Sergio Minero Pineda Explained

Sergio Minero Pineda
Country:Costa Rica
International Master (1996)
Peakrating:2440 (January 2005)
Fideid:6500374

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

Career

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]

External links

Notes and References

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