The 26th Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Cidade de Ferrol, organized by Juan Vicente Rodriguez Rey, was held from 15th to 21st August in the coastal city of Ferrol, Galicia, Spain. The tournament is part of the Gallego Chess Circuit.
100 players participated in the main 9-round Swiss event. Grandmasters Aleksa Strikovic and Dragan Paunovic from the nearby La Coruna, Dragan Barlov from Tenerife, and a large contingent from Cuba were among the top seeded players.
Cubans dominated the tournament and eventually their nationals took top four places (on tiebreak). FM Alexey Fernandez Cardoso and GM Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez shared the first place with 7.0 points each, but the trophy goes to Fernandez Cardoso.
The prize fund was 9700€ in total, distributed over 20 regular and 20 rating prizes. First place is 1000€ worth.
Ferrol
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.
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.
Final standings:
1. FM Fernandez Cardoso Alexey CUB 2450 – 7
2. GM Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo CUB 2556 – 7
3. IM Gomez Garrido Camilo CUB 2524 – 6.5
4. IM Pozo Vera Sandro CUB 2471 – 6.5
5. FM Sande Edreira Jose Antonio ESP 2348 – 6.5
6. GM Strikovic Aleksa SRB 2573 – 6.5
7. GM Abreu Delgado Aryam CUB 2479 – 6.5
8. GM Genov Petar BUL 2428 – 6.5
9. IM Gomez Ledo Roberto Carlos CUB 2428 – 6.5
10. GM Lazarev Vladimir FRA 2445 – 6.5
11. IM Garcia Castro Pablo ESP 2399 – 6.5
12. GM Barlov Dragan SRB 2475 – 6
13. FM Espiñeira Gonzalez Diego ESP 2360 – 6
14. GM Paunovic Dragan SRB 2503 – 6
15. IM Milchev Nikolay BUL 2388 – 6
16. FM Ferreira Jorge Viterbo POR 2327 – 6
17. WGM Safranska Anda FRA 2230 – 6
18. FM Gonzalez Perez Arian CUB 2490 – 6
19. IM Guerra Mendez Jose Angel CUB 2450 – 6
20. Montes Gutierrez Ignacio ESP 2221 – 6
21. IM Ivanov Jordan BUL 2398 – 5.5
22. FM De Prado Rodriguez Oscar Bruno ESP 2324 – 5.5
23. FM Pazos Porta Antonio ESP 2318 – 5.5
24. Fernandez Saavedra Jose Luis ESP 2143 – 5.5
25. Marcos Pinto Luis ESP 2110 – 5.5
26. FM Permuy Lorenzo Carlos Javier ESP 2332 – 5.5
27. Abella Vazquez Carlos M. ESP 2162 – 5.5
28. Sahelices Casado Roberto ESP 2069 – 5.5
29. Gomez Dieguez David ESP 1968 – 5.5
30. Lozano Arribas Carlos ESP 2108 – 5.5
31. Cano Cabanillas Javier ESP 1917 – 5.5
32. Abella Vazquez Cesar ESP 2091 – 5
33. Rodriguez Guillen Jorge ESP 2084 – 5
34. Gil Capape Marco Antonio ESP 2054 – 5
35. Marques Rui Filipe Pereira POR 2135 – 5
36. Patiño Romaris Juan Roberto ESP 2218 – 5
37. Martins David Pires Tavares POR 2063 – 5
38. Silva Luis Neves Da POR 2023 – 5
39. Quidiello Prado Manuel Rogelio ESP 2225 – 5
40. Rey Malde Henrique ESP 1798 – 5
41. Marchena Hurtado Ander ESP 1951 – 5
42. Navarro Rivas Rashid CUB 2005 – 5
43. Moro Murciego Alejandro ESP 1830 – 5
44. Mazaira Alba Javier I. ESP 2072 – 5
45. Leira Paricio Julio ESP 2137 – 4.5
46. Pena Torres Jose Carlos ESP 2039 – 4.5
47. Morais Vitor POR 2018 – 4.5
48. Alonso Garuti Luis E. ESP 1929 – 4.5
49. Millan Soto Miguel ESP 1997 – 4.5
50. Espejo Montagut Jonathan ESP 0 – 4.5
51. Cinza Lopez Javier ESP 1950 – 4.5
52. Blanco Dans Manuel ESP 1757 – 4.5
53. Viela Andre Filipe Folha POR 2241 – 4.5
54. Goday Otero Victor J. ESP 1941 – 4.5
55. Martinez Rodriguez Rolando ESP 1920 – 4.5
56. Andias Joao Pedro Menezes POR 1891 – 4.5
57. Rocha Romaus Gumersindo ESP 1851 – 4.5
58. Lopez Graña Carmen ESP 1830 – 4.5
59. Pardo Vaquero Ignacio ESP 1668 – 4.5
60. Larios Herraiz Enrique ESP 2062 – 4
61. Vazquez Del Valle Ruben ESP 1920 – 4
62. Amado Rodriguez Francisco ESP 1841 – 4
63. Regueiro Garcia Isaac Rafael ESP 1726 – 4
64. Rego Lorenzo Jose Francisco ESP 0 – 4
65. Guijarro Arca Basilio ESP 1887 – 4
66. Moreno Antonio Mario ESP 1840 – 4
67. Martins Guilherme Pires Tavare POR 1646 – 4
68. Redondo Varela Celestino ESP 1752 – 4
69. Chao Franco Jose Manuel ESP 1703 – 4
70. Recuna Aranda Miguel ESP 1683 – 4
71. Suarez Martinez Javier ESP 1776 – 4
72. Fernandez Gonzalez Sergio ESP 1844 – 3.5
73. De Paz Vazquez Luis Javier ESP 1921 – 3.5
74. Martins Manuel POR 1933 – 3.5
75. Perez Lopez Marcos ESP 1834 – 3.5
76. Galvez Perez Jose Luis ESP 1954 – 3.5
77. Penalonga Sweers Angel ESP 2091 – 3.5
78. Chao Vale Fernando ESP 1687 – 3.5
79. Prado Acebo Ines ESP 1694 – 3.5
80. Sanchez Gabin Aranzazu ESP 1724 – 3.5
81. Cenalmor Palanca Guillermo ESP 1696 – 3.5
82. Andrade Nuno Filipe POR 1690 – 3
83. Rodriguez Sigler Alexandre ESP 1526 – 3
84. Cartelle Cudillero Javier ESP 0 – 3
85. Villarino Fdez-Ardisan Juan ESP 1606 – 3
86. Martinez Rodriguez Atilano ESP 1487 – 3
87. Formoso Leal Daniel ESP 1523 – 3
88. Tenreiro Calvo Jose Manuel ESP 1475 – 3
89. Jimenez Gonzalez Jose Luis ESP 1793 – 3
90. Recuna Carrasco Rafael ESP 0 – 3
91. Costeira Fernandez Ramon ESP 0 – 3
92. Tuimil Martinez Ricardo ESP 1726 – 2.5
93. Martinez Insua Adrian ESP 1517 – 2.5
94. Sanchez Gascon Ricardo ESP 1525 – 2.5
95. Eiriz Caamaño Jose Carlos ESP 1730 – 2.5
96. Del Rio Suarez Emilio ESP 1483 – 2.5
97. Lopez Gonzalez Alfonso ESP 0 – 2.5
98. Seoane Castilla David ESP 0 – 2
99. Santome Rodriguez-Salas Luis M ESP 1556 – 2
100. Espejo Sanchez Jose ESP 0 – 2
