| Tilsia Varela | |
|---|---|
 Varela at the 2019 Andorra open | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Born | (1994-08-19) August 19, 1994 (age 30) Maracaibo, Venezuela |
| Title | Woman International Master (2013) |
| Peak rating | 2118 (November 2022) |
Tilsia Carolina Varela La Madrid (born 1994), is a Venezuelan chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman International Master in 2013.
Chess career
She has represented Venezuela at a number of Women's Chess Olympiads, including 2012, where she scored 3½/7 on board four, 2014 (6/8 as first reserve) and 2016 (4/9 on board three).
She qualified for the Women's Chess World Cup 2021, where she took Pauline Guichard to tiebreaks before eventually being defeated 2½-1½ in the first round.
She again qualified for the Women's Chess World Cup 2023, being eliminated by Olga Badelka in the first round.
References
- "Tilsia Carolina Varela La Madrid". Armando Guedez Rodriguez (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- "Varela La Madrid, Tilsia Carolina". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- "OlimpBase :: 40th Chess Olympiad (women), Istanbul 2012, Venezuela". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- "OlimpBase :: 42nd Chess Olympiad (women), Baku 2016, Venezuela". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup-results.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- "OlimpBase :: 41st Chess Olympiad (women), Tromsø 2014, Venezuela". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- "FIDE Women's World Cup 2023". chess24.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
External links
- Tilsia Varela rating card at FIDE
- Tilsia Varela player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Tilsia Carolina Varela La Madrid chess games at 365chess.com
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