Santiago Avila Pavas

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Santiago Avila Pavas
CountryColombia
Born (2004-05-21) May 21, 2004 (age 19)
TitleGrandmaster (2023)
FIDE rating2516 (May 2024)
Peak rating2522 (May 2023)

Santiago Avila Pavas (born 2004)[1] is a Colombian chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 2023.[2]

Chess career[edit]

Avila Pavas won the 2017 Under-20 Valle del Cauca Championship.[3]

Avila Pavas qualified for the Chess World Cup 2023, where he was defeated by Ilya Smirin on tiebreaks in the first round.[4]

Personal life[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main230564.pdf
  2. ^ "Avila Pavas, Santiago". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  3. ^ País, El (21 March 2017). "Santiago Ávila Pavas se quedó con un nuevo título de Ajedrez". Noticias de Cali, Valle y Colombia - Periodico: Diario El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Carlsen, Magnus vs. Pantsulaia, Levan - FIDE World Cup 2023". chess24.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

External links[edit]