Brian Escalante Ramírez
Peruvian chess grandmaster (born 1999)
Brian Escalante Ramírez | |
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Country | Peru |
Born | (1999-09-20) September 20, 1999 (age 24) Tarapoto, Peru |
Title | Grandmaster (2024)[1] |
FIDE rating | 2476 (May 2024) |
Peak rating | 2500 (December 2023) |
Brian Sebastian Escalante Ramírez is a Peruvian chess grandmaster.
Chess career
He began playing chess at the age of 5, and was coached by Jose Luis Chong Sanchez.[2]
In 2017, he won the Pan American Junior Chess Championship.[2]
In November 2023, he achieved the Grandmaster title after defeating Yasser Quesada in the U.S. Masters Open.[3][4]
Personal life
He is studying for a master's degree in IT and management at the University of Texas at Dallas, and also plays on the university's chess team.[3] In January 2024, he was part of the "A" team, which finished in second place in the Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship.[5]
References
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ a b "BRIAN SEBASTIAN ESCALANTE RAMIREZ".
- ^ a b Aslam, Aafiya (January 16, 2024). "Chess player now UTD's 10th grandmaster".
- ^ "UTD Receives Veteran Education Award; Chess Player Earns Grand Honor". December 14, 2023.
- ^ Fontenot, Stephen (January 8, 2024). "Chess Team Opens New Year by Finishing Pan-Ams with Final 4 Berth".
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Peruvian Grandmasters
Chess players for Peru with the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM)
- Georgui Castañeda
- Emilio Córdova
- Jorge Cori
- Cristhian Cruz Sánchez
- Brian Escalante Ramírez
- Julio Granda
- Orestes Rodríguez Vargas
- Henry Urday Cáceres
- Deivy Vera Sigueñas
- See also: List of chess grandmasters
- Category:Peruvian chess players