Echesspedia

The Paraguayan Chess Circle, founded in 1938 as Paraguay’s first club run the national championship at least until 1970 as Paraguay did not yet have a national chess federation, although it was affiliated with FIDE and had competed in Chess Olympiads at irregular intervals starting at Buenos Aires 1939.

In total Paraguay has participated in 19 Olympiads. Its best achievement was 15th in 1976. Zénon Franco Ocampos was the only player awarded with an individual gold medal (1982 and 1990).

In 2011 Paraguay lists 2 IGMs; 4 IMs and a total of 21 titled players.

The national champions were: 1938 Dr. Juan Silvano Diaz Pérez, 1939 Dr. Juan Silvano Diaz Pérez, 1940 Dr. Ernesto Espínola, 1941 Dr. Ernesto Espínola, 1942 Dr. Juan Silvano Diaz Pérez, 1943 Don Ernesto Stadecker, 1944 Don Ernesto Stadecker, 1945 Don Ernesto Stadecker, 1946 Dr. Luis Oscar Boettner, 1947 Dr. Luis Oscar Boettner, 1948 Don Carlos Almeida, 1949 Don Carlos Almeida, 1950 Don Carlos Almeida, 1951 Don Carlos Almeida, 1952 Don Faustino Paniagua, 1953 Dr. Eduardo Salomón, 1954 Don Ronald Cantero, 1955 Don Ronald Cantero, 1956 Don Ronald Cantero, 1957 Don Ronald Cantero, 1958 Don Ronald Cantero, 1959 Don Benigno Rivarola, 1960 Arq. Eleuterio Recalde, 1961 Don Ronald Cantero, 1962 Don Ronald Cantero, 1963 Lic. Victorio Riego Prieto, 1964 Don Raúl Silva, 1965 Don Ronald Cantero, 1966 Don Omar Villagra, 1967 Dr. Emiliano Saguier, 1968 Dr. Emiliano Saguier, 1969 Dr. Emiliano Saguier, 1970 Ing. Julio César Ingolotti, 1971 Don Ruben Carlos Gamarra, 1972 Lic. Victorio Riego Prieto, 1973 Don Oscar Ferreira, 1974 Don Oscar Ferreira, 1975 Don Ruben Carlos Gamarra, 1976 G.M Zenón Franco, 1977 Lic. Victorio Riego Prieto, 1978 Don Oscar Ferreira, 1979 Don Ruben Carlos Gamarra, 1980 Don Oscar Ferreira, 1981 M.F. Cristóbal Valiente, 1982 M.F. Cristóbal Valiente, 1983 M.F. Luis Carlos Patriarca, 1984 M.F. Francisco Santacruz, 1985 M.F. Cristóbal Valiente, 1986 M.F. Francisco Santacruz, 1987 M.F. Francisco Santacruz, 1988 M.F. Francisco Santacruz, 1989 M.F. Cristóbal Valiente, 1990 M.F. Francisco Santacruz, 1991 M.F. Cristóbal Valiente, 1992 M.F. Cristóbal Valiente, 1993 M.F. Carlos Gamarra, 1994 M.F. César Santacruz, 1995 M.F. Eduardo Peralta, 1996 M.F. Ricardo Kropff, 1997 M.I. Cristóbal Valiente, 1998 M.F. Luis Carlos Patriarca, 1999 M.F. Eduardo Peralta, 2000 M.F. Eduardo Peralta, 2001 M.I. José F. Cubas, 2002 M.N. Enrique Butti, 2003 M.F. Luis Carlos Patriarca, 2004 M.I. Axel Bachmann, 2005 M.F. Luis Carlos Patriarca, 2006 M.F. Luís Carlos Patriarca, 2007 M.F. Luís Carlos Patriarca, 2008 M.F. Luís Carlos Patriarca, 2009 Rodrigo Del Puerto, 2010 Guillermo Vazquez.

Paraguay vs. Bermuda at the 2010 Olympiad.