# Alan Pichot

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{{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   = <!-- if different -->
| country     = [Argentina](/source/Argentina) (until 2023)<br>[Spain](/source/Spain) (since 2023)
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1998|08|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Buenos Aires](/source/Buenos_Aires), Argentina
| title       = [Grandmaster](/source/Grandmaster_(chess)) (2016)
| rating      = <!-- automatically displayed via FideID parameter for ratings of 2400+ -->
| peakrating  = 2652 (May 2022)
| peakranking = No. 85 (November 2024)
| FideID      = 110973
}}

'''Alan Pichot''' (born 13 August 1998) is an Argentine [chess](/source/chess) player who represents Spain. He was awarded the title of [Grandmaster](/source/grandmaster_(chess)) by [FIDE](/source/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](/source/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](/source/FIDE_Master). In 2014, he won the U16 section of the [World Youth Chess Championship](/source/World_Youth_Chess_Championship)s 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](/source/grandmaster_(chess)) title in 2016, aged 17.

In July 2019, Pichot placed fifth in the [American Continental Chess Championship](/source/American_Continental_Chess_Championship) with a score of 8/11 (+6–1=4), thus qualifying for the [FIDE World Cup 2019](/source/Chess_World_Cup_2019).

In 2022, Pichot won the Magistral 50 Aniversario Torre Blanca tournament in [Buenos Aires](/source/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](/source/The_Week_in_Chess)}}</ref>

Pichot has represented Argentina at the [Chess Olympiad](/source/Chess_Olympiad) since 2016. He was on the reserve board at the [42nd Chess Olympiad](/source/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](/source/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>

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

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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

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