The 18th Open Internacional D’Escacs Ciutat de Balaguer took place on 15-23rd July at the Casal de Ciudad Lapallavacara in Balaguer, Spain.
The tournament was played over nine rounds of Swiss system with 10,000 EUR in prizes.
The 18-years old Peruvian rising star GM Jorge Cori emerged clear winner of the tournament after concluding the race with 7,5 points. Cori earned 2100 EUR for the effort.
Russian GM Vladimir Burmakin is second with 7,0 points, while the top seed GM Ni Hua of China took the third place on tie-breaks.
Final standings (top 20):
1. GM Cori Jorge PER 2543 – 7.5
2. GM Burmakin Vladimir RUS 2559 – 7
3. GM Ni Hua CHN 2661 – 6.5
4. GM Aroshidze Levan GEO 2568 – 6.5
5. IM Naroditsky Daniel USA 2486 – 6.5
6. GM Vila Gazquez Xavier ESP 2461 – 6.5
7. IM Castellanos Rodriguez Renier ESP 2504 – 6.5
8. IM Mellado Trivino Juan AND 2433 – 6.5
9. GM Janev Evgeni BUL 2439 – 6.5
10. IM Kovacevic Slobodan SRB 2332 – 6.5
11. IM Antoli Royo Joaquin Miguel ESP 2413 – 6
12. IM Garza Marco Sergio ESP 2462 – 6
13. GM Haslinger Stewart G ENG 2553 – 5.5
14. WGM Cori T. Deysi PER 2439 – 5.5
15. IM Guerra Mendez Jose Angel CUB 2505 – 5.5
16. WGM Arribas Robaina Maritza CUB 2331 – 5.5
17. GM Campos Moreno Javier B. CHI 2482 – 5.5
18. FM Trepat Herranz Joan ESP 2325 – 5.5
19. IM Baches Garcia Guillermo ESP 2394 – 5.5
20. Teh Eu Wen Aron MAS 2145 – 5.5
Impressive.