GM Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez wins the main Barbera Open
The 35th Barbera Open International tournament took place on 4-12th July at Torre d’en Gorgs, nº 40. in Barbera del Valles, Spain.
The organizer of the tournament, Club d’escacs Barberà, celebrated its 60th anniversary.
The players were divided in three groups: Open A (2150 elo and higher), Open B (1850-2150) and Open C (U1850). All groups were played over 9 rounds of Swiss system with the classical time control.
The Open A is valid for the title norms and is part of the 8th Catalan Chess Circuit.
The top seeded GM Maxim Turov entered the final round with half a point advantage ahead of the rest of the field, but then he suffered a defeat at the hands of GM Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez who eventually became the winner of the tournament. Ortiz Suarez collected 7/9 points, while five players share the 2nd place with 6.5 each.
Cuban FMs Alexey Fernandez Cardoso and Arian Gonzalez Perez performed splendidly to both claim Grandmaster norms. Full standings of all three groups are bellow.
Open A final standings (top finishers):
1. GM Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo CUB 2562 – 7
2. GM Turov Maxim RUS 2642 – 6.5
3. GM Gonzalez Garcia Jose MEX 2518 – 6.5
4. GM Cordova Emilio PER 2584 – 6.5
5. FM Fernandez Cardoso Alexey CUB 2427 – 6.5
6. FM Gonzalez Perez Arian CUB 2452 – 6.5
7. GM Quesada Perez Yuniesky CUB 2626 – 6
8. IM Palit Somak IND 2393 – 6
9. GM Peralta Fernando ARG 2602 – 6
10. GM Aroshidze Levan GEO 2580 – 6
11. IM Guerra Mendez Jose Angel CUB 2428 – 6
12. GM Hernandez Carmenates Holden CUB 2569 – 6
13. IM Escobar Forero Alder COL 2487 – 6
14. IM Munoz Pantoja Miguel ESP 2496 – 6
15. GM Arizmendi Martinez Julen Luis ESP 2559 – 6
16. IM Sequera Paolini Jose VEN 2407 – 6
17. IM Moreno Ruiz Javier ESP 2504 – 6
18. Navarro Lopez-Menchero Daniel ESP 2230 – 5.5
19. FM Alarcon Casellas Rolando CUB 2436 – 5.5
20. GM Narciso Dublan Marc ESP 2539 – 5.5
21. GM Cornette Matthieu FRA 2567 – 5.5
22. IM Gomez Ledo Roberto Carlos CUB 2428 – 5.5
23. IM Perez Mitjans Orelvis ESP 2504 – 5.5
24. IM Aloma Vidal Robert ESP 2400 – 5.5
25. IM Asis Gargatagli Hipolito ESP 2482 – 5.5
26. GM Libiszewski Fabien FRA 2505 – 5.5
Impressive!