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Diego Flores Equals Najdorf Record With 8th Argentine Chess Crown

The 43-year-old sealed the centennial title with a last-round draw to match Miguel Najdorf’s benchmark.

Overview

  • Flores finished unbeaten on 8.5/11 after drawing the final-round game against former champion Federico Pérez Ponsa.
  • Official standings placed Pérez Ponsa second on 7.5 points, with Diego Valerga third and Leonardo Tristán fourth on 7.
  • The championship’s 100th edition was staged at the Buenos Aires city government venue in Parque Patricios with global streaming coverage.
  • A 30-move no–early-draw rule encouraged fighting chess, while some commentary criticized the lack of rest days and uneven level of play.
  • Twelve-year-old international master Faustino Oro took fifth place and was a major focus of public interest throughout the event.