Norwegian Grandmaster Simen Agdestein completely dominated the main section of the International Open Sant Marti 2013 to take the first place with 8,5/9 points, leaving the nearest followers point and a half behind.
Agdestein earned 28 elo points (performance 2901) and 1200 EUR money prize.
Alexander Kovchan, Nazar Firman (both Ukraine) and Mauricio Flores Rios (Chile) shared the second place with 7,0 points each. 118 players competed in Group A – full standings below.
Group B, reserved for the players rated under 2000, featured 174 participants. Navarro Gutierrez Andres Camilo ESP 1909 and Varela La Madrid Maria VEN 1927 with 7,5/9 points each.
The 15th International Open Sant Marti took place from 13th to 21st July, 2013, at the Centre Civic Sant Marti: c/ Selva de Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Tournament website
Group A final standings (top 20 finishers):
1. GM Agdestein Simen NOR 2567 – 8.5
2. GM Kovchan Alexander UKR 2577 – 7
3. GM Firman Nazar UKR 2526 – 7
4. GM Flores Rios Mauricio CHI 2492 – 7
5. IM Asis Gargatagli Hipolito ESP 2487 – 6.5
6. GM Nikolov Momchil BUL 2538 – 6.5
7. GM Grigoryan Karen H. ARM 2550 – 6.5
8. GM Cruz Cristhian PER 2499 – 6.5
9. IM Arenas David COL 2437 – 6.5
10. GM Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo CUB 2612 – 6.5
11. FM Anurag Mhamal IND 2418 – 6.5
12. IM Prasca Sosa Rafael VEN 2426 – 6.5
13. IM Dvirnyy Danyyil ITA 2549 – 6
14. GM Hayrapetyan Hovik ARM 2486 – 6
15. Garcia Blanco Omar ESP 2253 – 6
16. GM Cuartas Jaime Alexander COL 2484 – 6
17. IM Sequera Paolini Jose VEN 2394 – 6
18. IM Aloma Vidal Robert ESP 2421 – 6
19. IM Valsecchi Alessio ITA 2412 – 6
20. IM Panelo Marcelo ARG 2428 – 6
He was a world class player.