The Pan American Junior Chess Championship is an annual chess tournament open to players in the Americas who are under 20 years of age. The tournament has been held since 1974 with occasional interruptions. Beginning in 1995, a separate championship for girls has been held concurrently with the open championship.
The reigning champion is Annie Wang, who was the first girl to win any of the gender-unrestricted continental under-20 championships.
Competition The championships are organized by national federations affiliated with the Confederation of Chess for America (CCA). They are open to chess players who are under 20 years of age as of 1 January of the year in which the championship is held. The tournament format has varied over the years depending on the number of participants; since 2004, the open championship has been a nine-round Swiss-system tournament.
The winners of the open and girls' championships earn the right to participate in the next year's World Junior Chess Championships. In the open championship, the top three players after tiebreaks all earn the International Master title, while the first-placed player additionally earns a norm towards the Grandmaster title. In the girls' championship, the top three players after tiebreaks all earn the Woman International Master title, while the first-placed player additionally earns a norm towards the Woman Grandmaster title.
Results
Open championship Year Venue Winner Players1974 San Juan, Puerto Rico 161975 Buenos Aires, Argentina 101977 São Paulo, Brazil 121978 Belo Horizonte, Brazil 71979 Mercedes, Argentina 91980 Córdoba, Argentina 91981 San Pedro de Jujuy, Argentina 131982 Buenos Aires, Argentina 121984 Lima, Peru 161985 Saladillo, Argentina 141986 Quito, Ecuador 161987 Asunción, Paraguay 191988 Oaxaca, Mexico 141989 Asunción, Paraguay 141990 Merlo, Argentina 181991 Bariloche, Argentina 151992 ? ?N/A1993 Rancagua, Chile 141994 Santiago, Chile 181995 Santiago, Chile 221996 Trujillo, Peru 301997 Buenos Aires, Argentina 281998 Margarita Island, Venezuela 341999 Santiago, Chile 252000 Macas, Ecuador 232001 Yucay, Peru 212002 La Paz, Bolivia 192003 Botucatu, Brazil 162004 Guayaquil, Ecuador 152005 Cali, Colombia 552006 Bogotá, Colombia 302007 Riobamba, Ecuador 252008 Cali, Colombia 462009 Montevideo, Uruguay 342010 Cali, Colombia 332011 Durán, Ecuador 422012 São Paulo, Brazil 542013 Bogotá, Colombia 392014 Asunción, Paraguay 232015 San Salvador, El Salvador 462016 Guatapé, Colombia 562017 San Salvador, El Salvador 262018 Guayaquil, Ecuador 412019 Cochabamba, Bolivia 51
Girls' championship
Year Venue Winner Players1995 Santiago, Chile 151996 Trujillo, Peru 211997 Buenos Aires, Argentina 201998 Margarita Island, Venezuela 201999 Santiago, Chile 152000 Macas, Ecuador 122001 Yucay, Peru 172002 La Paz, Bolivia 102003 Botucatu, Brazil 62004 Guayaquil, Ecuador 72005 Cali, Colombia 232006 Bogotá, Colombia 132007 Riobamba, Ecuador 152008 Cali, Colombia 172009 Montevideo, Uruguay 112010 Cali, Colombia 252011 Durán, Ecuador 272012 São Paulo, Brazil 232013 Bogotá, Colombia 262014 Asunción, Paraguay 162015 San Salvador, El Salvador 242016 Guatapé, Colombia 232017 San Salvador, El Salvador 292018 Guayaquil, Ecuador 282019 Cochabamba, Bolivia 28
See also African Junior Chess Championship Asian Junior Chess Championship European Junior Chess Championship European Youth Chess Championship North American Youth Chess Championship
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