Alejandro Ramírez

About

Costa Rican chess Grandmaster who is considered to be the greatest Central American chess master of all time.

Before Fame

He was a prodigy who began playing internationally at the age of nine.

Trivia

He is the first ever Central American chess Grandmaster and he won first place in the Morelia Open in 2008 and first place in the US Chess Open in 2010.

Family Life

His father Jorge Ramirez began teaching him chess at the age of four after he was the film "Searching for Bobby Fischer".

Associated With

He is considered one of the greatest international players in the world alongside Magnus Carlsen.