IM Bernardo Roselli emerged as the winner of the 94th Uruguayan Chess Championship. The 12-player round robin took place in the city of Montevideo in the first decade of April.
The champion scored 8½ points out of 11 and reached the record mark of 21 national titles in 40 years of competition. Bernardo won his first crown back in 1984 at the age of 19 and now holds the double record of being the youngest and the oldest champion of Uruguay.
As the national champion, Roselli qualified for the Uruguayan team to represent the country in the next World Chess Olympiad in Hungary in 2024.
19-year-old FM Facundo Vazquez Furtado finished second just a half-point behind Roselli and became the vice-champion for the third time in a row. Undoubtedly, Facundo instilled a fresh spirit in Uruguayan chess and sent a great message to other young players: dedication, determination and commitment can work miracles.
FM Nicolas Lopez Azambuja netted 7½/11 and took bronze. The runner-up and the bronze winner completed the event undefeated.
The event was broadcast on chess.com, live.followchess.com, lichess.org and playchess.com.
Final standings:
1 | IM | Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo | 2376 | 8½ | |
2 | FM | Vazquez, Facundo | 2357 | 8 | |
3 | FM | Lopez Azambuja, Nicolas | 2225 | 7½ | |
4 | GM | Hoffman, Alejandro | 2359 | 7 | |
5 | FM | Carbone, Diego | 2336 | 6½ | |
6 | CM | Carvalho, Guillermo | 2101 | 5½ | |
7 | IM | Coppola, Claudio | 2296 | 5 | |
8 | Elena, Eduardo | 1915 | 4½ | ||
9 | FM | Curi, Gabriel | 2113 | 4½ | |
10 | Ressia, Lorenzo | 1928 | 3½ | ||
11 | FM | Granara Barreto, Sebastian | 2146 | 3 | |
12 | NM | Saralegui, Mario | 1992 | 2½ | |
Text: Edgardo Campora
