Ariel Sorin
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Ariel Sorín is an Argentine
chess
Grandmaster.
He played three times in the Panamerican Junior Championships, and took 2nd at Saladillo
1985, tied for 5-7th at Quito
1986, and tied for 4-5th at Asuncion
1987. He was Argentine Junior Champion in 1987. He took 3rd place at the 1987 Argentina Absolute Championship. He took 4th at the 1988 La Habana Panamerican Championship. In 1989, he won the Magistral III Mar del Plata
, and tied for 1st-2nd with James Mann de Toledo in Buenos Aires
.
He was City of Buenos Aires 1993 Champion. He was a winner of the "Magistral Ciudad de San Martín" 1994, the "Magistral Circulo de Ajedrez Torre Blanca" 1994, and the "Groningen Masters Tournament" 1994. He took 2nd at the 1995 ARG-ch (Pablo Ricardi
won). In 1998, he took 2nd in Buenos Aires (Boca Juniors-op, Maxim Sorokin
won).
Sorin was Argentine Champion
in 2000 and 2004. He took 5th at Buenos Aires 2003 (Andres Rodriguez won).
Sorin has played for Argentina in three Chess Olympiad
s.
Sorin was awarded the International Master title in 1989, and the GM title in 1995.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
Grandmaster.
He played three times in the Panamerican Junior Championships, and took 2nd at Saladillo
Saladillo
Saladillo is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Saladillo Partido.-External links:...
1985, tied for 5-7th at Quito
Quito
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1986, and tied for 4-5th at Asuncion
Asunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...
1987. He was Argentine Junior Champion in 1987. He took 3rd place at the 1987 Argentina Absolute Championship. He took 4th at the 1988 La Habana Panamerican Championship. In 1989, he won the Magistral III Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
, and tied for 1st-2nd with James Mann de Toledo in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
.
He was City of Buenos Aires 1993 Champion. He was a winner of the "Magistral Ciudad de San Martín" 1994, the "Magistral Circulo de Ajedrez Torre Blanca" 1994, and the "Groningen Masters Tournament" 1994. He took 2nd at the 1995 ARG-ch (Pablo Ricardi
Pablo Ricardi
Pablo Ricardi is an Argentine chess master.He won the Argentine Chess Championship five times , and was a sub-champion in 2005....
won). In 1998, he took 2nd in Buenos Aires (Boca Juniors-op, Maxim Sorokin
Maxim Sorokin
Maxim Sorokin was a Russian chess Grandmaster . In 1998–2002 he played for Argentina.In 2004 he tied for first with Saidali Iuldachev in the Murzagaliev Memorial in Uralsk, Kazakhstan. In 2007 he coached Sergei Rublevsky in the 2007 Candidates matches in Elista.-External links:*...
won).
Sorin was Argentine Champion
Argentine Chess Championship
The first Argentine Chess Championship was held in 1921. The Champion's title was granted after victorious or drawn match between previous champion and challenger, a winner of Torneo Mayor...
in 2000 and 2004. He took 5th at Buenos Aires 2003 (Andres Rodriguez won).
Sorin has played for Argentina in three Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
s.
- In 1994, at second reserve board in 31st Chess Olympiad31st Chess OlympiadThe 31st Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, took place between November 30 and December 17, 1994, in Moscow, Russia.- Chess competition :...
in Moscow (+3 –2 =5); - In 1996, at first reserve board in 32nd Chess Olympiad32nd Chess OlympiadThe 32nd Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, took place between September 15 and October 2, 1996, in Yerevan, Armenia.- Chess competition :...
in Yerevan (+2 –1 =4); - In 2004, at fourth board in 36th Chess Olympiad36th Chess OlympiadThe 36th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between October 14 and October 31, 2004, in Calvià on the Spanish island of Majorca.-Chess...
in Calvia (+3 –3 =5).
Sorin was awarded the International Master title in 1989, and the GM title in 1995.