Julio Granda
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Julio Ernesto Granda Zúñiga (born February 25, 1967 in Camaná
, Peru
) is a Peru
vian chess
Grandmaster.
In his coastal town, he learned how to play chess at the very young age of five.
By the age of 19, Granda had obtained the title of Grandmaster by the FIDE, the World Chess Federation, after surpassing the chess rating of 2500. He finished 1st with Bent Larsen
at Mar del Plata 1993. He is a five-time chess champion of Peru
, winning in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 2002. Granda won the 4th American Continental Championship
at Cali
2007 on tie-break
between the five first place finishers at 8.0/11. This victory qualified him for the Chess World Cup 2007
where he lost his first round match to Arkadij Naiditsch
0.5–1.5. In December 2009, he tied for 1st-4th with Georg Meier
, Viktor Láznička
and Kiril Georgiev
in the 19th Magistral Pamplona
Tournament. In 2010, he won the 5th Torneo Abierto in Guadalajara
. In 2011 he tied for 2nd-7th with Aleksander Delchev
, Ivan Šarić
, Pablo Almagro Llamas, Maxim Turov
and Mihail Marin
the 31st Villa de Benasque
Open.
Julio Granda played for Peru in the Chess Olympiad
s of 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2002, 2004 and 2006.
Camaná
Camaná is a coastal town in the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. It is the capital of Camaná Province and Camaná District. With its sandy beaches, it is a very popular beach resort with local Peruvians visiting mostly from Arequipa during the summer months...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
) is a Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
Grandmaster.
In his coastal town, he learned how to play chess at the very young age of five.
By the age of 19, Granda had obtained the title of Grandmaster by the FIDE, the World Chess Federation, after surpassing the chess rating of 2500. He finished 1st with Bent Larsen
Bent Larsen
Jørgen Bent Larsen was a Danish chess Grandmaster and author. Larsen was known for his imaginative and unorthodox style of play and he was the first western player to pose a serious challenge to the Soviet Union's dominance of chess...
at Mar del Plata 1993. He is a five-time chess champion of Peru
Peruvian Chess Championship
- Men's Winners :-Women:- References :* * * *...
, winning in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 2002. Granda won the 4th American Continental Championship
Pan American Chess Championship
The first Pan-American Championship was held in Hollywood, 28 July - 12 August 1945. The line-up was as follows: 1. Samuel Reshevsky 10.5, 2. Reuben Fine 9, 3. Herman Pilnik 8.5, 4. Israel Horowitz 8, 5. Isaac Kashdan 7, 6. Hector Rossetto 6.5, 7-8. Weaver Adams , Herman Steiner 5.5, 9-10....
at Cali
Santiago de Cali
Santiago de Cali , simply referred to as Cali, is a city in western Colombia and the capital of the Valle del Cauca Department. With a population of 2.5 million, Cali is the third largest city in the country. It has one of the fastest growing economies and infrastructure in the country because...
2007 on tie-break
Tie-breaking in Swiss system tournaments
Tie-break systems are used in chess Swiss system tournaments to break ties between players who have the same total number of points after the last round. If the players are still tied after one tie-break system is used, another system is used, and so on, until the tie is broken...
between the five first place finishers at 8.0/11. This victory qualified him for the Chess World Cup 2007
Chess World Cup 2007
The Chess World Cup 2007 served as a qualification tournament for the World Chess Championship 2009. It was held as a 128-player single-elimination tournament, between 24 November and 16 December 2007, in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia....
where he lost his first round match to Arkadij Naiditsch
Arkadij Naiditsch
Arkadij Naiditsch is a German chess Grandmaster who was the clear winner of the Dortmund Sparkassen 2005 Tournament, ahead of higher-rated and well-known players such as Loek Van Wely, Veselin Topalov, Peter Svidler, Vladimir Kramnik, Michael Adams, and Peter Leko...
0.5–1.5. In December 2009, he tied for 1st-4th with Georg Meier
Georg Meier (chess player)
Georg Meier is a German grandmaster of chess.His top Elo rating is 2667, recorded in January 2011. In December 2009, he tied for 1st-4th with Julio Granda, Viktor Láznička and Kiril Georgiev in the 19th Magistral Pamplona Tournament....
, Viktor Láznička
Viktor Láznicka
Viktor Láznička is a chess grandmaster from the Czech Republic.-Early moves:After learning the game at age six, he progressed quickly to playing junior tournaments and achieved many prize-winning performances in the national championships across the range of age limits...
and Kiril Georgiev
Kiril Georgiev
Kiril Dimitrov Georgiev is a Bulgarian chess master and three times the national champion. He should not be confused with fellow Bulgarian chess player Krum Georgiev....
in the 19th Magistral Pamplona
Pamplona
Pamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...
Tournament. In 2010, he won the 5th Torneo Abierto in Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Spain
Guadalajara is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain, and in the natural region of La Alcarria. It is the capital of the province of Guadalajara. It is located roughly 60 km northeast of Madrid on the Henares River, and has a population of 83,789...
. In 2011 he tied for 2nd-7th with Aleksander Delchev
Aleksander Delchev
Aleksander Delchev is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster. He won the Bulgarian Chess Championship in 1994, 1996 and 2001. He participated in five Chess Olympiads with a performance of 60.4% ....
, Ivan Šarić
Ivan Šaric (chess player)
Ivan Šarić is a Croatian chess Grandmaster. He is the 2007 U18 European Youth Chess Champion and the 2008 U18 World Youth Chess Champion. In 2011 he tied for 2nd-7th with Julio Granda, Aleksander Delchev, Maxim Turov, Pablo Almagro Llamas and Mihail Marin the 31st Villa de Benasque Open.-External...
, Pablo Almagro Llamas, Maxim Turov
Maxim Turov
Maxim Turov is a Russian chess Grandmaster .In 2005 and 2011 he won the Dutch Open Championship in Dieren. In 2009, came second in Doroshkevich Memorial, first in Eforie Nord, in Nordhausen Open and in Faaker See Open...
and Mihail Marin
Mihail Marin
Mihail Marin is a Romanian chess Grandmaster. As of July 2011, his FIDE rating is 2548. Marin's first major success in international chess was in qualifying for the Interzonal in 1987. He has won three Romanian Championships and has played in the Chess Olympiads ten times, winning a bronze...
the 31st Villa de Benasque
Benasque
Benasque or Benasc is a town in the comarca of Ribagorza, province of Huesca, . It is the main town in the Benasque Valley, located in the heart of the Pyrenees and surrounded by the highest peaks in that range.-Language:...
Open.
Julio Granda played for Peru in the Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
s of 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2002, 2004 and 2006.
Notable chess games
- Julio Ernesto Granda-Zuniga vs Yasser Seirawan, Buenos Aires, 1993, English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation (A15), 1-0
- Julio Ernesto Granda-Zuniga vs Gata Kamsky, cat. 16 1996, Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Check Variation Intermezzo Line (E15), 1-0
- Julio Ernesto Granda-Zuniga vs Alexander Beliavsky, Bled Olympiad 2002, Bird Opening: General (A02), 1-0
- Julio Ernesto Granda-Zuniga vs Rafael Duailibe Leitao, Copa ENTEL 2004, Slav Defense: Chameleon Variation (D15), 1-0