The 4th Abierto Internacional de Ajedrez Carlos I is set to take place from 23rd June to 1st July at the Hotel Carlos I, in Sanxenxo (Pontevedra), the most exclusive beach resort in Galicia, Spain.
The 9-round Open will offer 7000 EUR in prizes, with 1100 EUR dedicated to the winner.
In 2011 GM Dragan Paunovic and GM Aleksa Strikovic shared the first place.
Tournament director is Roi Reinaldo Castiñeira and chief arbiter is IA Alvaro Reinaldo Soto.
Participants (top seeds):
1 GM Paunovic Dragan SRB 2521
2 GM De La Villa Garcia Jesus Maria ESP 2478
3 IM Lariño Nieto David ESP 2469
4 IM Recuero Guerra David ESP 2467
5 GM Barlov Dragan SRB 2450
6 GM Fernandez Garcia Jose Luis ESP 2419
7 IM Garcia Castro Pablo ESP 2405
8 FM Santos Latasa Jaime ESP 2396
9 FM Bykov Alexey RUS 2346
10 FM Pazos Porta Antonio ESP 2319
This is a fun tournament.