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Alejandro Ramírez (chess player)

Alejandro Ramírez, American chess player

Born
June 21, 1988
Age in 2026
38
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1988

About Alejandro Ramírez (chess player)

Alejandro Tadeo Ramírez Álvarez is a Costa Rican-American chess Grandmaster and commentator. At the age of 15, he became the first Central American to achieve the title of Grandmaster and was the second youngest chess grandmaster in the world at the time. Born in Costa Rica, he represented Costa Rica before switching to the United States in 2011. In 1998, Ramírez won the Under 10 division of the Pan American Youth Chess Festival, held in Florianópolis, Brazil, and this achievement earned him the title of FIDE Master. In November 2001, at the age of 13, Ramírez was awarded the title of International Master by scoring 6½ points in the sub-zonal tournament held in Managua, Nicaragua. In 2003, Ramírez gained his first norm for the title of Grandmaster at the 2003 Capablanca Memorial in Havana, Cuba, where he scored 8/11 points.

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Alejandro Ramírez (chess player) timeline

  1. In 1998, Ramírez won the Under 10 division of the Pan American Youth Chess Festival, held in Florianópolis, Brazil, and this achievement earned him the title of FIDE Master.
  2. In November 2001, at the age of 13, Ramírez was awarded the title of International Master by scoring 6½ points in the sub-zonal tournament held in Managua, Nicaragua.
  3. In 2003, Ramírez gained his first norm for the title of Grandmaster at the 2003 Capablanca Memorial in Havana, Cuba, where he scored 8/11 points.

The world when Alejandro Ramírez (chess player) was born

Alejandro Ramírez (chess player) was born in 1988. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1988

  • #1 song"Faith" – George Michael
  • Top movieRain Man
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookA Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBen Johnson stripped of Olympic 100m gold for doping
  • Top headlineGeorge H.W. Bush elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic fiber optic cable
  • Defining fadKoosh balls
  • Notable inventionFirst disposable contact lenses
  • World population5.11 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population244.5M

1988 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alejandro Ramírez (chess player)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19882026
Gas$0.95$3.45/gal
Average home$89,300$435,000
Average income$32,191$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.11$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population244.5M341 million

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