Gabriela Vargas

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Talavera.
Gabriela Vargas
CountryParaguay
Born1988 (age 34–35)
TitleWoman International Master (2019)
Peak rating2170 (December 2019)

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. Retrieved 2021-08-17.


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