GM Alan Pichot

Alan Pichot is an Argentine-Spanish grandmaster who was Argentina's number-one player until moving federations to Spain in 2023. A chess prodigy, Pichot broke Argentina's records for youngest to achieve the titles of FM (2008), IM (2013), and GM (2016).

As a very successful young player, Pichot won the Argentinian championship in the U-10, U-12, U-14, and U-18 categories—winning the last one when he was only 12. In 2008, Pichot won the Pan-American Chess Championship and earned his FIDE master title. His most significant achievement came in 2014 when he became the U-16 Youth World Champion.