Ramón Mateo

Ramón Mateo
Personal information
Born (1958-06-23) 23 June 1958
Chess career
CountryDominican Republic
TitleGrandmaster (2008)
Peak rating2506 (April 2008)

Ramón Mateo (born 23 June 1958) is a Dominican chess player and the first grandmaster from his country, earning the title in 2008.

He has won the Dominican Chess Championship seven times: in 1979, 1986, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2010.[1] He also represented his country in 15 Chess Olympiads, from the 1978 23rd Chess Olympiad to the 38th Chess Olympiad in 2008.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "National championships records – International Chess Federation". Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  2. ↑ "Ramón Mateo es el primer GM dominicano". Noticias de ajedrez (in Spanish). 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  3. ↑ Shabazz, Daaim (2021-06-17). "Ramón Mateo... Dominican trailblazer!". The Chess Drum. Retrieved 2026-05-10.