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
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Susan Eieebody tricky theses days , the top guys dissapearin then reappearing why? where did he go? I dont know Susan Um getting confused , I guess they usin magic and tricky machines like houdini! hehe.
What an awful performance by Morozevich. Without Lopez and Reinaldo he would have been 2-5, with a performance rating of 2488.