Alan Pichot

{{Short description|Argentine-Spanish chess grandmaster (born 1998)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox chess biography | name = Alan Pichot | image = AlanPichot23.jpg | caption = Alan Pichot at the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023 | full_name =  | country = Argentina (until 2023)<br>Spain (since 2023) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|08|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina | title = Grandmaster (2016) | rating =  | peakrating = 2652 (May 2022) | peakranking = No. 85 (November 2024) | FideID = 110973 }}

'''Alan Pichot''' (born 13 August 1998) is an Argentine chess player who represents Spain. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2016.

==Chess career== Pichot was Argentine champion at the U10, U12, U14 and U18 levels,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/chess/argentine-crowned-world-youth-chess-champion |title=Argentine Alan Pichot crowned world youth chess champion |date=30 September 2014 |website=Sportskeeda}}</ref> achieving the latter victory at the age of 12.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uschesschamps.com/bio/alan-pichot |title=Alan Pichot |publisher=Saint Louis Chess Club}}</ref> He became the Pan American under 10 champion in 2008 and as a result, he was awarded the title of FIDE Master. In 2014, he won the U16 section of the World Youth Chess Championships with a score of 9/11 points (+9–2=0), half a point ahead of the rest of the field.<ref name="CB">{{Cite web |url=https://es.chessbase.com/post/pichot-el-conquistador |title=Pichot, el conquistador |last1=Ilardo |first1=Carlos A. |last2=Manteiga |first2=Graciela |date=2014-10-13 |website=Noticias de ajedrez |publisher=ChessBase |language=es |access-date=2019-09-09}}</ref> He earned the grandmaster title in 2016, aged 17.

In July 2019, Pichot placed fifth in the American Continental Chess Championship with a score of 8/11 (+6–1=4), thus qualifying for the FIDE World Cup 2019.

In 2022, Pichot won the Magistral 50 Aniversario Torre Blanca tournament in Buenos Aires with a score of 8/9 (+7–0=2)<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Week in Chess 1430 |url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1430.html#12 |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=The Week in Chess}}</ref>

Pichot has represented Argentina at the Chess Olympiad since 2016. He was on the reserve board at the 42nd Chess Olympiad, scoring 5½/8 (+3–0=5).<ref>[https://www.olimpbase.org/2016/2016arg.html 42nd Chess Olympiad: Baku 2016] OlimpBase</ref> He played on fourth board at the 43rd Chess Olympiad, and scored 5½/9 (+4–2=3).<ref>[https://www.olimpbase.org/2018/2018arg.html 43rd Chess Olympiad: Batumi 2018] OlimpBase</ref>

In August 2023, Pichot announced his decision to transfer from the Argentinian chess federation to represent the Spanish chess federation, citing a lack of financial support as his motivation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GM Pichot Moves To Spain, Slams Argentinian Chess Federation On The Way |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/pichot-moves-to-spain-attacks-argentinian-chess-federation |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=chess.com|date=14 August 2023 }}</ref>

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==External links== * {{FIDE}} * {{Chess.com player|alan-pichot|member=platy3}} * {{Chessgames.com player|130033}} * {{365Chess.com player|Alan_Pichot}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pichot, Alan}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Argentine chess players Category:21st-century Spanish chess players Category:Chess Grandmasters Category:Chess Olympiad competitors Category:Chess players from Buenos Aires Category:World Youth Chess Champions