35th San Sebastian City International Chess Tournament

35th San Sebastian City International Chess Tournament

Dates: 31st of march to 7th of april 2012
Venue: Gros Xake Taldea. Anoeta passeig, 20. Donostia- San Sebastián (Frontón Karmelo Balda)
Rounds: 9
Rate of Play: 90 minutes + 30 sec/move

Entry fee: General: 35 €. U20: 25 €. GM, IM, WGM, WIM and rating > 2300 FREE

Tournament will be valid for FIDE rating and Title Results. Players list bellow (currently 159 signed, legendary GM Oleg Romanishin is the latest addition).

General prizes
1.500 €, trophy and Txapela
1.000 € and trophy
800 € and trophy
600 €
500 €
400 € etc

Schedule
Round 1: 17:00h – March 31st (Saturday)
Round 2: 10:00h – April 1st (Sunday)
Round 3: 17:00h – April 1st (Sunday)
Round 4: 17:00h – April 2nd (Monday)
Round 5: 17:00h – April 3rd (Tuesday)
Round 6: 17:00h – April 4th (Wednesday)
Round 7: 17:00h – April 5th (Thursday)
Round 8: 17:00h – April 6th (Friday)
Round 9: 10:00h – April 7th (Saturday)

Closing ceremony and prizegiving will be held at the end of the last round (at about 13:30)

IM Javier Moreno Ruiz was the winner of the 34th San Sebastian Open.

Players list (top 20 seeds):

1 GM Spraggett Kevin CAN 2584
2 GM Vazquez Igarza Renier ESP 2566
3 GM Romanishin Oleg M UKR 2541
4 IM Andres Gonzalez Alberto ESP 2525
5 GM Libiszewski Fabien FRA 2523
6 GM Bakre Tejas IND 2513
7 IM Moreno Ruiz Javier ESP 2513
8 GM Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel ESP 2508
9 GM Pap Misa SRB 2501
10 GM Tratar Marko SLO 2499
11 IM Elsness Frode NOR 2499
12 GM Rausis Igor CZE 2481
13 IM Hansen Torbjorn Ringdal NOR 2469
14 FM Gonzalez Perez Arian CUB 2468
15 IM Urkedal Frode NOR 2460
16 IM Marzolo Cyril FRA 2441
17 IM Bellia Fabrizio ITA 2436
18 IM Satyapragyan Swayangsu IND 2432
19 IM Sakelsek Tadej SLO 2431
20 GM Pogorelov Ruslan UKR 2426