Adriana Salazar Varón (born 27 December 1963) is a Colombian chess player. She received the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM) in 1990 and is a nine-time winner of the Colombian Women's Chess Championship (1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996).
| Adriana Salazar | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Adriana Salazar Varón |
| Country | Colombia |
| Born | 27 December 1963 |
| Title | Woman Intl. Master (1990) |
| FIDE rating | 2100 (July 1997) |
| Peak rating | 2135 (July 1990) |
Biography
editFrom the 1980s to the 1990s, Salazar was one of the leading Colombian female chess players. She nine times won Colombian Women's Chess Championship: in 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996. In 1990, Salazar participated in Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in Azov where ranked 17th place.[1]
Salazar played for Colombia in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1982, at second board in the 10th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lucerne (+3, =4, -5),
- In 1984, at first board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+8, =0, -6),
- In 1986, at first board in the 27th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dubai (+8, =0, -6),
- In 1988, at first board in the 28th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+5, =4, -5),
- In 1994, at first board in the 31st Chess Olympiad (women) in Moscow (+7, =4, -3),
- In 1996, at second board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Yerevan (+3, =5, -4).
In 1990, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.
References
edit- ^ "1990 Azov Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". Mark-Weeks.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Adriana Salazar". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
External links
edit- Adriana Salazar rating card at FIDE
- Adriana Salazar player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Adriana Salazar chess games at 365Chess.com
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