The 40th Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2013 is set to take place on 27-31 March at La Caja Blanca in La Roda, Albacete, Spain.

The 9-round Swiss open is organized by the Club Polideportivo de La Roda and managed by the tournament director Andres Martinez Cebrian.

The prize fund of 11,000 EUR will be divided into 32 prizes. The winner takes 2,000 EUR home.
Currently 130 players are registered to take participation. Top rated is Venezuelan GM Eduardo Iturrizaga.

Last year winner was Cuban GM Yunsel Bacallao

Registered players (top seeds):

1 GM Iturrizaga Eduardo VEN 2650
2 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E PER 2634
3 GM Korneev Oleg ESP 2609
4 GM Burmakin Vladimir RUS 2577
5 GM Sedlak Nikola SRB 2577
6 GM Popovic Dusan SRB 2562
7 IM Ibarra Jerez Jose Carlos ESP 2544
8 GM Moskalenko Viktor ESP 2531
9 GM Libiszewski Fabien FRA 2518
10 GM Plaskett H James ENG 2516
11 GM Khamrakulov Ibragim S. ESP 2506
12 GM Strikovic Aleksa SRB 2500
13 GM Campora Daniel H. ARG 2483
14 GM Munoz Pantoja Miguel ESP 2483
15 GM Starostits Ilmars LAT 2470
16 IM Garza Marco Sergio ESP 2449
17 IM Granero Roca Antonio ESP 2430
18 GM Suba Mihai ROU 2414
19 IM Espinosa Aranda Angel ESP 2414
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