Juan Carlos Obregon Rivero is a Cuban chess grandmaster who plays for Mexico.
| Juan Carlos Obregon Rivero | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cuba (until 2022) Mexico (since 2022) |
| Born | September 8, 1989 Las Tunas, Cuba |
| Title | Grandmaster (2020)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2486 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2560 (May 2015) |
Career
editIn August 2021, he finished third in the Mexican Open, behind Jorge Cori and Sandro Mareco.[2]
In February 2022, he tied for second place alongside Jaime Santos Latasa, Guillermo Vázquez, Jorge Cori, Emilio Córdova, and Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera in the Iberoamericano Championship.[3]
In November 2023, he won the Mexican Chess Championship ahead of Leonel Figueredo Losada due to better tiebreaks.[4]
References
edit- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ Colodro, Carlos (August 11, 2021). "Jorge Cori wins Mexican Open".
- ^ "Iberoamericano Championship: Sandro Mareco clinches title". February 20, 2022.
- ^ "Mexican Championship 2023: Obregon Rivero and Corrales Jimenes win titles". November 13, 2023.