OPorto Open 2015 took place from 13-19th July at the Hotel Beta in Porto, Portugal. The tournament is included in the National Circuit of Classic Chess of the Portuguese Chess Federation.
The 9-round Swiss event was organized by the Grupo de Xadrez do Porto, the oldest Portuguese chess club, as a celebration of its 75th anniversary and it gathered 148 players from 21 different countries.
The first place was shared in a seven-way tie by GM Kevin Spraggett of Canada, IM Jorge João Viterbo Ferreira of Portugal, IM Krystian Kuzmicz of Poland, IM Manuel Valles of France, GM Vadim Malakhatkoof Belgium, GM Vitaly Kunin of Germany and GM Angel Arribas Lopez of Spain, after the whole group finished the event with 7/9 points.
However, Spraggett edged his opponents on a better tie-break score to clinch the title. You can see the full standings and replay the games below.
Final standings (top finishers):
1 GM Spraggett Kevin Barry CAN 2542 7
2 IM Ferreira Jorge João Viterbo POR 2436 7
3 IM Kuzmicz Krystian POL 2475 7
4 IM Valles Manuel FRA 2350 7
5 GM Malakhatko Vadim BEL 2514 7
6 GM Kunin Vitaly GER 2576 7
7 GM Arribas Lopez Angel ESP 2546 7
8 IM Santos Latasa Jaime ESP 2511 6,5
9 FM Fernandez Michael ENG 2249 6,5
10 WGM Zozulia Anna BEL 2331 6,5
11 FM Larsen Karsten DEN 2244 6,5
12 NM Pinho Paulo Miguel Leitão Gom POR 2180 6,5
13 Abrahams Daniel CAN 2080 6,5
14 FM Alshameary Puente Ismael ESP 2366 6
15 GM Heberla Bartlomiej POL 2558 6
16 FM Torres Ventosa Pedro Eugenio ESP 2312 6
17 IM Ider Borya FRA 2414 6
18 Yogesh Gautam IND 2178 6
19 Bernabeu Lopez Carlos Javier ESP 2142 6
20 Sousa André Miguel Vale Ventu POR 2261 6