA) Rating 2553
• GM Alexander Ivanov (USA) Rating 2546
• GM Manuel Leon Hoyos (Mexico) Rating 2535
• GM Alonso Zapata (Colombia) Rating 2501
• IM Josh Ed Friedel (USA) Rating 2498
• IM Vinay Bhat (USA) Rating 2497
• GM Darcy Lima (Brazil) Rating 2488
• IM Alder Escobar (Colombia) Rating 2482
• IM Everaldo Matsuura (Brazil) Rating 2469
• IM Ray Robson (USA) Rating 2466
• IM Justin Sarkar (USA) Rating 2451
• IM Sergio Barrientos (Colombia) Rating 2450
• IM Mauricio A Uribe (Colombia) Rating 2414
• GM Gildardo Garcia (Colombia) Rating 2410
• IM Blas Lugo (USA) Rating 2403
• IM Nelson Gamboa (Colombia) Rating 2378
• IM Alfonso Almeida (Mexico) Rating 2378
• FM Daniel M Rensch (USA) Rating 2354
• FM Renato Terry (Peru) Rating 2349
• FM Mauricio Rios Parra (Colombia) Rating 2334
• IM David Arenas (Colombia) Rating 2323
• FM Ilye Figler (USA) Rating 2322
• Raymond Kaufman (USA) Rating 2320
• FM Alan Borda (Bolivia) Rating 2320
• FM Alex Betaneli (USA) Rating 2318
• FM Jake Kleiman (USA) Rating 2315
• FM Alfredo Peña (Colombia) Rating 2309
• WFM ALISA MELEKHIN (USA) Rating 2299
• Yevgeni Margulis (USA) Rating 2274
• Eric Rodriguez (USA) Rating 2270
• FM Fabio La Rota (USA) Rating 2252
• FM Lincoln Lucena (Brazil) Rating 2239
• Manuel Robledo Gonzales (Peru) Rating 2223
• Erik F Santarius (USA) Rating 2213
• Smith Dolorier (Peru) Rating 2210
• FM Wilson Estuardo Lorenzana (Guatemala) Rating 2202
• Jerald W Times (USA) Rating 2202
• Jose Luis Fonseca Gonzalez (Nicaragua) Rating 2200
• Andres Hortillosa (USA) Rating 2199
• MF Alvaro Garcia (Colombia) Rating 2198
• Constantine Xanthos (USA) Rating 2196
• Eric N Cooke (USA) Rating 2191
• Ashish Vaja (USA) Rating 2184
• CM Boris Ariel Ferrufino (Bolivia) Rating 2182
• FM Carlos Reyes Najera (Guatemala) Rating 2150
• Dr. Joaquim Soares (Brazil) Rating 2149
• WFM Chouchanik Airapetian (USA) Rating 2117
• Jorge Reynaldo (Cuba) Rating 2112
• FM Victor Sarat (Guatemala) Rating 2109
• Andres Santalla (USA) Rating 2108
• Jeffrey Haskel (USA) Rating 2096
• Eduardo Bermudez (Colombia) Rating 2095
• Neal Goldberg (USA) Rating 2074
• Gregory J Kimmel (USA) Rating 2057
• Dr. Carlos Pique (Nicaragua) Rating 2048
• Raul Barros (Colombia) Rating 2044
• Bill Hall (USA) Rating 2120
• FM Raul Junior Barros (Colombia) Rating 2002
• Mike Lucente (USA) Rating 1946
• Christopher Heung (USA) Rating 1946
• Mel H Goss (USA) Rating 1939
• William Miguel Reyes Soco (Guatemala) Unrated
• Igor G Baptista (Brazil) Unrated

Marriott Hotel Deadline Extended to Nov. 1st.

Deadline for Marriott Hotel at Boca Center Extended to November 1, 2008 !

2008 Pan American – Continental Championship (Boca Raton, Florida, USA)

Hotel registrations for all players should be made directly with the Hotel. CLICK HERE to MAKE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATION !

Reservations must be made directly with the hotel by November 1, 2008. Room rate $120 per night. Rooms are for up to four people, but only with double beds.

The Marriott at Boca Raton is in an excellent location near Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, FL. Traveling to Europe from Miami is also convenient and should be taken into consideration.

Make Checks Payable to: Checks must be payable to Chess Educators, LLC and mailed to P.O. Box 160 New York, NY 10028.

On-line Registration & Payment: On line registration and payment is available at ChessEducators.com.

Deadline for Registration:

Registration Fee: $175.00 by Sept. 30, 2008, after Sept. 30, 2008 Registration Fee is $200.00.

TITLES and PRIZES!!!!!!!

TITLES:

The GM, IM, WGM, WIM titles norms can be earned in internationally rated tournaments played according to FIDE regulations. Continental Championship’s regulations apply for this event.

PRIZES:

• 1st Place 4,000.00
• 2nd Place 3,000.00
• 3rd Place 2,000.00
• 4th Place 1,500.00
• 5th Place 1,000.00
• 6th Place 900.00
• 7th Place 800.00
• 8th Place 700.00
• 9th Place 600.00
• 10th Place 500.00
• 11th Place 200.00
• 12th Place 200.00
• 13th Place 200.00
• 14th Place 200.00
• 15th Place 200.00

Top player 18 years old or younger (age at the time of registration in the tournament) $300; Top women player $300; Top player over 50 years old or older (age at the time of registration in the tournament) $300. No player can win more than one monetary prize, in the event that a player has the option to win two prizes, she or he will have to choose only one prize.

For more information please contact Beatriz Marinello at Beatchess@aol.com and/or Beatriz@chesseducators.com

We are looking forward to seeing you at this exciting event !

Yours for Chess,

Beatriz Marinello
Tournament Organizer

Click Here to Download the Tournament Invitation - 2008 Pan American Continental Championship Invitation