Luciana Morales Mendoza
| Luciana Morales Mendoza | |
|---|---|
Woman International Master (2003) | |
| Peak rating | 2219 (October 2006) |
Luciana Morales Mendoza (born January 1, 1987) is a Peruvian
Woman International Master (WIM). She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship
in 2004.
Career
In May 2003 Morales Mendoza won the Pan-American Championship for Girls Under 20 in
Kateryna Lahno and thus, was eliminated. In June 2005 she won the Girls Under 18 division at the 17th Pan-American Youth Chess Festival in Balneário Camboriú.[1] In February 2007 she won the South American Championship for Girls Under 20 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
.
Morales Mendoza has played in the Peruvian team in the Women's Chess Olympiad in 2002, 2006 and 2010. She was also the captain of team Peru in the Chess Olympiad held in Turin 2006.
Personal life
Morales Mendoza studied Government and Communication at the University of Texas at Brownsville from 2007 to 2011. She also completed a master's in public policy and management in Brownsville in May 2014.
References
- ^ a b "HISTORIA DEL FESTIVAL PANAMERICANO DE LA JUVENTUD - FMA". www.mdpajedrez.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-10-24.
External links
- Luciana Morales Mendoza rating card at FIDE
- Luciana Morales Mendoza chess games at 365Chess.com
- Luciana Morales Mendoza Women's Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
- Interview with Luciana Morales at chessclub.com
- College Chess in America: Luciana Morales on Final Four Secrets
- Interview in "La Republica" (in Spanish)
