The Bolivian National Men’s and Women’s Chess Championships 2022 took place from 18-22 May in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
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After 9 round robin rounds in the Men’s event, Rodrigo Mendoza won the Championship scoring unbeaten 7 points. Mendoza made a huge surprise winning the event as he was the 7th player on the starting rank list according to rating points. IM Jose Daniel Gemy claimed silver with 6.5 points, while GM Oswaldo Zambrana and CM Fernando Bolanos tied for third place with 6 points each. (scroll down for the final rankings)
WFM Jessica Molina won the 8-player round robin Women’s Championship with the final score of 6.5/7 points. WFM Maria Eugenia Ramirez was second with 6 points while WIM Daniela Cordero and WIM Nataly Monroy tied for bronze scoring 4 points each. (scroll down for the final rankings)
The 2022 Bolivian Chess Championships’ best ranked players secured the spots in the Bolivian National Teams for the upcoming 44th Chess Olympiad 2022.
Final rankings – Bolivia Men’s Chess Championship 2022
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | Mendoza Rodrigo | BOL | 2166 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 7.2 | 2420 | |
| 2 | IM | Gemy Jose Daniel | BOL | 2367 | 6.5 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 6.4 | 2343 |
| 3 | GM | Zambrana Oswaldo | BOL | 2428 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 2296 |
| 4 | CM | Bolanos Fernando | BOL | 2249 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 2316 |
| 5 | Ticona Rocabado Licael Roderick | BOL | 2097 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 4.4 | 2207 | |
| 6 | CM | Titichoca Daza Daniel | BOL | 2189 | 4 | 0.5 | 3 | 12 | 4.2 | 2154 |
| 7 | FM | Delgadillo Adonay | BOL | 2196 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 13 | 3.8 | 2109 |
| 8 | Martinez Ariel | BOL | 2165 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3.6 | 2120 | |
| 9 | IM | Cueto Jonny | BOL | 2203 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2.4 | 2055 |
| 10 | Tapia Mauricio | BOL | 1904 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 | 1878 |
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Final rankings – Bolivia Women’s Chess Championship 2022
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | WFM | Molina Jessica | BOL | 1871 | 6.5 | 0 | 6 | 18.5 | 6.4 | 2152 |
| 2 | WFM | Ramirez Maria Eugenia | BOL | 2005 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16.8 | 6 | 2019 |
| 3 | WIM | Cordero Daniela | BOL | 2037 | 4 | 0.5 | 3 | 8.25 | 4.2 | 1756 |
| 4 | WIM | Monroy G. Nataly A. | BOL | 1898 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1776 |
| 5 | WCM | Coro Soledad | BOL | 1713 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 5 | 2.4 | 1650 |
| 6 | Mendoza Samantha | BOL | 1702 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 1652 | |
| 7 | Enriquez Coronel Gaia Paola | BOL | 1523 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.4 | 1549 | |
| 8 | Kilibarda Acebey Veroska Isabela | BOL | 1229 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 | 1512 |
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