Caracas became champion in chess at the IV Municipal National Sports Games 2026
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Published at: 30/10/2026 08:51 AM
Caracas became the absolute chess champion of the IV Municipal National Sports Games 2026, with 12 metals in total: 7 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze; followed by the states Lara (6 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze) and Carabobo (5, 1, 5).
In the blitz tournament at the General Command of the Aragua Police, Caracas won three first places on behalf of Jorge Miquelena in square one with seven units, Isabella Morillo with the same result in the women's division, as did Nathalia Moreno from the board number two; results that were added to those already achieved in the previous actions in classic and fast.
Lara won the gold badge in the blitz team made up of Josué Angulo, Vicente Mantola, Juan Rodríguez and Óliver Zerpa, to take the final second place in the discipline in the communal party.
Finally, to complete the podium, Carabobo added new metal to his loot this Thursday in the lightning tournament through Alessandro Gargano, who totaled seven digits in the number one spot.
The state of Miranda led the women's blitz with Aranza Gómez, Nikole Parra, Camila Orellana and Maia Font, with 19.5 points, sharing the podium with the delegations of Trujillo and Caracas. In addition, she sealed the women's solitaire win with Maia Font by accumulating a score of 6.5 (1).
The local club also scored two golds in the fast-paced event with Alí Jaramillo (7) and Juan Ovalles (6), while Trujillo won his first gold medal thanks to Nathaly Castellanos, who managed to finish his game in exactly 7 minutes.
Mazo News Team