Alejandro Ramirez is the only Grandmaster from Central America and achieved his title at the age of 15. Since then he has played in top level events including the World Chess Championship in 2004, three Olympiads and he was the winner of the 2010 US Open. Alejandro is now a prolific chess writer and player who has been using the Benkö Gambit his entire life – including in his mini-match against former World Champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov.