Marcelo Carrión (born 10 May 1956) is a Dominican

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FIDE Master (FM) (2009) and

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individual gold medal winner (

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Biography

In 1986, Marcelo Carrión won the

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Chess Championship. He participated in multiple Dominican Chess Championships. In 2001, Marcelo Carrión shared first to fourth place in the Dominican Chess Championship, ranking third by additional scores. In 2001, he ranked third in the

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International Chess Tournament. Marcelo Carrión played for the Dominican Republic in the

s: * in 1976, at the third board in the

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(+7, =4, -0), winning an individual gold medal, * in 1984, at the fourth board in the

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(+4, =3, -2), * in 2002, at the first reserve board in the

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(+0, =0, -3). Marcelo Carrión played for the Dominican Republic in the World Student Team Chess Championship: * in 1974, at the second board in the 20th World Student Team Chess Championship in

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(+3, =2, -7). Marcelo Carrión played for the Dominican Republic in the World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship: * in 1980, at the fourth board in the 2nd World Youth U26 Team Chess Championship in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carrión, Marcelo 1956 births Living people Chess FIDE Masters Dominican Republic chess players Chess Olympiad competitors