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Sports | 22 November, 2009 [ 00:03 ]

Peru's Daisy Cori wins U-16 World Chess Championship


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Isabel Guerra

The young chess player Daysi Cori confirmed that she is the best in her category worldwide after winning the U-16 World Chess Championship, currently taking place in the town of Kemer, Turkey.

Daysi beat Georgian Mariam Danelia and added 9.5 points in the table, taking a lead of 1.5 points to its closest competitor (Meri Arabidze) and took the title.

"I'm very, very happy, very happy. In the last world championships I have not had the opportunity to reach the top. I only would see how the Europeans won and sang their national anthems. Now I'll be amongst them," she said in a telephone conversation with El Comercio.

Daysi still has an scheduled game for tomorrow against Nazi Paikidze (Georgia) but even is she loses the game she will still be the champion. However she wants to stay undefeated: "Anyway I'll go to win my last game," he said.

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Sports | 21 November, 2009 [ 12:49 ]

Peru's Jefferson Farfan scored again for Schalke


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Isabel Guerra

Peruvian player Jefferson Farfán scored a goal once again after five games to help Schalke 04 defeat Hannover 2-0 at rond 13 of the Bundesliga, putting Gelsenkirchen team one point behind the leaders of the German ligue.

Farfan got into the area at minute 69 and hit the ball with the head from a Rafinha assistance. In injury time Czech teammate Jan MOravek, who replaced Farfan, got the second goal for Schalke to seal the game 2-0.

The other Peruvian player in the team, Carlos Zambrano, didn't play due to a suspension.

With this result, Schalke reached 25 points and is one behind Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen, Bundesliga leaders.

This game was the hardest in this round, because Robert Enke, who commited suicide recently, played at Hannover.

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Sports | 21 November, 2009 [ 12:18 ]

Peru's Daysi Cori looking for a victory in the Chess Young World Championship


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Isabel Guerra

Our genious chess player Deysi Cori (ELO 2374) continues her path to the Under-16 title at Chess Young World Championship.

She defeated Ucranian Yuliya Shvayger, to reach 8.5 points in nine games played in Turkey.

If she wins today, we will have a new world champion.

Yesterday victory was very important for Deysi because it came along with a draw between Azerbaijan Qizi Nizami y la Georgian Meri Arabidze, and are now 1.5 points behind Cori.

She may be crowned world champion if she defeats Georgian Mariam Danelia, also with 7 points. Even more, Cori could win the title with a draw if Nizami and Arabidze don't win today.

Deysi, 2008 Under-15 Schoolgirl World Champion, is unbeaten at Turkey with eight wins and one draw.

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Sports | 20 November, 2009 [ 16:32 ]

Peru climbs positions in FIFA ranking but remains the lowest in South America


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Isabel Guerra

Peruvian national team went up four positions, but it is still the last one in South America, according to the last ranking of soccer national teams in November, expressed by FIFA.

Peru is located at position 70 with 467 points, while Bolivia, 9th in South America is at position 57 with 573 points.

The top three are now Spain (1622 points), Brazil (1592), and the Netherlands (1279).

The other seven teams from ConMeBol in the FIFA ranking are Argentina (8th; 1875 points), Chile (17th; 926), Uruguay (19th, 901), Paraguay (30th; 916), Ecuador (35th; 750), Colombia (40th; 736), and Venezuela (50th; 546).

Last Wednesday, Peru defeated 2-1 to Honduras in a friendly game played in Miami.

This was the last game in the Jose Del Solar era as the Peruvian national team coach.

Honduras is one of the three teams representing CONCACAF at the finals in South Africa 2010.

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Sports | 20 November, 2009 [ 09:22 ]

Peru won another gold medal at Bolivarian Games defeating Venezuela 3-0


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Isabel Guerra

Peruvians won the final 3-2 to Venezuela in women's volleyball, while in men's volleyball, Peru defeated Ecuador 3-0.

Peruvian national women's volleyball team defeated 3-2 to Venezuela in the final at the Bolivarian Games at Sucre (Bolivia), and got the gold medal.

Peru won the game 15-25, 25-17, 25-13, 20-25 and 15-11 in two-hour's time at a crowded Jorge Revilla Aldana colesium in the city of Sucre, Bolivia.

Patricia Soto, member of the national team said to RPP radio that she feels proud of the prize, and that all the players are working hard looking forward the world tournament Japan 2010.

"I'm proud of my team. We did our best, with all the strength that represents our country," she added.

Earlier in the day, the Peruvian male team obtained the silver medal after defeating fellow rival Ecuador 3-0.

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Sports | 19 November, 2009 [ 10:16 ]

Peru volleyball team beats Ecuador 3-0 in Bolivarian Games


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Isabel Guerra

The Peruvian volleyball team added his second straight victory in the Bolivarian Games that are taking place in Sucre, after beating its Bolivian counterpart 3-0, and is now heading to the first place.

The Peruvians showed their technical superiority and won with partials 25-15, 25-14 and 25-16.

It is worth noting that Peruvian superiority was so evident that it it even had the chance of playing with the alternative players team, as well.

The team conducted by Kim Cheol-Young is preparing to face Venezuela, a much more experienced team, on Thursday. The Peruvians had already beat Ecuador in their previous match.

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Sports | 18 November, 2009 [ 18:34 ]

Peru's wrestler Abel Herrera won another gold medal for Peru


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Isabel Guerra

Peruvian wrestler Abel Herrera added another gold medal for Peru today, during the Bolivarian Games 2009, in the category 60 kg.

the 2009 Bolivarian Games after winning the 60 kilos category, beating Mauricio Atamaint (Ecuador), Carlos Flores (Bolivia), Garca (Colombia), and Cesar Roberty (Venezuela).

Meanwhile, Andy Cubas (66 kg), David Cubas (74 kg), Paul Ambrose (84 kg) and Felix Isisola achieved the bronze medal at the coliseum Edgar Cojinto.

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Sports | 17 November, 2009 [ 21:12 ]

Peru: Ancon Beach (Lima) hosted Windsurf Festival


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Isabel Guerra

With the participation of Club Regatas Lima, Yacht Club Ancón and Club Esmeralda Santa María for the first time, the Windsurf Festival Ancon 2009 was staged in Ancon, a seaside resort.

The event began with a soft wind, good enough for beginners to compete safely and with enthusiasm. From very early in the morning Hermosa Beach began to welcome the participants, friends and relatives for a tournament which priority was the comradarie.

Experienced windsurfers like Andrew Gibbon, Diego Esculies ,and Fran Hemmerde gave free windsurf lessons to the public.

Alessio Botteri from Club Regatas Lima won the Novice Open category, followed by Ismael Muelle (Yacht Club Ancón) and Michelle de Trazegnies (Club Regatas Lima).

In Novice Open Mini category, Ismael Muelle was first this time, defeating Vicenzo Benham (Santa Maria) and Santiago Aguirre (Yatch Club Ancon).

Windsurf Festival Ancon 2009 was organized by The Wind Adventure, Yatch Club Ancon and Peruvian Association of Windsurf, and was sponsored by Redbull, Cosas Magazine and Club Regatas Lima.

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Sports | 16 November, 2009 [ 10:28 ]

Peru's Sinclair Jones won first place in Optimist Class in Bolivarian Games


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Isabel Guerra

Sinclair Jones, the 13 year old Peruvian who won a World title in the Optimist Class a few months ago, has won another competition in the same category in the Juegos Bolivarianos (Bolivarian Games), after getting two first prizes and one second prize during the three days that this competition lasted.

Second place was for Alonso Collantes and the third for Stefano Peschiera; in other words, Peru filled the podium for the first time in the history of Bolivarian Games.

In the category Laser Radial, Paloma Schmidt had to deal with the Ecuadorian Arianna Villena, who used her home court advantage and obtained the first place, leaving Schmidt with the silver medal.

Peruvian Stephanie Zimmermann obtained the third place.

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Sports | 13 November, 2009 [ 16:06 ]

Fiorentina fans declare November 13th as "The Day of Juan Vargas"


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Isabel Guerra

Fiorentina's fans already have a hero: the Peruvian Juan Vargas, who now has a day of its own in the calendar; from now on, November 13th will be known as "Day of Juan Vargas."

“It's very difficult to find someone like him, due to his strength, speed, accuracy and force,” says the Italian website firenzeviola.it, which also calls him “Superman” or “Bionic Man.”

While the Peruvian midfielder is making Fiorentina fans fall in love with him, he also says he feels comfortable there and that he does not consider moving to Real Madrid, as some reports suggested.

The Peruvian player is living the best moment of his career, although there are many who believe he will continue to grow.

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