Pan American Chess Championship

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[edit] 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 (USA) 10.5, 2. Reuben Fine (USA) 9, 3. Herman Pilnik (ARG) 8.5, 4. Israel Horowitz (USA) 8, 5. Isaac Kashdan (USA) 7, 6. Hector Rossetto (ARG) 6.5, 7-8. Weaver Adams (USA), Herman Steiner (USA) 5.5, 9-10. Walter Cruz (BRA), José Joaquin Araiza (MEX) 5, 11. Jose Broderman (CUB) 3.5, 12. Herbert Seidman (USA) 3, 13. Joaquin Camarena (MEX) 1.[1]

The second championship in 1954 was held in Los Angeles and was an open tournament.

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# Year City Winner
1 1945 Hollywood Flag of the United States Samuel Reshevsky (USA)
2 1954 Los Angeles Flag of the United States Arthur Bisguier (USA)
1958 Bogotá Flag of Argentina Oscar Panno (ARG)
1963 Havana Flag of Cuba Eleazar Jiménez (CUB)
1966 Havana Flag of Cuba Eleazar Jiménez (CUB)
1968 Havana Flag of Cuba Silvino Garcia Martinez (CUB)
1970 Havana Flag of Cuba Eleazar Jiménez (CUB)
1 1974 Winnipeg Flag of the United States Walter Browne (USA)
2 1977 Santa Cruz Flag of Brazil Herman Claudius Van Riemsdijk (BRA)
3 1981 San Pedro Flag of Paraguay Zenon Franco (PAR)
4 1987 La Paz Flag of Argentina Pablo Ricardi (ARG)
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8 1998 San Felipe Flag of the United States Alexander Ivanov (USA)

[edit] American Continental Chess Championship

This tournament has been played as the qualifier for the World Cup stage of the World Championship in which the top seven qualify.

# Year City Winner
1 2001 Cali Flag of the United States Alex Yermolinsky (USA)
2 2003 Buenos Aires Flag of the United States Alexander Goldin (USA)
3 2005 Buenos Aires Flag of Cuba Lázaro Bruzón (CUB)
4 2007 Cali Flag of Peru Julio Granda (PER)

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.brasilbase.pro.br/ti1945hl.htm BrasilBase