# Julio Granda

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{{Short description|Peruvian chess grandmaster (born 1967)}}
{{family name hatnote|Granda|Zúñiga|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox chess player
|name = Julio Granda
|image = JulioGranda17.jpg
|caption = Granda in 2017
|birth_name = Julio Ernesto Granda Zúñiga
|country = [Peru](/source/Peru)
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|2|25}}
|birth_place = [Camaná](/source/Caman%C3%A1), Peru
|death_date = 
|death_place = 
|title = [Grandmaster](/source/Grandmaster_(chess)) (1986)
|peakrating = 2699 (June 2016)
|peakranking = No. 25 (January 1992)
|FideID = 3800024
}}

'''Julio Ernesto Granda Zúñiga''' (born February 25, 1967) is a [Peru](/source/Peru)vian [chess](/source/chess) [grandmaster](/source/Grandmaster_(chess)) and four-time champion of the Americas.

==Career==
Born in [Camaná](/source/Caman%C3%A1), he learned how to play chess at the age of five. In 1980 he won the [World Infant Cup](/source/World_Youth_Chess_Championship) in [Mazatlàn](/source/Mazatl%C3%A1n), Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brasilbase.pro.br/w14b1980.htm|title=Mazatlán 1980 - 2nd World Infant Cup|website=www.brasilbase.pro.br|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref> In 1984 Granda won the [Pan American Junior Chess Championship](/source/Pan_American_Junior_Chess_Championship) in [Lima](/source/Lima).<ref>[http://www.brasilbase.pro.br/p20b1984.htm Lima 1984 - 9° Campeonato Panamericano Juvenil]. BrasilBase.</ref> By the age of 19, he had obtained the title of Grandmaster by the [FIDE](/source/FIDE), the World Chess Federation, after surpassing the chess rating of 2500.  He finished 1st with [Bent Larsen](/source/Bent_Larsen) at [Mar del Plata](/source/Mar_del_Plata_chess_tournaments) 1993. He is a five-time [chess champion of Peru](/source/Peruvian_Chess_Championship), winning in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 2002.<ref>[http://www.torre64.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=620 Torre 64 >> 100% Ajedrez >> - ¿Quién es un ajedrecista profesional?<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209151105/http://www.torre64.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=620 |date=2012-02-09 }}</ref>  Granda won the 4th [American Continental Championship](/source/Pan_American_Chess_Championship) at [Cali](/source/Santiago_de_Cali) 2007 on [tie-break](/source/tie-breaking_in_Swiss_system_tournaments) between the five first-place finishers at 8/11.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Crowther |first=Mark |date=23 July 2007 |title=The Week In Chess 663: IV Continental Cali |url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic663.html#8 |journal=theweekinchess.com |publisher=London Chess Center}}</ref> This victory qualified him for the [Chess World Cup 2007](/source/Chess_World_Cup_2007) where he lost his first round match to [Arkadij Naiditsch](/source/Arkadij_Naiditsch) ½–1½. In 2008 he won the 2nd Iberoamerican Championship in [Linares](/source/Linares%2C_Ja%C3%A9n), Spain by defeating in the final [Eduardo Iturrizaga](/source/Eduardo_Iturrizaga) 2½-1½.<ref>{{cite web|title=Iberoamericano: Granda nuevo campeón|url=http://es.chessbase.com/post/iberoamericano-granda-nuevo-campen|publisher=ChessBase|accessdate=8 October 2015|date=2008-03-07|language=Spanish}}</ref>

In December 2009, he tied for 1st–4th with [Georg Meier](/source/Georg_Meier_(chess_player)), [Viktor Láznička](/source/Viktor_L%C3%A1zni%C4%8Dka) and [Kiril Georgiev](/source/Kiril_Georgiev) in the 19th Magistral [Pamplona](/source/Pamplona) Tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/19th-pamplona-international|title=The Week in Chess: 19th Pamplona International|last=Crowther|first=Mark|publisher=Chess.co.uk|accessdate=31 December 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930232433/http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/19th-pamplona-international|archivedate=30 September 2011}}</ref> In 2010, he won the 5th Torneo Abierto in [Guadalajara](/source/Guadalajara%2C_Spain).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reports.chessdom.com/news-2010/torneo-abierto-guadalajara|title=5th Torneo Abierto Internacional UNED Guadalajara|publisher=Chessdom|accessdate=20 April 2010|archive-date=8 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708143222/http://reports.chessdom.com/news-2010/torneo-abierto-guadalajara|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011 he tied for 2nd–7th with [Aleksander Delchev](/source/Aleksander_Delchev), [Ivan Šarić](/source/Ivan_%C5%A0ari%C4%87_(chess_player)), [Pablo Almagro Llamas](/source/Pablo_Almagro_Llamas), [Maxim Turov](/source/Maxim_Turov) and [Mihail Marin](/source/Mihail_Marin) the 31st Villa de [Benasque](/source/Benasque) Open.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tournaments.chessdom.com/news-2011/benasque-open|title=Tigran Petrosian Victorious in Benasque Open|publisher=Chessdom|accessdate=17 July 2011|archive-date=5 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205042411/http://tournaments.chessdom.com/news-2011/benasque-open|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the [Chess World Cup 2013](/source/Chess_World_Cup_2013) in [Tromsø](/source/Troms%C3%B8), Norway, Granda reached round four, after knocking out [Hrant Melkumyan](/source/Hrant_Melkumyan), [Peter Leko](/source/Peter_Leko) and [Anish Giri](/source/Anish_Giri). He was however defeated by [Fabiano Caruana](/source/Fabiano_Caruana) with two losses.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessworldcup2013.com/games/pairings |title=Results and Pairings |accessdate=2013-10-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221232754/http://www.chessworldcup2013.com/games/pairings |archivedate=2013-12-21 }}</ref>

Julio Granda played for Peru in the [Chess Olympiad](/source/Chess_Olympiad)s of 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2014.<ref>[http://www.olimpbase.org/players/yg6ucuqk.html Men's Chess Olympiads: Julio Granda Zuñiga]. OlimpBase.</ref>

Granda tied for first place with [Samuel Shankland](/source/Samuel_Shankland), [Alexander Shabalov](/source/Alexander_Shabalov), [Rafael Leitao](/source/Rafael_Leit%C3%A3o), [Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez](/source/Isan_Reynaldo_Ortiz_Su%C3%A1rez) and [Alan Pichot](/source/Alan_Pichot) at the [9th American Continental Chess Championship](/source/Pan_American_Chess_Championship) in 2014. Thanks to a better tiebreak score he took the gold medal. To earn a spot in the [FIDE World Cup](/source/Chess_World_Cup), he played a [rapid](/source/Fast_chess) playoff with the five other players who finished joint first. He came second with 3/5 and qualified for the [World Cup 2015](/source/Chess_World_Cup_2015).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chessdom.com/gm-granda-zuniga-is-2014-american-continental-champion/|title=GM Granda Zuniga is 2014 American Continental champion|last=|first=|date=2014-10-27|website=|publisher=Chessdom|access-date=}}</ref> Here he knocked out [Alexandr Fier](/source/Alexandr_Fier) in the first round, [Cristobal Henriquez Villagra](/source/Cristobal_Henriquez_Villagra) in the second, then he lost to [Radoslaw Wojtaszek](/source/Rados%C5%82aw_Wojtaszek) in the third. In 2017, Granda won the 50+ section of the [World Senior Chess Championship](/source/World_Senior_Chess_Championship) in [Acqui Terme](/source/Acqui_Terme), Italy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chessdom.com/27th-world-senior-chess-championship-winners/|title=27th World Senior Chess Championship – Winners|date=2017-11-22|website=Chessdom|access-date=2018-01-07}}</ref>

==Notable chess games==
*[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1052923 Julio Ernesto Granda-Zuniga vs Yasser Seirawan, Buenos Aires, 1993, English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation (A15), 1-0]
*[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1053036 Julio Ernesto Granda-Zuniga vs Gata Kamsky, cat. 16 1996, Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Check Variation Intermezzo Line (E15), 1-0]
*[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1257849 Julio Ernesto Granda-Zuniga vs Alexander Beliavsky, Bled Olympiad 2002, Bird Opening: General (A02), 1-0]
*[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1282409 Julio Ernesto Granda-Zuniga vs Rafael Duailibe Leitao, Copa ENTEL 2004, Slav Defense: Chameleon Variation (D15), 1-0]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{FIDE|name=Julio E. Granda Zuniga}}
*{{365Chess.com player|Julio_E_Granda_Zuniga|Julio E. Granda Zuniga}}
*{{Chessgames player|47009|Julio Ernesto Granda Zuniga}}
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Category:20th-century Peruvian people
Category:21st-century Peruvian people

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