GM Eduardo Iturrizaga is the winner of the XXII edition of Paz de Ziganda de Villava. Iturrizaga collected 8,0/9, half a point ahead of GM Julio Granada Zuniga and GM Alexei Barsov.
This is the first victory in the prestigious tournament for the 22-years old Iturrizaga, who finished second in 2010 and 2011. The winner commented, “This is a traditionally strong event and I am happy that I finally won it.”
Final standings
| 1 | GM | ITURRIZAGA Eduardo | VEN | 2628 | 8 |
| 2 | GM | GRANDA ZUNIGA Julio E | PER | 2640 | 7.5 |
| 3 | GM | BARSOV Alexei | UZB | 2521 | 7.5 |
| 4 | IM | IBARRA JEREZ Jose Carlos | ESP | 2523 | 6.5 |
| 5 | IM | GARBISU DE GOÑI Unai | ESP | 2450 | 6.5 |
| 6 | IM | ANDRES GONZALEZ Alberto | ESP | 2525 | 6.5 |
| 7 | GM | LALIC Bogdan | CRO | 2469 | 6 |
| 8 | IM | DEL REY Diego | ESP | 2372 | 6 |
| 9 | IM | BARRIA ZUNIGA Daniel | CHI | 2432 | 6 |
| 10 | GM | KOMLJENOVIC Davorin | CRO | 2449 | 6 |
| 11 | IM | HUERGA LEACHE Mikel | ESP | 2436 | 6 |
| 12 | MARTINEZ MARTIN Iñigo | ESP | 2197 | 6 | |
| 13 | BURGUETE ARCHEL Eduardo | ESP | 2210 | 6 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Amazing score.