Big surprises at Ruy Lopez Festival

The 1st Ruy Lopez International Festival takes place in Zafra, birthplace of Ruy Lopez, from March 16th until March 25th, 2007. After 6 rounds, the surprising leader is GM Sargissian of Armenia, ahead of former World Knockout Champion Ponomariov and other big names such as Sasikiran and Sokolov, etc.

Round 6 Standings:

1. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2658 5.5

2. Granda Zuniga, Julio E g PER 2612 4.0

3. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2723 3.5

4. Perez Candelario, Manuel m ESP 2515 3.0

5-6. Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 2700, Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2652 2.5

7. Stefanova, Antoaneta g BUL 2483 2.0

8. Hou Yifan wf CHN 2509 1.0

Here is the official website.