Fernando Peralta (chess player)

Fernando Rodrigo Peralta Marenco is an Argentine chess grandmaster.

Chess career
In 1997, Peralta won the Pan American Junior Chess Championship. He has since represented Argentina in multiple Chess Olympiads.

Peralta competed in the 2007 Chess World Cup, where he was defeated by Ernesto Inarkiev in the first round.

Peralta is a three-time Argentine Chess Champion, winning the title in 2006, 2018, and 2022. He clinched the 2022 title ahead of Leandro Krysa and Sandro Mareco by defeating Pablo Acosta in the final round.

Peralta competed in the Chess World Cup 2023, where he was defeated by Arseniy Nesterov in the first round.