Ajedrez de La Roda – Round Five

Ajedrez de La Roda – Round Five

The 39th Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2012 is taking place from 4th to 8th April at the La Caja Blanca in La Roda, Albacete, Spain.

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

The fifth round saw the four leaders splitting the points on the top boards. GM Sergey Fedorchuk took advantage to win his game and catch the leading pack on 4.5 points each.

The prize fund of 11,000 EUR will be divided into 32 prizes. The winner takes 2000 EUR home.

208 players compete. Top rated is Peruvian GM Julio Granda Zuniga. Last year winner was IM Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez.

Round 5 standings:

1-5. GM Salgado Lopez Ivan ESP 2621, IM Bacallao Alonso Yusnel CUB 2550, GM Zubarev Alexander UKR 2597, GM Granda Zuniga Julio E PER 2640 and GM Fedorchuk Sergey A UKR 2634 – 4.5

6- 26. GM Sanchez Joseph PHI 2526, GM Khamrakulov Ibragim S ESP 2519, Navarrete Espi Samuel ESP 2129, GM Paunovic Dragan SRB 2537, FM Pardo Simon David ESP 2402, IM Ibarra Jerez Jose Carlos ESP 2523, FM Ramiro Ovejero Juan Luis ESP 2323, IM Koziak Vitali UKR 2511, IM Perez Mitjans Orelvis ESP 2482, IM Martinez Martin David ESP 2386, IM Del Rey Diego ESP 2372, GM Korneev Oleg ESP 2597, IM Cruz Cristhian PER 2508, GM Movsziszian Karen ARM 2483, FM Valmana Canto Jaime ESP 2314, FM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2476, GM Lalic Bogdan CRO 2469, IM Garza Marco Sergio ESP 2404, Llavador Moron Juan Jose ESP 2171, FM Ladron De Guevara Pinto Paolo ESP 2332 and IM Forcen Esteban Daniel ESP 2438 – 4.0 etc

Round 6 top pairings:

GM Granda Zuniga Julio E – IM Bacallao Alonso Yusnel
GM Salgado Lopez Ivan – GM Fedorchuk Sergey A
GM Paunovic Dragan – GM Zubarev Alexander
IM Forcen Esteban Daniel – GM Korneev Oleg
IM Del Rey Diego – GM Sanchez Joseph
IM Ibarra Jerez Jose Carlos – GM Lalic Bogdan
FM Ladron De Guevara Pinto Paolo – GM Khamrakulov Ibragim S
IM Koziak Vitali – IM Garza Marco Sergio
Llavador Moron Juan Jose – IM Cruz Cristhian
GM Movsziszian Karen – FM Pardo Simon David