The Panamerican Women’s Chess Championship 2012 took place from 23rd to 30th November 2012 in the Sala Ernesto Campos of Municipal Palace in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The tournament was played over nine rounds of Swiss system with the rate of play 90 minutes + 30 seconds from the first move.
The 21-years old WIM Carla Heredia Serrano from Ecuador became the Champion by taking a clear first place with 7,0 points, escaping her compatriot IM Martha Fierro Baquero by half a point.
Heredia Serrano is also awarded with the Woman Grandmaster title.
WFM Aurora Edith Felix Vega from Peru edged Ayelen Martinez from Argentina on tie-break to claim the bronze medal.
The Champion earned $1250, Vice-Champion is awarded with $1000, while the bronze medalist took $750 home.
Final standings (top 10):
1. WIM Heredia Serrano Carla ECU 2206 – 7
2. IM Fierro Baquero Martha L. ECU 2364 – 6.5
3. WFM Felix Vega Aurora Edith PER 1963 – 6
4. Martinez Ayelen ARG 2088 – 6
5. WFM Aliaga Fernandez Ingrid Y PER 2175 – 5.5
6. WFM Vargas Gabriela PAR 2055 – 5.5
7. WIM Colombo Camila URU 2090 – 5
8. WFM Feliciano Ebert Vanessa BRA 2267 – 5
9. Besso Guadalupe ARG 1744 – 5
10. WFM Abarca Gonzalez Damaris CHI 2047 – 5
11. Casusol Cecilia PER 1991 – 5
12. Sanchez Zambrano Vanessa PER 1942 – 5
Go Carla!
Thanks for the support! Spice Cup was part of my preparation before the Panamerican! During Spice CUp I had the amazing opportunity to play against strong masters and it was very important because I reviewed my games to improve 🙂
It was a huge motivation to play Spice Cup tournament!
Regards,
Carla