Mauricio Flores Rios (born September 10, 1990, in Valparaiso) is a

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

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player who holds the Grandmaster title. As of January 2015 he has a

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rating of 2531, is number 1 in Chile among active players. In 2009 Mauricio Flores Rios moved to Brownsville, Texas after being recruited by the University of Texas at Brownsville. He played for UT Brownsville at the Final Four (President's Cup) of 2009, 2010 and 2011, as well as the Pan-American Intercollegiate of 2009-2012. In 2015, Flores Rios published the book Chess Structures - a Grandmaster Guide, providing a study of the 28 most frequently recurring pawn structures in practice.

Career

He played for Chile in three

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s. * In 2006, at fifth board in

37th Chess Olympiad The 37th Chess Olympiad ( it, Le 37° Olimpiadi degli scacchi), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, as we ...

in Turin (-2 +1 =1). * In 2012, at third board in

40th Chess Olympiad The 40th Chess Olympiad ( tr, 40. Satranç Olimpiyatı), organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place in Istan ...

in Istanbul (+3 -3 =2). * In 2014, at second board, in

41st Chess Olympiad The 41st Chess Olympiad ( no, Den 41. Sjakkolympiade), organised by the FIDE, Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took pla ...

in Tromso(+3 -2 =4)

Titles

* 1st in the Pan American Sub 16 de Cuenca, Ecuador. (August 2006) * 1st in the Pan American Sub 18 de Cordova, Argentina. (July 2008) * 1st in Southwest Collegiate Championships (March 2009) * 6th Continental Championship in São Paulo, Brazil. (August 2009) * 1st in US Class Chess Championship (2010) * 1st in Montcada International Open, Spain. (July 2013)

Notable games

Mauricio Flores vs Vladimir Burmakin, 2013, Slav Defense: General (D10), 1-0

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Flores Rios, Mauricio 1990 births Living people Chess grandmasters Chilean chess players