Chess player, technical director, and president of the university club, Daniel Rivera, is in Serbia participating in the world championship for over 65s (FIDE World Senior Chess Championships), held in Vrnjacka Banka until November 14. Rivera, an international master, is one of two representatives for Uruguay, starting in 44th place with an Elo of 2218. He began the tournament with a win and a draw.
Meanwhile, David Fernández, a member of the EXP-UVigo first team, is competing in the XXXV Spanish Individual Championship of the Spanish Federation of Sports for the Blind (FEDC) in Bailén, Andalusia, until November 10. Representing the Galician federation, Fernández debuted with a victory and secured another win against players from Madrid, starting in fourth place in the initial ranking with a score of 1958.
The university club highlights that these participations in "top-level competitions" endorse the entity's "continuous training and development work," in both conventional and adapted chess.
