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Friday, November 2, 2012

GM Andres Rodriguez wins the Magistral La Razón Chess

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Hi everyone,

The Magistral La Razón 2012 was held between 23rd and 31st October in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The tournament was played under the double round robin format between six players with an average rating of 2469 points, according to the latest chess tournament news update via Chessdom.com.

Uruguayan GM Andres Rodriguez took the first place with 6.5/10 points, leaving the second-placed GM Krikor Mekhitarian half a point behind.

American William Stewart won the ITT tournament that took place concurrently with the main event after edging IM Carolina Luján in the playoffs. Bethany Lozano won the Women’s IRT with 3,5 points.

Carolina Luján and Elisa Maggiolo

Final standings – Magistral:1 GM Rodriguez Vila Andres URU 2541 – 6.5
2 GM Mekhitarian Krikor Sevag BRA 2503 – 6.0
3 GM Lemos Damian ARG 2542 – 5.5
4 Lorenzini Martin ARG 2484 – 5.0
5 IM Molina Roberto Junio Brito BRA 2400 – 4.5
6 IM Della Morte German ARG 2346 – 2.5

Final standings – ITT:1 Stewart William John USA 2253 – 6.5
2 IM Lujan Carolina ARG 2379 – 6.5
3 IM Fusco Leonardo ARG 2379 – 6.0
4 IM Estrada Nieto Julian MEX 2310 – 6.0
5 WFM Feliciano Ebert Vanessa BRA 2268 – 4.5
6 WIM Maggiolo Elisa ARG 2054 – 0.5

Final standings – IRT Women:
1 Lozano Betania ARG 1982 – 3.5
2 WFM Meza Anahi ARG 2126 – 2.5
3 Colautti Marcela ARG 1973 – 2.0
4 WIM Justo Virginia ARG 2087 – 1.5
5 Romano Julieta ARG 1890 – 0.5

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