The 2nd International Chess Festival “Memorial Marcel Sisniega” took place from November 11th to November 16th, 2015, in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
The event was a 9-round Swiss open tournament with tempo of play 90’ + 30” and 64 players from 9 different countries participated.
Cuban IMs Juan Carlos Obregon Rivero and Yasser Quesada Perez tied for the first place with 7/9 points, leaving GM Emilio Cordova from Peru and GM Gilberto Hernandez Guerrero from Mexico half a point behind.
WIM Zenia Corrales Jimenez emerged the best female player with 5.5 points and 15th place in the final ranking.
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Final standings (top 15):
1 IM Obregon Rivero Juan Carlos CUB 2546 7
2 IM Quesada Perez Yasser CUB 2504 7
3 GM Cordova Emilio PER 2611 6.5
4 GM Hernandez Guerrero Gilberto MEX 2509 6.5
5 GM Becerra Rivero Julio USA 2539 6
6 FM Garcia Guerrero Isaac Antonio MEX 2261 6
7 GM Gonzalez Vidal Yuri CUB 2553 6
8 IM Sanchez Enriquez Oscar Gerard MEX 2343 6
9 GM Gonzalez Renier USA 2483 6
10 GM Gonzalez Zamora Juan Carlos MEX 2532 6
11 IM Ruiz Sanchez Orlen CUB 2426 6
12 IM Della Morte Pablo ARG 2282 6
13 GM Papin Vasily RUS 2497 5.5
14 FM Rodriguez Rivera Pedro CUB 2335 5.5
15 WIM Corrales Jimenez Zenia CUB 2199 5.5