34th San Sebastian City International Chess Tournament
16th to 23rd April at the Gros Xake Taldea. Anoeta passeig, 20. Donostia
The 34th San Sebastian City International Chess Tournament is scheduled to take place from 16th to 23rd April at the Gros Xake Taldea. Anoeta passeig, 20. Donostia- San Sebastián. The playing system is 9-round Swiss open, with the time control of 90 minutes + 30 sec/move.
One month before the start of the competition already 153 players are signed to participate. The legendary GM Viktor Korchnoi, who turned 80 few days ago, confirmed his arrival. Currently top seeded is GM Kevin Spraggett, for many years regular player in San Sebastián. Top prize is 1500 EUR, a trophy and traditional Txapela.
Here are some of the top seeds
GM Spraggett Kevin CAN 2576
GM Korchnoi Viktor SUI 2557
GM Dgebuadze Alexandre BEL 2544
IM Sebenik Matej SLO 2530
IM Moreno Ruiz Javier ESP 2527
GM Alvarez Pedraza Aramis CUB 2515
GM San Segundo Carrillo Pablo ESP 2513
IM Andres Gonzalez Alberto ESP 2503
IM Pap Misa SRB 2496
IM Franco Alonso Alejandro ESP 2489
GM Starostits Ilmars LAT 2486
IM Elsness Frode NOR 2484
GM Tratar Marko SLO 2482
IM Llaneza Vega Marcos ESP 2473
IM Hansen Torbjorn Ringdal NOR 2459
FM Gonzalez Perez Arian CUB 2458
IM Venkatesh M R IND 2455
IM Colovic Aleksandar MKD 2452
GM Mateo Ramon DOM 2446
Is this in Spain?