Moreno Ruiz Wins San Sebastian

IM Javier Moreno Ruiz Wins Txapela in San Sebastian
16th to 23rd April at the Gros Xake Taldea. Anoeta passeig, 20. Donostia

The 34th San Sebastian City International Chess Tournament was held from 16th to 23rd April at the Gros Xake Taldea. Anoeta passeig, 20. Donostia- San Sebastián, with 173 players from 26 countries in participation.

IM Javier Moreno Ruiz had a fantastic tournament and never cast a doubt into his overall victory. He eventually landed with 7.5 points, half a point clear ahead of the opposition. Four International Masters shared the second place with 7.0 points, among them is Misa Pap who earned a GM norm.

The first of ten attending Grandmasters appear only on the shared sixth place. The top seeded Kevin Spraggett and Viktor Korchnoi faced a fierce resistance in every game and finished with 6.0 points.

Final standings:

1 IM Moreno Ruiz Javier ESP 2527 – 7.5
2 IM Pap Misa SRB 2496 – 7
3 IM Venkatesh M R IND 2455 – 7
4 IM Collins Sam E IRL 2426 – 7
5 IM Elsness Frode NOR 2484 – 7
6 FM Gonzalez Perez Arian CUB 2458 – 6.5
7 IM Andres Gonzalez Alberto ESP 2503 – 6.5
8 GM Dgebuadze Alexandre BEL 2544 – 6.5
9 IM Etchegaray Patrice FRA 2394 – 6.5
10 GM Narciso Dublan Marc ESP 2551 – 6.5
11 GM Tratar Marko SLO 2482 – 6.5
12 GM Alvarez Pedraza Aramis CUB 2515 – 6.5
13 GM San Segundo Carrillo Pablo ESP 2513 – 6.5
14 IM Hansen Torbjorn Ringdal NOR 2459 – 6.5
15 IM Huerga Leache Mikel ESP 2440 – 6.5
16 IM Kalegin Evgenij RUS 2473 – 6.5
17 IM Llaneza Vega Marcos ESP 2473 – 6.5
18 IM Sebenik Matej SLO 2530 – 6
19 GM Korchnoi Viktor SUI 2557 – 6
20 IM Colovic Aleksandar MKD 2452 – 6
21 GM Pogorelov Ruslan UKR 2430 – 6
22 GM Spraggett Kevin CAN 2576 – 6
23 IM Franco Alonso Alejandro ESP 2489 – 6
24 FM Cruz-Lopez Claret Carlos ESP 2326 – 6
25 FM Alvarez Fernandez Enrique ESP 2374 – 6
26 Velten Paul FRA 2281 – 6
27 Abello Sebastien FRA 2337 – 6
28 FM Martin Alvarez Inigo ESP 2316 – 6
29 FM Hernandez Elvis DOM 2276 – 6
30 Perez Calahorra Ricardo ESP 2117 – 6
31 Santos Latasa Jaime ESP 2227 – 6
32 IM Prosviriakov Vladimir USA 2254 – 6

More here: http://reports.chessdom.com/news-2011/san-sebastian-open