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| Santiago Avila Pavas | |
|---|---|
| Country | Colombia |
| Born | May 21, 2004 |
| Title | Grandmaster (2023) |
| FIDE rating | 2516 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2522 (May 2023) |
Santiago Avila Pavas (born 2004) [1] is a Colombian chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 2023. [2]
Avila Pavas won the 2017 Under-20 Valle del Cauca Championship. [3]
Avila Pavas qualified for the Chess World Cup 2023, where he was defeated by Ilya Smirin on tiebreaks in the first round. [4]
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