Guillermo Ruiz is a Peruvian Chess master

Chess master

A chess master is a chess player of such skill that he/she can usually beat chess experts, who themselves typically prevail against most amateurs. Among chess players, the term is often abbreviated to master, the meaning being clear from context....

 and US Life Master

Life Master

Life Master is a chess title awarded by the United States Chess Federation . To be awarded this title, one must hold a master's rating of over 2200 for at least 300 USCF-rated tournament chess games....

. Son of Aurora and Melquiades Ruiz. He has been married since 1974 and has 2 children.

Guillermo learned chess at the age of 17 from a friend and went on to win the championship of Lima and then the Peruvian Chess Championship

Peruvian Chess Championship

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in 1973. In 1978 he immigrated to Atlanta, Georgia. He is a four-time Georgia State Champion, winning in 1979, 1987, 1995, 1996.

In 2002 he was awarded the Georgia Chess Association 2002 Award for Contributions to Georgia Chess Community