Juan Carlos Obregon Rivero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Obregon and the second or maternal family name is Rivero.
Juan Carlos Obregon Rivero
CountryCuba (until 2022)
Mexico (since 2022)
Born (1989-09-08) September 8, 1989 (age 35)
Las Tunas, Cuba
TitleGrandmaster (2020)[1]
FIDE rating2485 (January 2025)
Peak rating2560 (May 2015)

Juan Carlos Obregon Rivero is a Cuban chess grandmaster who plays for Mexico.

Career

In August 2021, he finished third in the Mexican Open, behind Jorge Cori and Sandro Mareco.[2]

In February 2022, he tied for second place alongside Jaime Santos Latasa, Guillermo Vázquez, Jorge Cori, Emilio Córdova, and Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera in the Iberoamericano Championship.[3]

In November 2023, he won the Mexican Chess Championship ahead of Leonel Figueredo Losada due to better tiebreaks.[4]

References

  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ Colodro, Carlos (August 11, 2021). "Jorge Cori wins Mexican Open".
  3. ^ "Iberoamericano Championship: Sandro Mareco clinches title". February 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mexican Championship 2023: Obregon Rivero and Corrales Jimenes win titles". November 13, 2023.