Sonia Zepeda
| Sonia Zepeda | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sonia Guadalupe Zepeda Cortéz |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Born | 26 January 1981 San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Title | Woman International Master (2007) |
| FIDE rating | 2066 (January 2012) |
| Peak rating | 2136 (July 2009) |
Sonia Guadalupe Zepeda Cortéz (born 26 January 1981) is a Salvadoran chess player. Zepeda was taught to play chess by her father Rafael Zepeda (peak Elo rating 2069). Her younger sister Lorena Zepeda is also a chess player. Sonia Zepeda was trained by International Master Héctor Leyva.[1]
She has won the Salvadoran Women's Chess Championship 5 times (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009) and has won the Central American Women's Chess Championship twice. She has been a part of the El Salvador national chess team for four Olympics.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ "MFF Sonia Zepeda". Ajedrez de El Salvador (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Woman's International Chess Master is visiting Belize!". Belize Chess News. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Zepeda Cortez, Sonia". OlimpBase. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
External links[edit]
- Sonia Zepeda rating card at FIDE