Pan American Chess Championship

[edit] Pan American Chess Championship

The first Pan-American Championship was held in Hollywood, 28 July - 12 August 1945. The line-up was as follows: 1. Samuel Reshevsky (USA) 10.5, 2. Reuben Fine (USA) 9, 3. Herman Pilnik (ARG) 8.5, 4. Israel Horowitz (USA) 8, 5. Isaac Kashdan (USA) 7, 6. Hector Rossetto (ARG) 6.5, 7-8. Weaver Adams (USA), Herman Steiner (USA) 5.5, 9-10. Walter Cruz (BRA), José Joaquin Araiza (MEX) 5, 11. Jose Broderman (CUB) 3.5, 12. Herbert Seidman (USA) 3, 13. Joaquin Camarena (MEX) 1.^[1]

The second championship in 1954 was held in Los Angeles and was an open tournament.

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#	Year	City	Winner
1	1945	Hollywood	Image:Flag of the United States.svg Samuel Reshevsky (USA)
2	1954	Los Angeles	Image:Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Bisguier (USA)
	1958	Bogotá	Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Oscar Panno (ARG)
	1963	Havana	Image:Flag of Cuba.svg Eleazar Jiménez (CUB)
	1966	Havana	Image:Flag of Cuba.svg Eleazar Jiménez (CUB)
	1968	Havana	Image:Flag of Cuba.svg Silvino Garcia Martinez (CUB)
	1970	Havana	Image:Flag of Cuba.svg Eleazar Jiménez (CUB)
	1974	Winnipeg	Image:Flag of the United States.svg Walter Browne (USA)
	1977	Santa Cruz	Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Herman Claudius Van Riemsdijk (BRA)
	1981	San Pedro	Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg Zenon Franco (PAR)
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	1987	La Paz	Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Ricardi (ARG)
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	1998	San Felipe	Image:Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Ivanov (USA)
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This tournament has been played as the qualifier for the World Cup stage of the World Championship in which the top seven qualify.

#	Year	City	Winner
1	2001	Cali	Image:Flag of the United States.svg Alex Yermolinsky (USA)
2	2003	Buenos Aires	Image:Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Goldin (USA)
3	2005	Buenos Aires	Image:Flag of Cuba.svg Lázaro Bruzón (CUB)
4	2007	Cali	Image:Flag of Peru.svg Julio Granda (PER)