Sergio Minero Pineda (born 1974) is a Costa Rican chess player. He was awarded the title International Master by FIDE in 1996.[1]

Sergio Minero Pineda
CountryCosta Rica
Born (1974-02-21) February 21, 1974 (age 50)
TitleInternational Master (1996)
Peak rating2440 (January 2005)

Career

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He has represented Costa Rica at a number of Chess Olympiads, including 1988 (scoring 6/11 on board 4),[2] 1990 (8.5/13 on board 3),[3] 2002 (7/11 on board 2),[4] 2014 (4/9 on board 3)[5] and 2016 (6/10 on board 1).[6]

He has won the Costa Rican Chess Championship five times; in 1992, 1999, 2004, 2015 and 2020.[7]

He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2021, where he was defeated 2-0 by Alan Pichot in the first round.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Minero Pineda, Sergio". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: 28th Chess Olympiad, Thessaloniki 1988, Costa Rica". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: 29th Chess Olympiad, Novi Sad 1990, Costa Rica". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  4. ^ "OlimpBase :: 35th Chess Olympiad, Bled 2002, Costa Rica". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  5. ^ "OlimpBase :: 41st Chess Olympiad, Tromsø 2014, Costa Rica". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  6. ^ "OlimpBase :: 42nd Chess Olympiad, Baku 2016, Costa Rica". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  7. ^ "Campeonato de Costa Rica". www.ajedrezdeataque.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  8. ^ "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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