The awards ceremony was led by the mayoress of Sant Boi de Llobregat Mrs. Lluisa Moret and the former Bulgarian women’s world champion Antoaneta Stefanova.
During the third day there have been clashes of the highest level and quality. Paco Vallejo, once again, confirms why he is an elite player beating with an impeccable game the Argentine Tomás Sosa.
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In the middle of the third round of e////obregat Open Chess Tournament, we have been visited from left to right: Xavier Pérez Llorca (main organizer), Lluïsa Moret Sabidó (mayoress of Sant Boi de Lllobregat), Marcelo Alejandro Panelo Muñoz (director of the Open), Anna Caula i Paretas (secretary of Sport and Physical Activity of the Generalitat
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The second round of the strongest open Chess tournament ever held in Spain continues to give us sensational news and unexpected surprises, but expected by the magnitude of this extraordinary tournament as is the Llobregat Open Chess Tnmt.
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In a spectacular setting of 225 players representing 47 countries, the third edition of the Llobregat Open Chess Tmnt has started. The registration just 24 hours before the start of the event of the American Grandmaster Hans Moke Niemann was the trending topic of the conversations of the participants and their social environments.
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Today, November 30, the birthday of the current world champion, Magnus Carlsen, begins in Sant Boi, the third edition of the Llobregat Open Chess Tournament; in the civic center of Can Massallera. It is played in the afternoons, starting at 5 p.m., in nine rounds, and will end on December 8. The rounds can be
Ivan Cheparinov, born on November 26, 1986 in Bulgaria, is a chess player who, at the early age of five, learned to play from his father and during his youth, progressed rapidly, resulting in numerous achievements, including: four-time Bulgarian Champion (2004, 2005, 2012 and 2018). In his youth, he won the Bulgarian Youth Championship in
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We are pleased to have Yu Yangyi, 2014 Chinese chess champion, as one of the players of the third edition of e////obregat Open Chess. Yu Yangyi, in addition to being China’s champion, has achieved numerous podiums in tournaments such as: 2004 World Youth Chess Championship (first), Aeroflot Open 2007 (second), Asian Chess Championship 2009 (second),
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After closing the registrations with almost 200 players in the absolute category, the five times Spanish Champion GM Francisco Vallejo leads the ranking with 2716 ELO points ahead of other Spanish players: Jaime Santos Latassa, Alvar Alonso Rosell or Daniel Alsina Leal.
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We closed registrations for full capacity, more than 50 days to start the tournament. 190 players registered, of which 170 are titled and 49 are Grandmasters. A total of 40 countries represented and an average ELO of 2368, the highest ever achieved in an Open tournament in Europe during 2022. See you from November 30
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The tournament is financially supported by the FIDE Open Aid Project / The tournament is financially supported by the FIDE Open Aid Project