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Wednesday, 13 March 2013 07:21 |
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From 3rd-9th this month the Central America Games were held in San Jose, Costa Rica.
The Games, part of the Olympic Cycle, is a mini Olympiad in which all sport take place, being a matter of honour for the nations of this area.. Chess participate as a sport.
The fight for medals, specially the gold ones are hard and the federations prepares for the contest a lot.
The event, a Round Robin Team Tournament, had the presence of Costa Rica, El Salvador Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, was excellent under the administration of the Central Chess Federation of Costa Rica under the direction of its President Mr. Mauricio Castro.
Stress was noted since the first round and the event finished in a dramatic end in which El Salvador got first place in both categories, Absolute and Ladies against all forecasts.
Next Central America Games will be held in 2017 in Nicaragua.
ABSOLUTE
Rk.
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Equipo
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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Des 1
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Des 2
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Des 3
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1
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El Salvador
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*
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3
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2
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4
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2
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3
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14.0
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8
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0
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2
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Costa Rica
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1
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*
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3
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3
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3
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3
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13.0
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8
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0
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3
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Guatemala
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2
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1
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*
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1½
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2½
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3
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10.0
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5
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0
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4
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Panamá
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0
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1
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2½
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*
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2½
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2½
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8.5
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6
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0
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5
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Nicaragua
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2
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1
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1½
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1½
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*
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1½
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7.5
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1
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0
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6
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Honduras
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1
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1
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1
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1½
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2½
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*
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7.0
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2
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0
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LADIES
Rk.
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Equipo
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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Des 1
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Des 2
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Des 3
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1
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El Salvador
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*
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2
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2
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3
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3
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3
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13.0
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8
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0
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2
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Costa Rica
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2
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*
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3
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2
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2½
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3
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12.5
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8
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0
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3
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Nicaragua
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2
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1
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*
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2½
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2½
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4
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12.0
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7
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0
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4
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Guatemala
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1
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2
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1½
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*
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3½
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3
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11.0
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5
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0
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5
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Honduras
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1
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1½
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1½
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½
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*
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2
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6.5
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1
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0
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6
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Panamá
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1
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1
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0
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1
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2
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*
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5.0
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1
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0
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MEDALS
| FED |
G |
S |
B |
TOTAL |
| El SALVADOR |
5 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
| COSTA RICA |
3 |
6 |
3 |
12 |
| GUATEMALA |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
| NICARAGUA |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
| HONDURAS |
1 |
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1 |
2 |
| PANAMA |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
| TOTAL |
14 |
14 |
14 |
42 |
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