Pablo Salinas Herrera (born 3 June 1994) is a Chilean

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player. He was awarded the Grandmaster title by

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in 2019.

Career

Salinas has won the

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five times; in 2011, 2012, 2019, 2020 and 2022. He has represented Chile in the

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three times; in

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(scoring 3/8 on board 4),

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(5/7 on board 5) and

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(5.5/10 on board three). Salinas earned the Chilean federation spot to qualify for the

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, where he defeated Mads Andersen 1½-½ in the first round, and was defeated by the same score by

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in the second round. He also qualified for the

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, where he defeated

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in the first round, but was defeated by Amin Tabatabaei in the second round.

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Pablo Salinas Herrera
chess games at 365Chess.com 1994 births Living people Chilean chess players Chess Grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors Place of birth missing (living people) {{Chile-chess-bio-stub