Pedro Lezcano Montalvo Memorial

GM Holden Hernandez leading at Pedro Lezcano Montalvo Memorial
Friday, 02 April 2010 09:23

The third edition of Pedro Lezcano Montalvo Memorial, which on this occasion is organised as an International Open tournament, is taking place on 29th March – 4th April, 2010, at the Chess Club de La Caja de Canarias, Gran Canaria, Spain.

86 players are taking participation, and among them five Grandmasters – Spanish Vega Gutierrez Sabrina, Aleksa Strikovic and Dragan Barlov from Serbia, Holden Hernandez from Cuba and Bojan Kurajica from BIH.

GM Holden Hernandez defeated the Spanish IM Hernando Rodrigo in the fifth round and singled out on the top with perfect five points. On the second board, teammates from C.A. Gran Canaria, Grandmasters Kurajica and Barlov, signed a draw, while further bellow the La Coruna resident GM Strikovic earned a win with black pieces. Spanish WFM Vega Gutierrez stunned IM Jorge Cabrera Trujillo and jumped ahead to the shared second place.

Round 5 top board results:

GM Hernandez Carmenates Holden 2541 – IM Hernando Rodrigo Jose Maria 2331 1 – 0
GM Barlov Dragan 2487 – GM Kurajica Bojan 2525 ½ – ½
FM Menvielle Laccourreye Augusto 2287 – GM Strikovic Aleksa 2544 0 – 1
IM Cabrera Trujillo Jorge 2370 – WFM Vega Gutierrez Belinda 2233 0 – 1
Alvarado Diaz Alejandro 1935 – IM Ortega Hermida Daniel 2389 ½ – ½
Alvarado Ascanio Francisco 2230 – Rodriguez Ferraz Borja 2037 ½ – ½

Round 5 standings:

1. GM Hernandez Carmenates Holden CUB 2541 – 5.0
2-4. GM Kurajica Bojan BIH 2525, GM Strikovic Aleksa SRB 2544 and WFM Vega Gutierrez Belinda ESP 2233 – 4.5
5-9. IM Hernando Rodrigo Jose Maria ESP 2331, GM Barlov Dragan SRB 2487, Machin Arbelo Pedro Alexis ESP 2043, Perez Aleman Pedro Tomas ESP 2094, Ramirez Medina Oscar ESP 1914 – 4.0
10-18. IM Ortega Hermida Daniel ESP 2389, FM Menvielle Laccourreye Augusto ESP 2287, Gonzalez Garcia Guillermo ESP 2217, Alvarado Ascanio Francisco ESP 2230, Alvarado Diaz Alejandro ESP 1935, Cruz Pino Adrian ESP 1808, Herrera Reyes Jose Antonio ESP 2119, Gonzalez Intelangelo Gerardo ESP 2095, Rodriguez Ferraz Borja ESP 2037 – 3.5 etc

Round 6 top boards:

GM Strikovic Aleksa 2544 – GM Hernandez Carmenates Holden 2541
GM Kurajica Bojan 2525 – WFM Vega Gutierrez Belinda 2233
Perez Aleman Pedro Tomas 2094 – GM Barlov Dragan 2487
IM Hernando Rodrigo Jose Maria 2331 – Machin Arbelo Pedro Alexis 2043
IM Ortega Hermida Daniel 2389 – Ramirez Medina Oscar 1914
Gonzalez Intelangelo Gerardo 2095 – FM Menvielle Laccourreye Augusto 2287

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