Fernando Rodrigo Peralta Marenco is an Argentine

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grandmaster.

Chess career

In 1997, Peralta won the

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. He has since represented Argentina in multiple Chess Olympiads. Peralta competed in the 2007 Chess World Cup, where he was defeated by

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in the first round. Peralta is a three-time Argentine Chess Champion, winning the title in 2006, 2018, and 2022. He clinched the 2022 title ahead of Leandro Krysa and Sandro Mareco by defeating Pablo Ismael Acosta in the final round. Peralta competed in the

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, where he was defeated by Arseniy Nesterov in the first round.

References

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