Gabriela Vargas

Gabriela Vargas
CountryParaguay
Born1988 (age 35–36)
TitleWoman International Master (2019)
Peak rating2170 (December 2019)

Gabriela Vargas Talavera (born 1988) is a Paraguayan chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman International Master by FIDE in 2019.[1]

She is a computer scientist by profession.[2]

Chess career

She has represented Paraguay in the Women's Chess Olympiad, including:

  • 2008, where she scored 8½/10 on board one.[3]
  • 2010, scoring 6½/11 on board one.[4]
  • 2012, scoring 6/11 on board one.[5]
  • 2014, scoring 6/10 on board one.[6]
  • 2016, scoring 7½/11 on board one.[7]

She finished first in the Montevideo Zonal 2.5 to qualify for the Women's Chess World Cup 2021,[8] where she was defeated 2-0 by Elina Danielian in the first round.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Vargas, Gabriela". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  2. ^ "Gaby Vargas Talavera, la "Gambito de Dama" paraguaya, irá al Campeonato Mundial Femenino de Ajedrez". La Nación (in Spanish). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: 38th Chess Olympiad (women), Dresden 2008, Paraguay". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  4. ^ "OlimpBase :: 39th Chess Olympiad (women), Khanty-Mansiysk 2010, Paraguay". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  5. ^ "OlimpBase :: 40th Chess Olympiad (women), Istanbul 2012, Paraguay". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  6. ^ "OlimpBase :: 41st Chess Olympiad (women), Tromsø 2014, Paraguay". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  7. ^ "OlimpBase :: 42nd Chess Olympiad (women), Baku 2016, Paraguay". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  8. ^ kevinspraggettonchess (2019-04-20). "Paraguayan women reign supreme at Zonal!". spraggettonchess. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  9. ^ "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup.fide.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-08-17.