34th San Sebastian City International Chess Tournament
16th to 23rd April at the Gros Xake Taldea. Anoeta passeig, 20. Donostia
The 34th San Sebastian City International Chess Tournament is scheduled to take place from 16th to 23rd April at the Gros Xake Taldea. Anoeta passeig, 20. Donostia- San Sebastián. The playing system is 9-round Swiss open, with the time control of 90 minutes + 30 sec/move.
One month before the start of the competition already 139 players are signed to participate. The legendary GM Viktor Korchnoi, who will turn 80 in a few days, confirmed his arrival. Currently top seeded is GM Kevin Spraggett, for many years regular player in San Sebastián. Top prize is 1500 EUR, a trophy and traditional Txapela.
List of participants (top 20 seeds):
1 GM Spraggett Kevin CAN 2576
2 GM Korneev Oleg RUS 2573
3 GM Korchnoi Viktor SUI 2557
4 GM Dgebuadze Alexandre BEL 2544
5 IM Sebenik Matej SLO 2530
6 IM Moreno Ruiz Javier ESP 2527
7 GM Alvarez Pedraza Aramis CUB 2515
8 GM San Segundo Carrillo Pablo ESP 2513
9 IM Andres Gonzalez Alberto ESP 2503
10 IM Pap Misa SRB 2496
11 IM Franco Alonso Alejandro ESP 2489
12 GM Starostits Ilmars LAT 2486
13 IM Elsness Frode NOR 2484
14 GM Tratar Marko SLO 2482
15 IM Llaneza Vega Marcos ESP 2473
16 IM Hansen Torbjorn Ringdal NOR 2459
17 FM Gonzalez Perez Arian CUB 2458
18 IM Venkatesh M R IND 2455
19 IM Colovic Aleksandar MKD 2452
20 GM Mateo Ramon DOM 2446
http://www.fgajedrez.org/open-de-san-sebastian/informacion
Does Kevin live in Europe?