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Thursday, December 12, 2013

GM Evgeny Romanov wins ITT Jahv McGregor Chess Tournament on tie-break

Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013

Hello everyone,

The 4th ITT Jahv McGregor Open Tournament was held from 4th to 8th December at the Centro Comercial Americas Outlet Factory in Bogota, Colombia.

The massive 9-round Swiss event attracted 420 participants from 16 countries, including 15 Grandmasters and 27 International Masters.

Four players shared the first place with 7,5/9 points each: GM Evgeny Romanov (Russia), IM Carlos Antonio Hevia Alejano, GM Yusnel Bacallao Alonso (both Cuba) and GM Renier Gonzalez (USA). Evgeny Romanov takes the winner’s trophy on superior tie-break.

GM Evgeny Romanov (photo by www.xadrezbatatais.com)

The U10 youth tournament took place on 6-7th December with 48 participants. Daniel Fernando Vargas Villalobos won the section with perfect 6,0/6 score.

A blitz tournament with 133 players was held on 3rd December in the same venue. Blitz specialist GM Axel Bachmann from Paraguay took a clear first place with 8,5/9 points, leaving the Cuban GM Omar Almeida Quintana half a point behind. The total prize fund was 16,000 USD. (www.chessdom.com)

Final top standings:

1 GM Romanov Evgeny RUS 2654 – 7.5
2 IM Hevia Alejano Carlos Antonio CUB 2518 – 7.5
3 GM Bacallao Alonso Yusnel CUB 2519 – 7.5
4 GM Gonzalez Renier USA 2472 – 7.5
5 GM Bruzon Batista Lazaro CUB 2677 – 7
6 GM Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo CUB 2608 – 7
7 GM Vocaturo Daniele ITA 2579 – 7
8 GM Gonzalez Vidal Yuri CUB 2534 – 7
9 GM Almeida Quintana Omar CUB 2489 – 7
10 GM Mekhitarian Krikor Sevag BRA 2566 – 7
11 IM Gallego Alcaraz Andres Felipe COL 2403 – 7
12 IM Gomez Ledo Roberto Carlos CUB 2424 – 7
13 FM Diaz Hernandez Heriberto CUB 2401 – 7
14 IM Perez Garcia Rodney Oscar CUB 2371 – 7
15 GM Alvarez Pedraza Aramis CUB 2480 – 7
16 IM Acosta Alejandro COL 2309 – 7
17 FM Oliva Castaneda Kevel CUB 2427 – 7

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