In 1977, in Bogotá she won Colombian Women's Chess Championship.
[1] In 1978, in Cali Rosalba Patiño participated in Women's World Chess Championships Central American Zonal tournament and ranked in 5th place.
[2] In 1980, in Córdoba she shared 3rd-4th place in 1st Pan American Women's Chess Championship.
[3] Rosalba Patiño played for Colombia in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[4]
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