GM Andres Rodriguez Conquers Monte Caseros
Abierto IRT Internacional “Triple Frontera de America” was organized by Juan Antonio Bella on 16-19th February in Monte Caseros, Argentina.
The 7-round Swiss tournament gathered 60 players and among them five Grandmasters.
Uruguayan Grandmaster Andres Rodriguez Vila took a clear first place with 6.0 points, half a point clear of Cuban-Colombian GM Neuris Delgado Ramirez and local GM Diego Flores.
Andres Rodriguez will next compete in the Festa da Uva in Caxias do Sul in Brazil.
Monte Caseros is a city in the south-east of the province of Corrientes in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It is near the triple border between Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
Final standings:
1 GM Rodriguez Vila Andres URU 2492 – 6
2 GM Delgado Ramirez Neuris COL 2575 – 5.5
3 GM Flores Diego ARG 2601 – 5.5
4 GM Slipak Sergio ARG 2447 – 5
5 IM Soppe Guillermo ARG 2424 – 5
6 Menna Barreto Felipe Kubiaki BRA 2238 – 5
7 FM Monier Raul ARG 2401 – 5
8 IM Diaz Hollemaert Nahuel ARG 2441 – 5
9 GM Mareco Sandro ARG 2579 – 5
Why so few rounds?