Melissa Castrillón Gómez (born 1995) is a Colombian chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master. She has represented Colombia at three Chess Olympiads.
| Melissa Castrillón Gómez | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Colombia |
| Born | 1995 (age 28–29) |
| Title | Woman International Master (2012) |
| Peak rating | 2301 (November 2018) |
Biography
editIn 2009, in Mar del Plata, Castrillón won Pan American Girls' Chess Championship in the under 14 age group.[1] In 2011, in La Ceja she won South American Zonal Women's Chess Championship and was given the right to participate in Women's World Chess Championship.[2] In 2012, in Khanty-Mansiysk, Castrillón made her debut in the Women's World Chess Championship, where in the first round she lost to Nadezhda Kosintseva.[3]
She has played for Colombia at four Chess Olympiads (2012—2018) and won individual silver (2012) medal.[4]
Castrillón was awarded the Woman FIDE Master (WFM) in 2009,[5] and as a result of her performance in the 2011 South American Zonal Women's Chess Championship she was awarded the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 2012.[6]
She won the Women's section of the Colombian Chess Championship in 2020.[7]
References
edit- ^ Herzog, Heinz. "PANAMERICANO DE LA JUVENTUD 2009 Sub 14 Femenino". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ Herzog, Heinz. "Zonal Femenino 2.3 Colombia". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ "2012 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women)". Mark-Weeks.com.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Melissa Castrillon Gomez". OlimpBase.org.
- ^ Administrator. "XX Panamericano Mar del Plata U14 Fem September 2009 Argentina FIDE Chess Tournament details". ratings.fide.com.
- ^ Administrator. "Zonal Femenino 2.3 November 2011 Colombia FIDE Chess Tournament details". ratings.fide.com.
- ^ "Barrientos and Castrillon Gomez win Colombian Championship". FIDE.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
External links
edit- Melissa Castrillon Gomez rating card at FIDE
- Melissa Castrillon Gomez player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Melissa Castrillon Gomez chess games at 365Chess.com
