Brian Escalante Ramírez
Peruvian chess grandmaster (born 1999)
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Brian Sebastian Escalante Ramírez is a Peruvian chess grandmaster.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 20, 1999 Tarapoto, Peru |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Peru |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2450 (July 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2500 (December 2023) |
Chess career
He began playing chess at the age of 8, and was coached by Jose Luis Chong Sanchez.[2]
In 2017, he won the Pan American Junior Chess Championship.[2]
In November 2023, he achieved the Grandmaster title after defeating Yasser Quesada in 36 moves with the black pieces in the U.S. Masters Open.[3][4]
Personal life
He is studying for a master's degree in IT and management at the University of Texas at Dallas, and also plays on the university's chess team.[3] In January 2024, he was part of the "A" team, which finished in second place in the Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship.[5]