| 7th World Youth U26 Team Championship: San Juan 1987 |
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| 7th World Youth U26 Team Championship | |
| Date: | 6th - 22nd July 1987 |
| City: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Teams participating: | 11 |
| Players participating: | N/A |
| Games played: | 220 |
| Game system: | Four board round robin |
| Tie-breaks: | Game points |
| Clock routine: | N/A |
| Downloadable game file: | 87wtch-u26.zip (only 3 games are available!) |
| no. | team | code | ∑ | players; |
| 1. | Netherlands | NED | 31 | IM Kuijf, IM Kuijpers, Nijboer, Krudde, Dowden |
| 2. | Argentina | ARG | 30½ | FM Hoffman, FM Slipak, Schwanek, IM Garbarino, Contín |
| 3. | Colombia | COL | 29½ | |
| 4. | Paraguay | PAR | 27 | |
| 5. | Mexico | MEX | 24 | |
| 6. | Costa Rica | CRC | 19 | |
| 7. | Honduras | HON | 14½ | |
| 8. | Puerto Rico | PUR | 14 | |
| 9. | Venezuela | VEN | 12 | |
| 10. | Barbados | BAR | 11½ | |
| 11. | Ecuador | ECU | 7 |
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Two Championships took place in Puerto Rico year by year. As in 1986 only 11 teams took part. There were 10 Latin American teams and one European side (Holland with two IMs at top boards). The Netherlands, Argentina and surprise Colombia vied for a win which went to the Dutch. Contín of Argentina achieved best individual result scoring 6½/7. |