The 38th International Chess Open Vila de Sitges is taking place on 20-28th July at the Casino Prado Theatre Hall in Sitges, Spain. The tournament is organized by the Penya d’Escacs Casino Prado Suburense and Hotels & Apartaments Sunway Playa Golf.
Tournament system: FIDE Swiss System 9 rounds in two groups. The tiebreaker system will be drawn after the last round.
Group A: Players with FIDE elo > 1999. Valid for title norms and FIDE/FEDA/FCE elo
Group B: Players with FIDE elo < 2000
Russian Grandmaster Evgeny Vorobiov, top seed in the main tournament, scored another victory in round 7 and with 6.5 points practically secured the first place and a prize of 1200 EUR. His nearest followers are full point behind.
Round 7 standings:
1. GM Vorobiov Evgeny E RUS 2586 – 6.5
2-5. IM Czakon Jakub POL 2481, IM Arenas David COL 2406, FM Alarcon Casellas Rolando CUB 2436 and GM Laxman R R IND 2422 – 5.5
6-10. IM Pakleza Zbigniew POL 2468, FM Jimenez Fraga Pedro Alejandro CUB 2446, FM Rodriguez Garcia Victor CUB 2383, FM Hjelmaas Lars NOR 2273 and IM Sequera Paolini Jose VEN 2407 – 5.0
11-21. GM Mirzoev Azer AZE 2545, GM Movsziszian Karen ARM 2469, IM Saptarshi Roy IND 2389, FM Kiewra Keaton F USA 2361, IM Gallego Alcaraz Andres Felipe COL 2377, IM Palit Somak IND 2393, IM Perez Mitjans Orelvis ESP 2504, WIM Chirivi C Jenny Astrid COL 2212, WFM Franco Valencia Beatriz Irene COL 2253, FM Espinoza Palomino Willyam PER 2296 and IM Roy Chowdhury Saptarshi IND 2391 – 4.5 etc
Round 8 top pairings:
FM Alarcon Casellas Rolando 2436 – GM Vorobiov Evgeny E 2586
IM Arenas David 2406 – GM Laxman R R 2422
FM Hjelmaas Lars 2273 – IM Czakon Jakub 2481
IM Pakleza Zbigniew 2468 – FM Jimenez Fraga Pedro Alejandro 2446
FM Rodriguez Garcia Victor 2383 – IM Sequera Paolini Jose 2407
GM Mirzoev Azer 2545 – IM Saptarshi Roy 2389
IM Perez Mitjans Orelvis 2544 2504 – IM Gallego Alcaraz Andres Felipe 2377
WFM Franco Valencia Beatriz Irene 2253 – GM Movsziszian Karen 2469
Great score!