{"id":26684,"date":"2024-12-03T12:15:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T11:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elllobregat.com\/openchess\/chronicle-of-round-4-of-the-5th-edition-of-el-llobregat-open-chess-tournament\/"},"modified":"2024-12-03T12:25:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T11:25:06","slug":"chronicle-of-round-4-of-the-5th-edition-of-el-llobregat-open-chess-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elllobregat.com\/openchess\/en\/chronicle-of-round-4-of-the-5th-edition-of-el-llobregat-open-chess-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronicle of round 4 of the 5th edition of El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 5th edition of El Llobregat Open Chess Tnmt. continues to show a high level competition, consolidating its reputation as the strongest open chess event in Spain. After four intense rounds, Israeli GM Ido Gorshtein and Georgian GM Mikheil Kekelidze lead the standings with a perfect score of 4\/4. Close behind them, six players are chasing with 3.5 points. Behind them follow six players with 3.5 points, including top seeds GM Martin Kraemer and GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra. With six rounds still to be played in this 10-round event, the race for the top spot is heating up, promising exciting battles in the rounds to come. Among the Indian players, WIM Tejaswini G secured his second win in the tournament, defeating IM Valenzuela Gomez Fernando of Chile. <\/p>\n

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<\/a>Photographs and reporting by Niklesh Jain<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gorshtein and Kekelidze lead with perfect scores<\/h1>\n

The 5th edition of El Llobregat Open Chess Tnmt, recognized as the strongest open event in Spain, is gaining momentum as GM Ido Gorshtein of Israel and GM Mikheil Kekelidze of Georgia lead the pack with perfect scores of 4\/4 after four rounds. Their next encounter in the fifth round promises to be a crucial battle for the tournament lead.<\/p>\n

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Miguel Illescas, eight times Spanish chess champion and International Grandmaster, and Miquel Garro, local businessman, participated in the traditional ringing of the bell of today’s round.<\/p>\n

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In today’s round, GM Ido Gorshtein secured a crucial win on board 2 against Kazakh FM Artyom Bogdanov in 49 moves using the English Opening. His precise endgame play helped him maintain his unbeaten streak. <\/p>\n