Marisa Zuriel (born August 19, 1982, in

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) is an

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player who holds the

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of Woman International Master. She won the Argentine women's chess championships of 2005 and 2012. Zuriel won the 2007 American Continental Women's Chess Championship in Potrero de los Funes,

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after a playoff match, which ended with an

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game, with Sarai Sanchez Castillo. She played in the

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in 2008, 2010 and

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Marisa Zuriel
chess games at 365Chess.com * 1982 births Living people Chess Woman International Masters Argentine female chess players Argentine chess players Chess players from Buenos Aires {{Argentina-chess-bio-stub