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Friday, December 16, 2011

5th Chess Open Agusta Aragón Stadium Casablanca from Dec 23

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Hello everyone,



Here is the latest tournament chess news update via www.chessdom.com. The 5th Open Agusta Aragón Stadium Casablanca is scheduled to take place from 23rd to 31st December at the Stadium Casablanca in Zaragoza, Spain. The 9-round Swiss event will feature a prize fund of 8000 EUR with 2000 EUR dedicated to the winner.


Already 126 players are pre-registered and among them are nine Grandmasters. Top rated is the world-class GM Kiril Georgiev. The 17-years old IM Daniel Forcen Esteban returns to defend the last year’s title.


The 7th Trofeo Ciudad de Zaragoza de Ajedrez was held on 1st October in Zaragoza. Winner was GM Julio Granda Zuniga. You can access the tournament website here.


Top players registered till now:
1. GM Georgiev Kiril BUL 2666
2. GM Korneev Oleg RUS 2608
3. GM Kogan Artur ISR 2572
4. GM Paunovic Dragan SRB 2528
5. GM Cifuentes Parada Roberto ESP 2523
6. GM Mirzoev Azer AZE 2510
7. GM Franco Ocampos Zenon PAR 2505
8. IM Glavina Pablo ARG 2468
9. IM Vassallo Barroche Mauricio ESP 2429
10. IM Bellia Fabrizio ITA 2418
11. IM Forcen Esteban Daniel ESP 2410
12. IM Garza Marco Sergio ESP 2394
13. FM Chueca Forcen Alberto ESP 2350
14. FM Lopez Gracia Fernando ESP 2336
15. Rzayev Bahruz AZE 2313
16. FM Ramiro Ovejero Juan Luis ESP 2303
17. FM Moreno Gracia Daniel ESP 2298
18. Romon Poves Raul ESP 2296
19. WIM Hernandez Estevez Yudania ESP 2284
20. WIM Dauletova Gulmira KAZ 2283


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