San Sebastian City International Open – Round 7
The 35th San Sebastian City International Chess Tournament is taking place from 31st March to 7th April at the Gros Xake Taldea. Anoeta passeig, 20. Donostia – San Sebastián (Frontón Karmelo Balda).
The tournament is played over 9 rounds of Swiss system, with the top prize being 1500 EUR and Txapela.
GM Igor Rausis and IM Cyril Marzolo won their round 7 games to catch the earlier leader GM Marko Tratar on the shared 1st place. The three players have 6 points each.
Round 7 top results:
GM Tratar Marko 2499 – GM Spraggett Kevin 2584 ½ – ½
GM Vazquez Igarza Renier 2566 – IM Devereaux Maxim L 2373 ½ – ½
IM Andres Gonzalez Alberto 2525 – FM Gonzalez Perez Arian 2468 ½ – ½
GM Rausis Igor 2481 – FM Velten Paul 2310 1 – 0
IM Marzolo Cyril 2441 – GM Pap Misa 2501 1 – 0
GM Bakre Tejas 2513 – Thakur Akash 2299 ½ – ½
FM Andres Gonzalez Ivan 2312 – IM Elsness Frode 2499 0 – 1
IM Satyapragyan Swayangsu 2432 – IM Hansen Torbjorn Ringdal 2469 0 – 1
IM Urkedal Frode 2460 – IM Vishnu Prasanna V 2406 1 – 0
IM Thomassen Joachim 2400 – IM Moreno Ruiz Javier 2513 0 – 1
Mayo Martinez Manuel 2188 – GM Romanishin Oleg M 2541 0 – 1
GM Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel 2508 – Pastor Pons Pedro Maria 2143 1 – 0
Round 7 standings:
1-3. GM Tratar Marko SLO 2499, IM Marzolo Cyril FRA 2441 and GM Rausis Igor CZE 2481 – 6.0
4-11. GM Spraggett Kevin CAN 2584, GM Vazquez Igarza Renier ESP 2566, IM Andres Gonzalez Alberto ESP 2525, FM Gonzalez Perez Arian CUB 2468, IM Elsness Frode NOR 2499, IM Devereaux Maxim L ENG 2373, IM Urkedal Frode NOR 2460 and IM Hansen Torbjorn Ringdal NOR 2469 – 5.5
12-23. FM Velten Paul FRA 2310, GM Bakre Tejas IND 2513, IM Moreno Ruiz Javier ESP 2513, GM Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel ESP 2508, Lakunza Oyarbide Juan Carlos ESP 2111, GM Romanishin Oleg M UKR 2541, Thakur Akash IND 2299, WIM Sahl Sheila Barth NOR 2214, Aranaz Portugues Jose Carlos ESP 2177, FM Alonso Arburu Juan Ignacio ESP 2364, Anurag Mhamal IND 2273 and FM Martin Alvarez Inigo ESP 2265 – 5.0 etc
Round 8 top pairings:
IM Marzolo Cyril 2441 – GM Tratar Marko 2499
IM Elsness Frode 2499 – GM Rausis Igor 2481
GM Spraggett Kevin 2584 – FM Gonzalez Perez Arian 2468
IM Hansen Torbjorn Ringdal 2469 – GM Vazquez Igarza Renier 2566
IM Devereaux Maxim L 2373 – IM Andres Gonzalez Alberto 2525
FM Velten Paul 2310 – IM Urkedal Frode 2460
GM Romanishin Oleg M 2541 – Aranaz Portugues Jose Carlos 2177
Anurag Mhamal 2273 – GM Bakre Tejas 2513
IM Moreno Ruiz Javier 2513 – WIM Sahl Sheila Barth 2214
Thakur Akash 2299 – GM Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel 2508
Why Spragett not winning?