Santiago Avila Pavas (born 2004) is a Colombian

chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...

player who received the

FIDE title FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

of Grandmaster (GM) in 2023.

Chess career

Avila Pavas won the 2017 Under-20 Valle del Cauca Championship. Avila Pavas qualified for the

Chess World Cup 2023 The Chess World Cup 2023 was a 206-player single-elimination chess tournament that took place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 30 July to 24 August 2023. It was the 10th edition of the Chess World Cup. The winner, runner-up and third-place finisher of t ...

, where he was defeated by

Ilya Smirin Ilya (or Ilia) Smirin (; ; ; born January 21, 1968) is a Belarusian-Israeli chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1990. Champion of Israel in 1992, 2002 and 2023. Chess career Born in Vitebsk, Smirin's chess career b ...

on tiebreaks in the first round.

Personal life

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Santiago Avila Pavas
chess games at 365Chess.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Avila Pavas, Santiago 2004 births Living people Colombian chess players Chess Grandmasters