Argentine IM Ernesto Real de Azua took clear first place at the International Tournament “Magistral Club de Ajedrez Philidor” which was held on 15th-26th April at the Philidor Chess Club in Moron, Buenos Aires – Argentina.
Real tied on first place with two other players but had a better tiebreak score. His compatriot IM Lucas Liascovich and Spaniard FM Martin Madina obtained the same 6.5 points, but had to settle with second and third place, respectively.
Madina got a last round victory to achieve an IM norm. He defeated IM Cristian Dolezal on-demand with the black pieces.
The event was a single round robin with 10 players from four different countries. The rating average of the participants was 2297.
Final Standings:
| 1 | IM | Real De Azua Ernesto | ARG | 2450 | 6.5 |
| 2 | IM | Liascovich Lucas | ARG | 2410 | 6.5 |
| 3 | FM | Madina Yadarola Martin | ESP | 2228 | 6.5 |
| 4 | IM | Dolezal Cristian | ARG | 2415 | 6.0 |
| 5 | FM | Pichot Alan | ARG | 2327 | 5.5 |
| 6 | Tomeo Ivan | ARG | 2106 | 4.5 | |
| 7 | Perez Gormaz Matias | CHI | 2331 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | Abarca Gonzalez Nicolas | CHI | 2300 | 3.0 | |
| 9 | Sosa Tomas | ARG | 2227 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | WIM | Terao Juliana Sayumi | BRA | 2174 | 1.0 |
