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Mariano A Acosta

Number of games in database: 53
Years covered: 1969 to 2017
Last FIDE rating: 2000
Highest rating achieved in database: 2200
Overall record: +13 -31 =9 (33.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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   M A Acosta vs Janik Kruse (Sep-29-17) 1/2-1/2
   A Byron vs M A Acosta (Sep-28-17) 1-0
   G Lorscheid vs M A Acosta (Sep-27-17) 1-0
   M A Acosta vs R Vaishali (Sep-26-17) 0-1
   A Rudolf vs M A Acosta (Sep-24-17) 1-0

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MARIANO A ACOSTA
(born May-08-1949, died Dec-13-2019, 70 years old) Philippines (federation/nationality United States of America)

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Not to be confused with Mariano Acosta.

Last updated: 2023-05-21 09:30:41

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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 53  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. I Farago vs M A Acosta  1-0391969World Student Team Championship Final-BD29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
2. Yanofsky vs M A Acosta 1-0431977Canadian OpenA16 English
3. B Wall vs M A Acosta 0-145197778th US OpenC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
4. Benjamin vs M A Acosta  0-150197778th US OpenA17 English
5. M A Acosta vs Y Gruenfeld  0-149198485th US OpenA77 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2
6. E Marchand vs M A Acosta  1-0301985New York OpenA30 English, Symmetrical
7. G Schwartzman vs M A Acosta  ½-½91988Saint John Open IIE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
8. R Hamilton vs M A Acosta  0-1781988Saint John Open IIB12 Caro-Kann Defense
9. M A Acosta vs K Thorsteins  1-0591988Saint John Open IIE61 King's Indian
10. R Delaune vs M A Acosta  1-0791988Saint John Open IIA16 English
11. M A Acosta vs J Gallagher  0-1391988Saint John Open IIB54 Sicilian
12. M A Acosta vs A Sherzer  0-1471988Saint John Open IIC15 French, Winawer
13. J Sarwer vs M A Acosta  0-1221988Saint John Open IID02 Queen's Pawn Game
14. M A Acosta vs N Castaneda  ½-½601996Chicago OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
15. C Feltner vs M A Acosta  ½-½171996Chicago OpenB32 Sicilian
16. M A Acosta vs C W Kramer  1-0321996Chicago OpenB42 Sicilian, Kan
17. M A Acosta vs A Karklins  ½-½521996Chicago OpenB73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
18. M A Acosta vs O M Linskiy  0-1411998Toronto OpenD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
19. M A Acosta vs G Taylor  0-1301998Toronto OpenB20 Sicilian
20. C Sevilla vs M A Acosta  1-0401999100th US OpenB07 Pirc
21. Yermolinsky vs M A Acosta  1-0302000Frisco MastersB07 Pirc
22. Mikhalevski vs M A Acosta  1-0252011Canadian OpenA52 Budapest Gambit
23. N Castaneda vs M A Acosta  ½-½602011Canadian OpenB27 Sicilian
24. M Meszaros vs M A Acosta  1-0422011Canadian OpenB07 Pirc
25. M A Acosta vs A Kuindzhy  0-132201121st World Seniors ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-31-14  zanzibar: It's likely that the games of the two have been combined.

The Argentinian is currently inactive, with the higher rating of 2000 (despite being younger - dob 1958 vs. dob 1949).

That would make the 2013 player the American (rating 1981).

Most likely the US and Canadian events are the American, and the Argentinian events (32nd Open and Mar del Plata) are the Argentinian.

The American seems to travel to the senior tournaments, as said, the 2013 tournament due to active status, and the 2011 tournament as shown here:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr518...

The Argentinian has been inactive since 2010-May according to here:

http://ratings.fide.com/id.phtml?ev...

FIDE id's
American: 2008629
Argentian: 106860

Gheesh, I hope there aren't too many more of these cases around!

Sep-25-14  ljfyffe: Yes, we wouldn't want to be accosted again.
Nov-06-15  whiteshark: Great performance in Bad Wiessee so far.
Dec-29-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: Sadly, Mariano Acosta (the Chicago-area one) has died. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/n...
Dec-29-19  Kurakotsaba: I bet there is a certain Marianito Acosta, from the Philippines.
Dec-29-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: <Kurakotsaba> The post about his death that I saw on Facebook referred to him as "Marianito Acosta."

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