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Mexican chess grandmaster (born 1989) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Manuel León Hoyos (born February 10, 1989) is a Mexican chess Grandmaster. He is the first Mexican chess player to break 2600 Elo in the official FIDE rating list with 2603 in October 2012.
| Manuel León Hoyos | |
|---|---|
Manuel Leon Hoyos at the World Junior Championship in Gaziantep, Turkey in 2008 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Born | February 10, 1989 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Title | Grandmaster (2008) |
| FIDE rating | 2465 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2603 (October 2012) |
León Hoyos achieved the Grandmaster title at the age of 18.[1] He has been Mexican champion and has won numerous international tournaments including the 2012 U.S. Open.[2]
León Hoyos has represented Mexico in three Olympiads: Russia (2010),[3] Turkey (2012),[4] and Norway (2014).[5] And at the World Mind Sports Games in China (2008). He took part in the Chess World Cup 2011 in Russia and was eliminated by Grandmaster Alexei Shirov.[6] León Hoyos placed 5th in the 2012 Ibero-American Championship in Ecuador,[7] 7th in the 2007 American Continental Championship in Colombia[8][9] and 5th in the 2008 Pan-American Championship in the United States.[10] He also placed 7th in the under-18 World Championship in 2007 held in Turkey.[11]
León Hoyos tied for 1st place in the 2010 Arctic Chess Challenge in Norway with Grandmaster Mikhail Kobalia.[12] He tied for 1st place at the 2013 Las Vegas Chess Festival together with Grandmaster Wesley So.[13] León Hoyos won the 2012 Mexican Open.[14][15] He placed 3th place in the 2012 UNAM Chess Festival, a rapid and blindfold invitational tournament won by World's No. 1 Magnus Carlsen.[16]
León Hoyos has worked with Grandmaster Vassily Ivanchuk, former World's No. 2, World Blitz Championship in 2007 and World Rapid Championship in 2016. He has served him as a second in several tournaments.[17][18]
In 2012, he received a scholarship to attend Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri and became part of the Webster University chess team,[19][20] coached by former Women's World Champion and Grandmaster Susan Polgar.[21] Between 2012 and 2017, Webster University was the ranked No. 1 chess team in the U.S. and 5-time collegiate national champion.[22] In 2017, he graduated from Webster University with honors, receiving a bachelor's degrees in Economics and International Relations and a Masters in International Relations.
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