15th to 21st August in the coastal city of Ferrol, Galicia, Spain
The 26th Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Cidade de Ferrol, organized by Juan Vicente Rodriguez Rey, is set to take place from 15th to 21st August in the coastal city of Ferrol, Galicia, Spain. The tournament is part of the Gallego Chess Circuit.
65 participants are currently signed for the main 9-round Swiss tournament. Grandmasters Aleksa Strikovic and Dragan Paunovic from the nearby La Coruna, Dragan Barlov from Tenerife and a strong contingent from Cuba are among the top seeded players.
The prize fund is 9700€ in total, distributed over 20 regular and 20 rating prizes. First place is 1000€ worth.
Ferrol or El Ferrol is a city in the province of A Coruña in Galicia, located on the Atlantic coast in north-western Spain. As of 2007, it has an urban population of 77,859 and a metropolitan area population of over 241,528.
Ferrol
The city has been a major naval shipbuilding centre for most of its history, being the capital of the Spanish Navy’s Maritime Department of the North since the time of the early Bourbons. Before that, in the 17th century, Ferrol was the most important arsenal in Europe. Today, the city is also known as the home of the shipbuilding yards of Navantia.
Starting list:
1 GM Strikovic Aleksa SRB 2573
2 IM Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo CUB 2556
3 IM Gomez Garrido Camilo CUB 2524
4 GM Paunovic Dragan SRB 2503
5 FM Gonzalez Perez Arian CUB 2490
6 GM Abreu Delgado Aryam CUB 2479
7 GM Barlov Dragan SRB 2475
8 IM Pozo Vera Sandro CUB 2471
9 IM Huerga Leache Mikel ESP 2453
10 GM Lazarev Vladimir FRA 2445
11 GM Genov Petar BUL 2428
12 IM Gomez Ledo Roberto Carlos CUB 2428
13 IM Ivanov Jordan BUL 2398
14 IM Milchev Nikolay BUL 2388
15 FM Sande Edreira Jose Antonio ESP 2348
16 FM Ferreira Jorge Viterbo POR 2327
17 FM Pazos Porta Antonio ESP 2318
18 FM Fernandez Borrego Pablo ESP 2302
19 Viela Andre Filipe Folha POR 2241
20 WGM Safranska Anda FRA 2230
21 Montes Gutierrez Ignacio ESP 2221
22 Abella Vazquez Carlos M. ESP 2162
23 Marcos Pinto Luis ESP 2110
24 Rodriguez Guillen Jorge ESP 2084
25 Sanchez Vergara Alberto ESP 2082
26 Graña Lois Jorge ESP 2077
27 Mazaira Alba Javier I. ESP 2072
28 Sahelices Casado Roberto ESP 2069
29 Martins David Pires Tavares POR 2063
30 Gil Capape Marco Antonio ESP 2054
31 Silva Luis Neves Da POR 2023
32 Millan Soto Miguel ESP 1997
33 Alvarez Gonzalo Miguel Angel ESP 1973
34 Gomez Dieguez David ESP 1968
35 Galvez Perez Jose Luis ESP 1954
36 Marchena Hurtado Ander ESP 1951
37 Cinza Lopez Javier ESP 1950
38 Martins Manuel POR 1933
39 De Paz Vazquez Luis Javier ESP 1921
40 Vazquez Del Valle Ruben ESP 1920
41 Martinez Rodriguez Rolando ESP 1920
42 Cano Cabanillas Javier ESP 1917
43 Andias Joao Pedro Menezes POR 1891
44 Guijarro Arca Basilio ESP 1887
45 Fernandez Gonzalez Sergio ESP 1844
46 Moreno Antonio Mario ESP 1840
47 Perez Lopez Marcos ESP 1834
48 Moro Murciego Alejandro ESP 1830
49 Lopez Graña Carmen ESP 1830
50 Rey Malde Henrique ESP 1798
51 Jimenez Gonzalez Jose Luis ESP 1793
52 Blanco Dans Manuel GAL 1732
53 Regueiro Garcia Isaac Rafael ESP 1726
54 Prado Acebo Ines ESP 1694
55 Dominguez Carnero Javier ESP 1672
56 Martins Guilherme Pires Tavare POR 1646
57 De La Peña Llerandi Adolfo ESP 1591
58 Santome Rodriguez-Salas Luis M ESP 1556
59 Rodriguez Sigler Alexandre ESP 1526
60 Martinez Insua Adrian ESP 1517
61 Grana Gomez Diego ESP 1477
62 Tenreiro Calvo Jose Manuel ESP 1475
63 Costeira Fernandez Ramon ESP 0
64 Lopez Gonzalez Alfonso ESP 0
65 Segura Rio Alejandro ESP 0
