Sandro Mareco

{{short description|Argentine chess grandmaster (born 1987)}} {{use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox chess player | name = Sandro Mareco | image = SandroMareco23.jpg | caption = Mareco in 2023 | birth_name = Sandro Fabio Mareco | country = Argentina | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|5|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Haedo, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | title = Grandmaster (2010) | peakrating = 2666 (March 2019) | peakranking = No. 78 (March 2019) | FideID = 112275 }}

'''Sandro Fabio Mareco''' (born 13 May 1987) is an Argentine chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2010. Mareco competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2011 (losing to Ferenc Berkes in the first round), 2013 (losing to David Navara in the first round), 2015 (beating Ni Hua in the first round and losing to Anton Kovalyov in the second round), 2017 (losing to Matthias Blübaum in the first round), 2019 (losing to Sanan Sjugirov in the first round) and 2021 (defeating Sami Khader in the first round). He has played for the Argentine national team in the Chess Olympiad since 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandro Mareco |url=https://uschesschamps.com/bio/sandro-mareco |website=U.S. Chess Champs}}</ref>

==Biography== Born in Haedo, Buenos Aires Province,<ref>[http://ratings.fide.com/crt/main219358.pdf GM title application] (PDF). FIDE.</ref> Mareco won the South American Under 20 Championship in 2007.<ref>Adaucto Wanderley da Nóbrega. [http://brasilbase.pro.br/s20b2007.htm 2° Campeonato Sulamericano u20 (boys)]. BrasilBase.</ref> Thanks to this victory, he received a direct award of the title of International Master the following year. In 2012 he tied for first place in the Argentine Chess Championship, finishing second on countback.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessdom.com/exciting-finish-in-argentina-chess-championship/ |title=Exciting finish in Argentina Chess Championship |publisher=Chessdom |date=2012-07-14 |accessdate=2015-09-18}}</ref>

In 2015, Mareco won the 10th American Continental Championship in Montevideo, Uruguay<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessdom.com/gm-sandro-mareco-is-2015-american-continental-champion/ |title=GM Sandro Mareco is 2015 American Continental champion |publisher=Chessdom |date=2015-05-25 |accessdate=2015-09-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/sandro-mareco-defeats-a-continent |title=Sandro Mareco defeats a continent |last=Martínez |first=David |date=2015-05-28 |website=chess24.com |publisher= |accessdate=2015-09-18}}</ref> and the Argentine championship.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chessdom.com/gm-sandro-mareco-is-2015-argentina-champion/ |title=GM Sandro Mareco is 2015 Argentinian champion |date=2015-10-15 |publisher=Chessdom |access-date=2017-01-19}}</ref> In 2017 he won the Marcel Duchamp Cup in Montevideo with a perfect score of 9/9 points.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1163.html#8 |title=The Week in Chess 1163 |website=theweekinchess.com |access-date=2017-04-10}}</ref> In 2018 he won the HDBank Cup International Open in Hanoi, Vietnam<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chessdom.com/sandro-mareco-is-the-winner-in-8th-hdbank-cup-international-open-2018/ |title=Sandro Mareco is the winner in 8th HDBANK Cup International Open 2018 |date=2018-03-15 |website=Chessdom |access-date=2019-06-07}}</ref> and the Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament in Vlissingen, the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1240.html#7 |title=The Week in Chess 1240 |website=theweekinchess.com |access-date=2019-06-07}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mareco, Sandro}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Argentine chess players Category:Chess Grandmasters Category:Chess Olympiad competitors Category:Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province Category:Argentine people of Paraguayan descent Category:Sportspeople of Paraguayan descent