FM Manuel Larrea was the clear winner of the 53rd Uruguayan Chess Championship that was played on 11-18 March 2013 at the Anexo Acuña de Figueroa del “Palacio Legislativo” – Montevideo, Uruguay.
The player from San Jose de Mayo was crowned as champion after playing a tiresome last round game where he obtained a draw against the strong NM Juan Manuel Sosa Macho. This encounter was very complicated for Larrea as he found himself in a lost position, however, he was able to turn it around thanks to his good tactical vision.
Second place went to multiple national champion IM Bernardo Roselli who finished a point and a half behind the winner. Juan Manuel Sosa Macho took third place thanks to his tiebreak score.
Larrea obtained a place in the lineup of the Uruguayan team that will participate on the Chess Olympiad 2014 to be played in Trömso, Norway.
More information in the Spanish page of Chessdom
Manuel Larrea
Final Standings:
| 1 | FM | Larrea Manuel | URU | 2266 | 9.5 |
| 2 | IM | Roselli Mailhe Bernardo | URU | 2443 | 8.0 |
| 3 | NM | Sosa Macho Juan Manuel | URU | 2157 | 7.0 |
| 4 | NM | Muniz Rafael | URU | 2276 | 7.0 |
| 5 | NM | Sanguinetti Luis | URU | 2245 | 6.5 |
| 6 | NM | Lopez Azambuja Nicolas | URU | 2167 | 5.5 |
| 7 | NM | Coppola Claudio | URU | 2177 | 5.0 |
| 8 | NM | Arcos Facio Mateo | URU | 2193 | 5.0 |
| 9 | NM | Saralegui Mario | URU | 2142 | 5.0 |
| 10 | NM | Ulaneo Nicolas | URU | 2156 | 2.5 |
| 11 | Ruggiero Alvaro | URU | 1983 | 2.5 | |
| 12 | Cao Jorge | URU | 2094 | 2.5 |
