XIV Open Internacional de Sants 2012 is taking place 17-26 August in Spain. A total of 626 players participate in the two groups, among which 131 titled participants. Top seeded are Grandmasters Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu, Grzegorz Gajewski, and Kevin Spraggett.
More information about the participants here
After two rounds a total of 55 players continue undefeated in group A. Among them are the top seeded Nisipeanu, Gajewski, and Spraggett, as well as Samuel Shankland, Emilio Cordova, GM Marc Narciso Dublan, IM Alvar Alonso, GM Josep Manuel Lopez Martinez, IM Sam Collins, etc. See the full standings below.
Games can be followed daily at the official website starting at 16:30 CET. Daily reports at the Spanish version of Chessdom.
Leaders after R2
| Rk. | Name | FED | RtgI | Pts. | |
| 1 | GM | Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter | ROU | 2648 | 2 |
| GM | Gajewski Grzegorz | POL | 2628 | 2 | |
| GM | Rakhmanov Aleksandr | RUS | 2588 | 2 | |
| GM | Shankland Samuel L | USA | 2581 | 2 | |
| GM | Cordova Emilio | PER | 2572 | 2 | |
| GM | Narciso Dublan Marc | ESP | 2528 | 2 | |
| IM | Alonso Rosell Alvar | ESP | 2502 | 2 | |
| GM | Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel | ESP | 2498 | 2 | |
| IM | Munoz Pantoja Miguel | ESP | 2496 | 2 | |
| GM | Oms Pallisse Josep | ESP | 2461 | 2 | |
| IM | Collins Sam E | IRL | 2459 | 2 | |
| GM | Laxman R R | IND | 2428 | 2 | |
| IM | Roser Kevin | FRA | 2427 | 2 | |
| IM | Sequera Paolini Jose | VEN | 2420 | 2 | |
| IM | Cruz Filemon | PER | 2410 | 2 | |
| IM | Arenas David | COL | 2406 | 2 | |
| GM | Pogorelov Ruslan | UKR | 2405 | 2 | |
| IM | Antoli Royo Joaquin Miguel | ESP | 2398 | 2 | |
| FM | Rios Cristhian Camilo | COL | 2398 | 2 | |
| FM | Stokke Kjetil | NOR | 2390 | 2 | |
| FM | Rodriguez Garcia Victor | CUB | 2383 | 2 | |
| IM | Mascaro March Pedro | ESP | 2375 | 2 | |
| FM | Sowray Peter J | ENG | 2375 | 2 | |
| FM | Massoni Michael | FRA | 2368 | 2 | |
| FM | Kiewra Keaton F | USA | 2364 | 2 | |
| Bracker Frank | GER | 2364 | 2 | ||
| IM | Vehi Bach Victor Manuel | ESP | 2357 | 2 | |
| FM | Coll Ortega Jordi | ESP | 2293 | 2 | |
| MK | Asensio Linan Teodoro | ESP | 2121 | 2 | |
| 30 | GM | Spraggett Kevin | CAN | 2595 | 2 |
| IM | Ibarra Jerez Jose Carlos | ESP | 2540 | 2 | |
| GM | Cuartas Jaime Alexander | COL | 2521 | 2 | |
| IM | Perez Mitjans Orelvis | ESP | 2504 | 2 | |
| IM | Escobar Forero Alder | COL | 2493 | 2 | |
| IM | Hungaski Robert Andrew | USA | 2486 | 2 | |
| FM | Alarcon Casellas Rolando | CUB | 2471 | 2 | |
| IM | Cruz Jonathan | PER | 2418 | 2 | |
| IM | Gallego Alcaraz Andres Felipe | COL | 2377 | 2 | |
| IM | Valdes Leonardo | CRC | 2366 | 2 | |
| 40 | GM | Aroshidze Levan | GEO | 2568 | 2 |
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