Tilsia Carolina Varela La Madrid (born 1994), is a

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player. She was awarded the title of

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in 2013.

Chess career

She has represented Venezuela at a number of Women's Chess Olympiads, including

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, where she scored 3½/7 on board four,

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(6/8 as first reserve) and

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(4/9 on board three). She qualified for the

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, where she took Pauline Guichard to tiebreaks before eventually being defeated 2½-1½ in the first round. She again qualified for the Women's Chess World Cup 2023, being eliminated by Olga Badelka in the first round.

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Tilsia Carolina Varela La Madrid
chess games at 365chess.com 1994 births Living people Venezuelan chess players Chess Woman International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors {{Venezuela-chess-bio-stub