GMs Fressinet and Wojtaszek tie for 1st in San Juan. But the shocker of the tournament is the performance of super GM Morozevich, not long ago was ranked #2 in the world, who finished with just 1 point in the last 5 rounds!

Final round results:

1 GM Fressinet Laurent 1 – 0 GM Morozevich Alexander
2 GM Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel ½ – ½ GM Granda Zuniga Julio
3 GM Zvjaginsev Vadim ½ – ½ GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw
4 GM Kurnosov Igor 1 – 0 IM Reinaldo Castineira Roi
5 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A ½ – ½ GM Iturrizaga Eduardo

Final standings:

Rk.
Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3
1 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2663 6,5 4,0 26,75 4
2 GM Fressinet Laurent FRA 2697 6,5 3,5 25,25 4
3 GM Fedorchuk Sergey
UKR 2665 5,5 3,0 22,50 2
4 GM Zvjaginsev Vadim RUS 2656 5,5 3,0 21,50 2
5 GM Iturrizaga Eduardo VEN 2614 4,5 2,5 18,00 1
6 GM Granda Zuniga Julio
PER 2639 4,5 2,5 17,75 1

GM Kurnosov Igor RUS 2662 4,5 2,5 17,75 1
8 GM Morozevich Alexander RUS 2715 4,0 2,0 13,00 2
9 GM Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel ESP 2543 2,0 1,5 8,00 0
10 IM Reinaldo Castineira Roi ESP 2511 1,5 1,0 6,50 0

Official website: http://ajedrezsanjuan.blogspot.es
Results page: http://chess-results.com/tnr34216.aspx

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