Ingris Rivera
Colombian chess player (born 1988)
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Ingris Rivera (born 1988) is a Colombian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 2006). She is a two-time Colombian Women's Chess Championship winner (2005, 2015).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1988 (age 37–38) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Title | Woman International Master (2006) |
| Peak rating | 2262 (December 2015) |
Biography
In 2001, Ingris Rivera won Pan American Youth Girl's Chess Championship in the U14 age group.[1] In 2007, she won Pan American Junior Girl's Chess Championship in the U20 age group.[2] Rivera has twice won the Colombian Women's Chess Championship: in 2005 and 2015. In 2006, she participated in the Women's World Chess Championship by knock-out system and lost to Maia Chiburdanidze in the first round.[3]
Rivera played for Colombia in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[4]
- In 2002, at third board in the 35th Chess Olympiad (women) in Bled (+5, =4, -5),
- In 2014, at third board in the 41st Chess Olympiad (women) in Tromsø (+4, =2, -3),
- In 2016, at fourth board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Baku (+6, =2, -2),[5]
- In 2018, at third board in the 43rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Batumi (+2, =0, -5).[6]
In 2006, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.
Rivera was ranked best female chess player in Colombia in May 2020.
