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Carlos Antonio Reyes Nájera

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Carlos Antonio Reyes Nájera
CountryGuatemala
Born (1961-10-27) 27 October 1961 (age 63)
TitleFIDE Master
Peak rating2280 (July 1981)

Carlos Antonio Reyes Nájera (born 27 October 1961) is a Guatemalan chess FIDE Master (FM), three-time Guatemalan Chess Championship winner (1989, 1990, 1992) and Chess Olympiad individual gold medalist (1988).

Biography

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Carlos Antonio Reyes Nájera was one of the leading Guatemalan chess players in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won three Guatemalan Chess Championships: 1989, 1990, and 1992. He also won a bronze medal in this tournament in 1991. Carlos Antonio Reyes Nájera played in FIDE Zonal tournaments three times: 1998, 2000, and 2004.

Carlos Antonio Reyes Nájera played for Guatemala in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

Carlos Antonio Reyes Nájera played for Guatemala in the World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship:[2]

  • In 1980, at the fourth board in the 2nd World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship in Mexico City (+6, =3, -3),
  • In 1983, at the third board in the 4th World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship in Chicago (+2, =1, -5).

Carlos Antonio Reyes Nájera is also known as a chess life organizer. He is the Technical Director of the Guatemalan Chess Federation.

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Carlos Antonio Reyes Nájera". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship :: Carlos Antonio Reyes Nájera". www.olimpbase.org.
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