Pablo Salinas Herrera (born 3 June 1994) is a Chilean chess player. He was awarded the Grandmaster title by

FIDE The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE ( Fédération Internationale des Échecs), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national c ...

in 2019.

Career

Salinas has won the

Chilean Chess Championship The Chilean Chess Championship is the national chess championship of Chile organised by the FENACH (Federacion Nacional de Ajedrez de Chile). In 2004–2006 there was also a championship organised by the FEDAC (Federación Deportiva de Ajedrez de C ...

five times; in 2011, 2012, 2019, 2021 and 2022. He has represented Chile in the Chess Olympiad three times; in

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(scoring 3/8 on board 4),

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(5/7 on board 5) and

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(5.5/10 on board three). Salinas earned the Chilean federation spot to qualify for the Chess World Cup 2021, where he defeated Mads Andersen 1½-½ in the first round, and was defeated by the same score by Peter Svidler in the second round. He also qualified for the Chess World Cup 2023, where he defeated Denis Kadrić in the first round, but was defeated by Amin Tabatabaei in the second round.

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Pablo Salinas Herrera
chess games at 365Chess.com 1994 births Living people Chilean chess players Chess Grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors Place of birth missing (living people) {{Chile-chess-bio-stub