Rubén Felgaer
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Rubén Felgaer is an Argentine
chess Grandmaster.
Felgaer was twice Panamerican Junior Champion, in 2000 and 2001.
He was Argentine Champion
in 2001, and took 2nd in 2000, 3rd in 2003, 2nd in 2004, and 2nd in 2006 (ARG-ch).
In 2001, he shared first at Mar del Plata and took 7th in Buenos Aires (14th Najdorf Memorial; Anatoly Karpov
won). In 2003, he tied for 2nd-9th in Lido degli Estensi (Artur Kogan
won). In 2004, he tied for 3rd-5th in Havana (Capablanca Memorial; Leinier Domínguez won).
In 2005, Felgaer won in Vila de Sort, tied for 2nd-5th at Sevilla 2005 (Dos Hermanas, Teimour Radjabov
won), and took 6th at Barcelona 2005 (Vassily Ivanchuk won). In October 2006 he played in a match Buenos Aires vs Warsaw, and drew with Bartosz Soćko
(1 : 1) at first board in Buenos Aires (17th Najdorf Festival).
Felgaer played for Argentina in three Chess Olympiad
s.
He participated in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2002
(knocked out in the first round by Loek Van Wely
) and in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004
(knocked out in the second round by Alexey Dreev
).
He was awarded the Grand Master (GM) title in 2002.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
chess Grandmaster.
Felgaer was twice Panamerican Junior Champion, in 2000 and 2001.
He was Argentine Champion
Argentine Chess Championship
The first Argentine Chess Championship was held in 1921. The Champion's title was granted after victorious or drawn match between previous champion and challenger, a winner of Torneo Mayor...
in 2001, and took 2nd in 2000, 3rd in 2003, 2nd in 2004, and 2nd in 2006 (ARG-ch).
In 2001, he shared first at Mar del Plata and took 7th in Buenos Aires (14th Najdorf Memorial; Anatoly Karpov
Anatoly Karpov
Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov. He played three matches against Kasparov for the title from 1986 to 1990, before becoming FIDE World Champion once...
won). In 2003, he tied for 2nd-9th in Lido degli Estensi (Artur Kogan
Artur Kogan
Artur Kogan is a Ukrainian–born Israeli chess grandmaster.Kogan immigrated from Ukraine to Israel when he was 2 years old and spent more than 20 years in Israel. He currently resides in Tarragona, Spain...
won). In 2004, he tied for 3rd-5th in Havana (Capablanca Memorial; Leinier Domínguez won).
In 2005, Felgaer won in Vila de Sort, tied for 2nd-5th at Sevilla 2005 (Dos Hermanas, Teimour Radjabov
Teimour Radjabov
Radjabov's knight sacrifice, 21. ... Ngxe5, was praised by several strong players for its bravery, including English grandmaster Nigel Short. Said Short of the move, "Radjabov plays very imaginatively... he just won't give up, he is extremely tenacious and will always find a way to muddy the...
won), and took 6th at Barcelona 2005 (Vassily Ivanchuk won). In October 2006 he played in a match Buenos Aires vs Warsaw, and drew with Bartosz Soćko
Bartosz Socko
Bartosz Soćko is a Polish chess Grandmaster. In 2008 Soćko became Polish champion. He played for Poland at six Chess Olympiads and at six European Team Chess Championships...
(1 : 1) at first board in Buenos Aires (17th Najdorf Festival).
Felgaer played for Argentina in three Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
s.
- In 2002, at first board in 35th Chess Olympiad35th Chess OlympiadThe 35th Chess Olympiad took place from October 25th to November 11th, 2002, in Bled, . In the men's tournament there were 136 teams, and in the women's, 92 teams...
in Bled (+1 –4 =4); - In 2004, at first board in 36th Chess Olympiad36th Chess OlympiadThe 36th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between October 14 and October 31, 2004, in Calvià on the Spanish island of Majorca.-Chess...
in Calvià (+2 –4 =5); - In 2006, at first board in 37th Chess Olympiad37th Chess OlympiadThe 37th Chess Olympiad, comprising an open and women's tournament and the general assembly of the Fédération Internationale des Échecs , took place between 20 May and 6 June 2006, in Turin, Italy.-Open tournament:...
in Turin (+2 –1 =2).
He participated in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2002
FIDE World Chess Championship 2002
The FIDE World Chess Championship 2002 was held in Moscow, Russia. The first six rounds were played between 27 November and 14 December 2001, and the final match started on 16 January and ended on 23 January 2002...
(knocked out in the first round by Loek Van Wely
Loek van Wely
Loek van Wely is a chess Grandmaster from the Netherlands. He won the Dutch Chess Championship six times straight from 2000 through 2005. He was rated among the world's top ten in 2001. In 2002, in Maastricht, Netherlands, van Wely took on the computer program Rebel in a four-game match. The...
) and in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004
FIDE World Chess Championship 2004
The FIDE World Chess Championship, 2004 was held at the Almahary Hotel in Tripoli, Libya, from June 18 to July 13.It was won by Rustam Kasimdzhanov, who beat Michael Adams in the final by a score of 4½-3½...
(knocked out in the second round by Alexey Dreev
Alexey Dreev
Alexey Dreev is a chess grandmaster from Russia. His career peak Elo rating was 2705, attained in October 2003 and again in April 2005.He qualified for the Candidates Tournament in 1991, but lost his Quarter Final match to Viswanathan Anand in Madras .Then in the FIDE World Championship...
).
He was awarded the Grand Master (GM) title in 2002.