Sonia Zepeda
Salvadoran chess player (born 1981)
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Sonia Guadalupe Zepeda Cortéz (born 26 January 1981) is a Salvadoran chess player. Zepeda was taught to play chess by her father Rafael Zepeda (peak Elo rating 2069). Her younger sister Lorena Zepeda is also a chess player. Sonia Zepeda was trained by International Master Héctor Leyva.[1]
BornSonia Guadalupe Zepeda Cortéz
26 January 1981
26 January 1981
San Salvador, El Salvador
CountryEl Salvador
TitleWoman International Master (2007)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sonia Guadalupe Zepeda Cortéz 26 January 1981 San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Chess career | |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Title | Woman International Master (2007) |
| FIDE rating | 2066 (January 2012) |
| Peak rating | 2136 (July 2009) |
She has won the Salvadoran Women's Chess Championship 5 times (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009) and has won the Central American Women's Chess Championship twice. She has been a part of the El Salvador national chess team for four Olympics.[2][3]