Alder Escobar Forero

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Alder Escobar Forero
Country Colombia
Born (1977-03-11) March 11, 1977 (age 46)
Title Grandmaster (2014)
FIDE   rating 2425 (January 2024)
Peak rating 2524 (November 2015)

Alder Escobar Forero (born 1977) is a Colombian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2014.

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Career

Escobar Forero has represented Colombia in four Chess Olympiads; 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012. [1] He played in the Chess World Cup 2019, where he was defeated by Leinier Domínguez in the first round.

In January 2018, Escobar Forero tied for third place with Praggnanandhaa and IM Denys Shmelov in the Charlotte Chess Center's Winter 2018 GM Norm Invitational held in Charlotte, North Carolina with a score of 5.0/9. [2]

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References

  1. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Alder Escobar Forero". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  2. "CCCSA GM/IM Norm Invitational - Labor Day 2021 GM/IM Norm Invitational Chess Tournament".