Ramon Mateo: chess grandmaster

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Dominican Ramon Mateo was awarded the title of Grandmaster, the highest title a chess player can attain, by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) in April 2008. It is a title that is awarded for performance in competition and is held for life. He is the first and only Dominican chess player to receive this title. His current rating (April 2008) is 2,505 points. He began playing at the age of 12 and now has been able to make a career of it. He recalls his most outstanding win, when he defeated Russian Grandmaster Sergey Kasparov by half a point in a championship in France this year. Mateo, who has played in tournaments in Europe, the US and Latin America, feels that the sport needs more press coverage in the DR, to encourage more young players to take up the sport.
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