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Bernal Gonzalez Acosta

Number of games in database: 221
Years covered: 1990 to 2018
Last FIDE rating: 2460 (2411 rapid, 2447 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2502
Overall record: +93 -52 =76 (59.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Bird's Opening (21) 
    A02 A03
 Sicilian (16) 
    B23 B25 B40 B52 B27
 Queen's Pawn Game (10) 
    E00 A41 A50 A45
 Slav (7) 
    D14 D12 D11 D13 D15
 Scotch Game (6) 
    C45
 Catalan (6) 
    E06 E08 E07
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (38) 
    B32 B31 B39 B50 B22
 Slav (21) 
    D18 D10 D12 D17 D11
 Sicilian Dragon (10) 
    B39 B78 B71 B72 B77
 Modern Benoni (8) 
    A70 A71 A65 A76 A59
 Caro-Kann (8) 
    B12 B14 B17 B13
 English (6) 
    A11 A14 A10
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   S Irwanto vs B Gonzalez, 2008 1/2-1/2
   P I Acosta vs B Gonzalez, 2014 0-1
   B Gonzalez vs C Vittorino, 2007 1-0
   B Gonzalez vs E Berg, 2008 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Costa Rican Championship (2001)
   Costa Rican Championship (2013)
   Panama Open (2013)
   Iberoamericano Championship (2014)
   San Salvador Open (2003)
   American Continental 9th (2013)
   American Continental (2014)
   Dresden Olympiad (2008)
   Calvia Olympiad (2004)
   Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad (2010)
   Turin Olympiad (2006)
   Istanbul Olympiad (2012)
   Tromso Olympiad (2014)
   Baku Olympiad (2016)
   Batumi Olympiad (2018)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Batumi Olympiad
   Z Almasi vs B Gonzalez (Oct-05-18) 1-0
   B Gonzalez vs O A Leon Archibaldo (Oct-04-18) 1-0
   M Boudriga vs B Gonzalez (Oct-03-18) 0-1
   D Anwuli vs B Gonzalez (Oct-02-18) 0-1
   Victor Ngani vs B Gonzalez (Oct-01-18) 0-1

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BERNAL GONZALEZ ACOSTA
(born Jun-10-1973, 52 years old) Costa Rica

[what is this?]

International Master (1993); Grandmaster (2014); FIDE Senior Trainer (2022). Costa Rican Champion in 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2016. (1)

Gonzalez won his 1st GM norm at the 4th Iberoamerican FP and Phase Tournament Final in April 2012 in Quito in Ecuador. His 2nd came at the International Battle Tournament 2014, played in Costa Rica in Jan-Feb 2014. He won his 3rd GM norm at the Iberoamerican Absolute championship of 2014 held in Linares, Spain in July 2014.

His final criterion for winning the GM title was met when his live rating reached 2500 on 6 December 2014 upon winning his round 8 game against Jonathan Carvajal Gorgona at the Goicoechea City Tournament 2014 in Guadelupe in Costa Rica. His official rating topped 2500 in the January 2015 rating list.

(1) Wikipedia article: Costa Rican Chess Championship

Last updated: 2023-09-27 12:41:53

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 page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 221  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. B Gonzalez vs A Fernandez  1-0381990Novi Sad OlympiadA02 Bird's Opening
2. F Maynard vs B Gonzalez  0-1461991Gutierrez memA43 Old Benoni
3. B Gonzalez vs J E Armas Gutierrez  ½-½261993Capablanca Memorial-BA03 Bird's Opening
4. B Gonzalez vs D Hergott  0-1301993Capablanca Memorial-BA02 Bird's Opening
5. R Alvarez Ibarra vs B Gonzalez  ½-½461993Capablanca Memorial-BA43 Old Benoni
6. A Rodriguez vs B Gonzalez  1-0441993Capablanca Memorial-BB39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
7. W Arencibia Rodriguez vs B Gonzalez  1-0231993Capablanca Memorial-BA68 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack
8. B Gonzalez vs A Hoffman  0-1641993Capablanca Memorial-BA03 Bird's Opening
9. A Sorin vs B Gonzalez  1-0381993Capablanca Memorial-BA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
10. J Becerra Rivero vs B Gonzalez  ½-½261993Capablanca Memorial-BB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
11. B Gonzalez vs J Diaz  ½-½281993Capablanca Memorial-BA14 English
12. B Gonzalez vs G Garcia  ½-½341993Capablanca Memorial-BA02 Bird's Opening
13. J Sanchez Almeyra vs B Gonzalez  1-0341993Capablanca Memorial-BB39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
14. B Gonzalez vs C E Toth  1-0311993Capablanca Memorial-BA15 English
15. B Gonzalez vs R Alonso Garcia  1-0331993Capablanca Memorial-BA02 Bird's Opening
16. B Gonzalez vs B Lugo  0-1151994Capablanca mem-CA03 Bird's Opening
17. B Gonzalez vs F Maynard  1-0401994CRA-chA02 Bird's Opening
18. B Gonzalez vs F Maynard  1-0751998CRA-chTA02 Bird's Opening
19. G Hernandez Guerrero vs B Gonzalez  ½-½231999Torre mem opB32 Sicilian
20. B Gonzalez vs W Arencibia Rodriguez  ½-½431999Torre mem opA02 Bird's Opening
21. Adams vs B Gonzalez 1-0482000Istanbul OlympiadB32 Sicilian
22. Andersson vs B Gonzalez  ½-½592000Istanbul OlympiadA04 Reti Opening
23. A David vs B Gonzalez  ½-½492000Istanbul OlympiadB32 Sicilian
24. A Kovacevic vs B Gonzalez  1-0292000Mallorca opB32 Sicilian
25. A Anastasian vs B Gonzalez  ½-½572001Anibal OpenA85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-03-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: IM Bernal Manuel Gonzalez Acosta, Costa Rica, born 10 June 1973. Unrated, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

IM in 1993. FIDE Trainer 2005. ICC: ElProfesor

Costa Rican champion 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2008.

Played in the olympiads 1990 (board 1), 1994 (bd. 3), 2000 (bd. 1), 2004 (bd. 2), 2006 (bd. 1), and 2008 (bd. 2).

Placed 2nd in Central American Ch 2007, 1st in Arnoldo Tenorio Memorial (Nicaragua) 2007, 1st in Arnoldo Tenorio Memorial 2008, 1st in Copa Metropolitana (Costa Rica) May 2009, 3rd in Costa Rican Ch Nov. 2009, 3rd in San Salvador Open 10-14 Dec. 2009,

1st in Joaquin Hurtado Memorial (Nicaragua) 26-30 Dec. 2009: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr287...

Biography:
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernal... (in Polish)

Pictures:
http://www.ajedrez.co.cr/torneo/200... http://usuarios.lycos.es/fenag/imag...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ETI... (video, champion 2008)

Aug-16-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Champion of Costa Rica also in 2010:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr370... http://pasionajedrez.blogspot.com/2...

Aug-26-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Winner of Torneo SubZonal Absoluto 2.3 Honduras 21-26 August 2010:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr373...

May-10-13  BIDMONFA: Bernal Gonzalez

GONZALEZ, Bernal M.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/gonzalez_be...
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Dec-10-14  wordfunph: 14-time Costa Rica Champion and finally a GM, congrats!

http://www.fide.com/component/conte...

Jan-04-15  twinlark: Indeed. Mighty sweet to finally bring it home at his age.
May-22-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: <wordfunph>14-time Costa Rica Champion and finally a GM, congrats!

<wordfumph>,
Does Acosta hold the record for the most national championships won before becoming a GM? Has anyone won 15 or more national championships without becoming a GM?

May-22-18  ChessHigherCat: He did it just to make me revise my profile page!

<GrahamClayton> Over half of the countries in the world don't have a GM (https://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml) , so there are probably lots of cases where the same expat or local pundit wins the national tournament every year.

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