FM Nicolas Lopez Azambuja convincingly won the Uruguayan chess championship 2014 that was held from 2nd to 11th April at the House of Sports Artigas in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay.
Lopez Azambuja collected 8 points from eleven games, leaving the nearest follower half a point behind.
FM Manuel Larea took the silver medal with 7.5 points, while the many times Uruguayan champion IM Bernardo Roselli Mailhe was awarded with bronze.
Final Standings:
1. FM Lopez Azambuja Nicolas 2207 – 8
2. FM Larrea Manuel 2341 – 7,5
3. IM Roselli Mailhe Bernardo 2437 – 7
4-5. FM Curi Gabriel 2156 and NM Muniz Rafael 2267 – 6
6-7. FM Arcos Facio Mateo 2199 and NM Sanguinetti Luis 2241 – 5,5
8. IM Coppola Claudio 2207 – 5
9-11. WIM Colombo Camila 2114, Rodriguez Izarrualde Gaston 2086 and Moreira Marcelo 2056 – 4
12. Benoit Rodrigo 2038 – 3,5
