- Alonso Zapata
Alonso Zapata Ramirez (born 28 August 1958) is a Colombian chess Grandmaster.
He was Colombian Champion in 1980, 1981, 1995 (joint), 1996, 2000, and 2002. [ [http://www.elabedul.net/Ajedrez/Documentos/campeones_colombianos.php Campeones colombianos ] ]
Zapata played eleven times for Colombia in the
Chess Olympiad s (1978-1992, 1996-1998, and 2002). [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/players/91xztrne.html Zapata, Alonso] team chess records at olimpbase.org]He finished second, behind
Artur Yusupov , in the 16thWorld Junior Chess Championship at Innsbruck 1977, tied for 2nd-3rd at Havana 1980, twice shared 1st at Cienfuegos 1980 and Matanzas 1994 (Capablanca Memorial ).Zapata was awarded the
International Master (IM) title in 1980 and the GM title in 1984. [citation
last=Gaige | first=Jeremy | author-link=Jeremy Gaige
year=1987 | title=Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography
publisher=McFarland
isbn=0-7864-2353-6
page=476]References
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