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Olavo Yepez Obando
O Yepez Obando 
 

Number of games in database: 148
Years covered: 1957 to 1974
Last FIDE rating: 2305
Overall record: +67 -36 =45 (60.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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B06 Robatsch (8 games)
A56 Benoni Defense (8 games)
E88 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6 (5 games)
B42 Sicilian, Kan (5 games)
E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto (4 games)
C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed (3 games)
E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation (3 games)
A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 (3 games)
E94 King's Indian, Orthodox (3 games)
E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3 (3 games)

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OLAVO YEPEZ OBANDO
(born Aug-20-1937, died May-17-2021, 83 years old) Ecuador

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He was awarded the International Master title in 1969.

He was born in San Gabriel in the Carchi province of Ecuador. Yépez won the Ecuadorian Chess Championship at Pichincha 1962, took 9th at Mar del Plata 1962 (Torneo Latino-americano, Raimundo Garcia won),\ tied for 3rd–6th at Havana 1966 (Pan American Chess Championship, Eleazar Jimenez Zerquera won),\ played at Caracas 1967 (zonal, Miguel Cuellar Gacharna won), took 2nd, behind Silvino Garcia Martinez, at Santa Clara 1968, shared 1st with Eleazar Jiménez Zerquera at Quito/Guayaquil 1969 (zonal), took 15th at Caracas 1970 (Oscar Panno, Leonid Stein and Lubomir Kavalek won), took 3rd at Caracas 1973 (Kenneth Frey Beckman won), and took 2nd, behind Jorge Rubinetti, at Quito 1975.

Wikipedia article: Olavo Yépez

Last updated: 2022-07-05 20:02:55

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 page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 148  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. O Yepez Obando vs G J Martin 1-0281957World Student Team ChampionshipA96 Dutch, Classical Variation
2. O Yepez Obando vs P Ravn  1-0221957World Student Team ChampionshipE12 Queen's Indian
3. O Yepez Obando vs A Saidy  0-1261957World Student Team ChampionshipB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
4. O Yepez Obando vs E Mednis  1-0341957World Student Team ChampionshipE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
5. D Bertholdt vs O Yepez Obando  1-0341957World Student Team ChampionshipE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
6. N Minev vs O Yepez Obando  1-0541957World Student Team ChampionshipA16 English
7. O Yepez Obando vs F Blatny  0-1231957World Student Team ChampionshipE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
8. Portisch vs O Yepez Obando  1-0421957World Student Team ChampionshipA66 Benoni
9. Helenio Gilabert vs O Yepez Obando  ½-½211962ECU-chB94 Sicilian, Najdorf
10. Leoncio Pazmino vs O Yepez Obando  0-1511962ECU-chA60 Benoni Defense
11. O Yepez Obando vs Wilson Moscoso  1-0401962ECU-chC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
12. C Munoz vs O Yepez Obando  0-1521962ECU-chE64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System
13. O Yepez Obando vs O Yepez Obando  0-1451962ECU-chB74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
14. O Yepez Obando vs N Garces  1-0421962ECU-chB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
15. Francisco Aguirre vs O Yepez Obando  0-1331962ECU-chA56 Benoni Defense
16. Fernando1 Lopez vs O Yepez Obando  0-1361962ECU-chA56 Benoni Defense
17. O Yepez Obando vs A Garcia  1-0331962ECU-chA16 English
18. O Yepez Obando vs A Ottati  1-0171962ECU-chB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
19. O Yepez Obando vs Nino Endara  ½-½181962ECU-chA53 Old Indian
20. Carlos Donoso vs O Yepez Obando  0-1241962ECU-chD94 Grunfeld
21. O Yepez Obando vs Rodrigo Carpio  1-0621962ECU-chE61 King's Indian
22. O Yepez Obando vs Eliskases 0-1321964Tel Aviv Olympiad qual-6E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack
23. B Thorsteinsson vs O Yepez Obando  0-1601964Tel Aviv Olympiad qual-6B06 Robatsch
24. A Casa vs O Yepez Obando  ½-½401964Tel Aviv Olympiad qual-6B06 Robatsch
25. O Yepez Obando vs J L Alvarez del Monte  ½-½321964Tel Aviv Olympiad qual-6C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-12-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  sachistu: Some of the games listed here:
Tringov-Yepez 1957
Thibaut-Yepez 1960
Franck-Yepez 1960
Yepez-Kerr 1966
belong to Osvaldo (or Oswaldo) Yepez. Finding biographical material on Osvaldo Yepez is proving challenging. Perhaps one of our Ecuadorian members has some information about him.

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