Author name: elllobregat

When Marc Narciso sits in front of the board, the fan enjoys an epicurean experience. Marc’s devotion to chess is comparable to the love for knowledge that was breathed in the famous Greek garden, because reason guides his movements and pleasure moves the gears of the calculation that justifies them. Marc, like a modern Epicurus, […]

The name of Alexei Shirov should be said as if we were in the hall of the Fisher King’s castle. The Hispano-lettón symbolizes the Grail that all chess fans aspire to, both in the Llobregat Open Chess Tournament and in any other place in the world where chess is played.

The chess tournament El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament held at Can Massallera, in Sant Boi, attracts 210 players from group A and another 77 players from group B. The Indian GM Sunilduth Lyna Narayanan wins the fourth edition of the open.

The new issue of PDR has on its cover an excellent panoramic view of the Llobregat (photo by Lourdes Porta). After only 4 editions, the tournament organized by Xavier Pérez Llorca has become one of the strongest in the world: 41 grandmasters and 188 titled players are quite eloquent figures.

Siberian chess player Daniil Yuffa (1997) has participated in the 2021 and 2023 editions of the Llobregat Open Chess Tournament, being a regular at the first tables in both events. Daniil, who has been playing under the Spanish flag for the past two years, is a personality whose artistic and sporting talent has also been

♟️Simultànies live with the great Iranian teacher Sara Khadem. @saraakhadem ?Participants of all ages from different cubs in Barcelona and from the Ateneu’s scacs section. pic.twitter.com/KWPiAFxnlq – Ateneu Barcelonès (@ateneubcn) December 10, 2023

The chess player Sara Khadem (1997) is one of the formidable players who have participated in this edition of the Llobregat Open Chess Tournament. Sara is a talent who endears herself by her frank smile and, although watching her go by she carries calmness with her, her story goes far beyond a conventional life.

Our director, the Argentine international master Marcelo Panelo, rings the bell to start the last round of the IV El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament. Photo: Patricia Claros Aguilar (@Patriciaajedrez). The ninth and last round of the IV El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament has started with the ringing of the bell which, to close the circle,