The Puerto Rico Women’s Chess Championship 2022 took place from April 29 – May 1 at the University of Puerto Rico.
FM Danitza Vázquez Maccarini emerged as the winner of the five-round Swiss tournament that brought together nine participants.
Danitza turned in a dominating performance winning four straight games and securing the title with a round to spare. Despite forfeiting the last round game and tying for the first place with Natasha Morales Santos, Vazquez Maccarini became the Puerto Rico Women’s champion as the winner of their third-round direct encounter.
With this achievement, Danitza earned the spot in the Puerto Rico Women’s National Team for the upcoming 44th World Chess Olympiad 2022 in Chennai.
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Final rankings – Puerto Rico Women’s Chess Championship 2022:
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
TB4
1
FM
Vazquez Maccarini Danitza
PUR
2067
4
1
4
16
9.5
2
WIM
Morales Santos Natasha
PUR
1967
4
0
4
14
9
3
WCM
Vega Jimenez Keyshla M.
PUR
1656
3.5
0
3
14
8.5
4
WCM
Rivera Negron Yanira
PUR
1773
3
0
3
11
5.5
5
Alvarado Perez Coralys M.
PUR
1502
3
0
2
13
7.5
6
WFM
Comas Colon Rinelly M.
PUR
1586
2.5
0
2
15
9.5
7
Perez Perez Danay
PUR
0
2
0
1
13
8
8
Gonzalez Reyes Marianis
PUR
0
1
0
0
15
8.5
Trinidad Carrero Dessire
PUR
0
1
0
0
15
8.5