GM Dragan Paunovic winner in Valladolid
The 7th Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de Valladolid took place on 27th November in Hotel “Novotel” in Valladolid, Spain.
The tournament with 112 participants was played over 8 rounds of Swiss system with the time control of 15 min + 5 sec increment. There were more than 30 money prizes with 500 EUR reserved for the first place.
GM Dragan Paunovic’s last round victory against the famous trainer IM Boris Zlotnik pushed him ahead of the rest of the field for a clear first place with 7.0 points.
Final top standings:
1 GM Paunovic Dragan SRB 2528 – 7
2 GM Granda Zuñiga Julio E. PER 2636 – 6.5
3 GM Khamrakulov Ibragim S. ESP 2518 – 6.5
4 FM Gonzalez De La Nava Amador ESP 2295 – 6.5
5 IM Zlotnik Boris A. RUS 2433 – 6
6 GM Cifuentes Parada Roberto ESP 2523 – 6
7 FM Andres Gonzalez Ivan ESP 2318 – 6
8 IM Roa Alonso Santiago ESP 2418 – 6
9 IM Barria Zuniga Daniel CHI 2438 – 6
10 FM Martin Fuentes Alberto ESP 2307 – 6
11 De Lucas Bello Federico ESP 2065 – 6
12 Iglesias Leon Francisco Javier ESP 2240 – 6
13 FM Sande Edreira Jose Antonio ESP 2356 – 6
14 IM Del Rey Diego ESP 2371 – 6
15 Ruiz Maraña Alejandro ESP 2195 – 6
16 GM Barsov Alexei UZB 2530 – 5.5
17 Marcos Pinto Luis ESP 2191 – 5.5
18 IM Sanz Alonso Francisco Javier ESP 2386 – 5.5
Nice upset!