Pandanet Go Latin American Team Championship
The Pandanet Go Latin American Team Championship is run by the Ibero American Go Federation and the 2025 edition gathers 13 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean.
Teams are divided into A and B Leagues. Each season two countries will descend from A League into B League and two countries will ascend from B League into A League.
Final match between top two teams in League A is to be played within Latin American Go Congress each year.
Brazil Claims Fifth Consecutive Title in Latin American League
The final round of the 8th Pandanet Go Latin American Team Championship pitted Brazil against Chile in a thrilling three-board match during the 6th Latin American Go Congress in Guatemala City. Despite a late-game comeback by Matías Navarro, Chile’s first board, Brazil secured a decisive 2-1 victory, clinching their fifth consecutive title.
Board-by-Board Breakdow
Board 1: Helcio Pacheco (BRA, 3d) vs. Matías Navarro (CHI, 2d)
Helcio started strong and maintained a comfortable lead for most of the game. However, a series of tactical miscalculations allowed Matías Navarro to seize the initiative and ultimately force a resignation, securing a crucial point for Chile.
Board 2: Ronaldo Matayoshi (BRA, 3d) vs. Francisco Gonzalez (CHI, 1d)
This match was a rollercoaster ride of fortunes. Ronaldo Matayoshi faced a challenging early game but managed to stabilize the position and gradually gain the upper hand. Despite a late surge from Francisco Gonzalez, Ronaldo’s superior reading and fighting skills proved decisive, leading to a well-deserved victory.
Board 3: Laércio Pereira (BRA, 1d) vs. Juan Carlos Carrillo (CHI, 3k)
Laércio Pereira dominated the game from start to finish. His solid play and strategic acumen allowed him to build a significant advantage, ultimately securing a comfortable 32.5-point victory.
Brazil’s Dominance Continues
With two wins out of three boards, Brazil successfully defended their title and extended their impressive winning streak to five consecutive championships. This victory solidifies Brazil’s position as the dominant force in Latin American Go.
Brazil and Chile to play Pandanet Latin American League final match in Antigua Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala will be the venue of the the 6th Latin American Go Congress where the final match of the 8th Pandanet Go Latin American Team Championship will be played between Brazil and Chile on late October.
The 2024 PGLATC was played from February 4th to June 9th, with 14 teams divided in two leagues in a round robin format for each league.
On the League A, Brazil and Chile finished on the top of the table after a thrilling last round on which Chile beat Brazil and manage to win the tie breaker with Mexico, which finished third.
On the bottom of this League were Peru and Venezuela, which will be descending to the League B for the next season.
On the top of the League B we find Costa Rica and Ecuador, which means this two teams will be playing on the League A for the next season. This will be the first time in many years in which Costa Rica will be playing as a League A team.
Keep tuned for more updates on this final.
Brazil and Peru to play final match of PGLATC 2023 in Punta Cana during 5th Latin American Go Congress
The 7th Pandanet Latin American Team Championship will be decided in the final match between Brazil and Peru, having both finished as top two teams of the A League after the Round Robin stage of this Championship.
The match on three boards will take place at the 5th Latin American Go Congress at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Peru, which hadn’t seen top places in previous editions, managed to win a seat in the final this year as to contest the Championship title to Brazil, who has won the last three championships in a row.
Led by Aaron Alvarado 4d who has beaten top players like Argentina’s Fernando Aguilar 7d, Peru is in its best shape of all times.
Follow the match on Pandanet on Friday, October 13th at 15 hrs. local time.
Brazil and Chile will play for the PGLATC at the 4th Latin American Go Congress
The 4th Quzhou Lanke Latin American Go Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina will be the host of the final match of the 6th Pandanet Go Latin American Team Championship between Brazil and Chile. After two years of online finals, on this 2022 the over the board final is back.
These two countries finished at the top of League A table earning the right to participate in this final match. The three players from each country who will be playing the final are:
Brazil
- Amir Fragman 5d
- Felipe Herman van Riemsdijk 2d
- Helcio Alexandre Pacheco 1d
Chile
- Ignacio Iglesis 2d
- Matias Navarro 1k
- Thierry Patri 5k
The final match will take place on October 7th and a live broadcast of the game will be transmitted. Further details will be revealed later on.
5th Latin American Pandanet League starts on January
As of the 24th of January, fourteen Latin American countries divided in two leagues will be fighting to reach the top in the 5th Pandanet Go Latin American Team Championship.
Novelty in this season is Cuba playing in the League A and standing as a strong competitor for the Championship as their top 3 boards rank as 5 dan and the team has an average level of 3 dan.
Meantime in the League B, we also find a strengthened Uruguay with the recent incorporation of Martin Benenati 5d, which projects a very fought scenario with Chile and Venezuela also trying to fight their way back to the League A.
Showdown starts as soon as the first round with heavy matches like Argentina vs Mexico, who last season finished second and fourth respectively and Brazil vs Peru who finished first and third respectively.
Follow the 1st round of the Championship on Sunday 24th at 19 hrs GMT-6 on the LatinAmericanTeam Champ room in Pandanet.