On Saturday July 16 in the morning was held on "I OPEN Blitz - Fiesta de Santiago," Center on Aging Totana.
The tournament was held to 10 rounds Swiss system, in which each player in each game available for 3 minutes and two seconds increment per move.
Though not a very large number of participants, 26 in total, it is remarkable the level of competing, since 10 of them exceeded the 2000 FIDE Elo points (rating score given by the International Chess Federation).
Brilliantly won the tournament the player Juan Miguel Ibarra Jerez totanero with 9 points, leaving second Grand Master Harold James Plaskett English with the same score, but worse Bucholz tiebreak system (sum of scores of rivals).
Completed the podium Rioja player FIDE Master Chess Club and a member of Totana, José Francisco Jimenez Villena with 7.5 points.
The key to victory Juan Miguel Ibarra was in the sixth round clash with GM H.
James Plaskett, who managed to defeat and thus equated to points in the standings.
After the victory of both the last four rounds, everything was at the expense of playoff system.
In this case the point Bucholz determined by the victory of Ibarra (Plaskett's rivals added 60 points, and Ibarra 60.5).
The other winners were: 4th Borja Navarro Ortiz de Orruño (CAVistabella-Murcia) with 7 points, 5 º Javier Moreno Simó (Alicante) with 6 points, 6 º José María Pía Iglesias (Alicante) with 6 points, 7 th David Carrasco Rubio (Sewer ) with 6 points and 8 º Juan Antonio Ponce Valero (Totana) with 5.5 points.
In the classification by Champion Under 12 was Jose Javier Moreno Alcaraz, Chess Club House, with 4 points.
Under 14 Champion was James Borja Rosagro of Guadalupe Chess Club, with 4 points and Victor Abellan Librilla Doors Champion Under 16 with 5 points.
To carry out the arbitration and Gabriel Tudela Carlos Valenzuela, who had a quiet day because of the chivalry shown by the players.
The trophy is handed over to the top finishers was a replica of the Football World Cup, taking the first anniversary of their achievement by the Spanish.
The award ceremony was chaired by D.
Bartolomé Pérez Pallares, Councillor of Sports City of Totana, D.
Antonio Gallego Martinez, President of the Chess Federation of the Region of Murcia and D.
Pedro Garre Murcia, Totana Chess Club President.
Both the Councillor for Sports and President of the Federation thanked those present for their attendance and encouraged all to attend the next chess championship Spain Team Division II-South Group, which will be held at the Hotel Executive Sport Totana of 10 to 14 August.
More pictures:
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