The 3rd ITT Jahv McGregor open chess tournament was held from 11th to 16th December at the Centro Comercial Bulevar Niza in Bogota, Colombia.
The tournament was played over nine rounds of Swiss pairings. 386 players from 14 countries competed, including 9 Grandmasters and 13 International Masters.
Top seed GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista from Cuba defended the last year’s trophy and signed another victory in the prestigious event by concluding the race with 8,0/9 points.
Peruvian Grandmaster Emilio Cordova is clear second half a point behind the winner.
Bruzon appears to be in excellent shape as he also won the 2nd Copa AES in Dominican Republic a couple of days before the ITT Jahv McGregor.
The U7 event had 21 players. Puerta Rendon Josue is the winner with perfect 6/6 score.
The U10 group had 36 players. Joseph Jimenez is clear first with 6/6 points.
Final standings (top finishers):
1 GM Bruzon Batista Lazaro CUB 2692 – 8
2 GM Cordova Emilio PER 2568 – 7.5
3 Rojas Barrero Andres Humberto COL 2217 – 7
4 FM Contreras Henry COL 2191 – 7
5 GM Dobrov Vladimir RUS 2516 – 7
6 GM Barrientos Sergio E COL 2459 – 7
7 FM Martinez Romero Martin COL 2382 – 7
8 FM Vera Siguenas Deivy PER 2391 – 7
9 IM Rivera Alberto CUB 2357 – 7
10 Torres Juan Camilo COL 2317 – 7
11 FM Arvola Benjamin NOR 2285 – 7
12 GM Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo CUB 2603 – 7
13 IM Gallego Alcaraz Andres Felipe COL 2408 – 7
14 GM Bacallao Alonso Yusnel CUB 2574 – 7
15 GM Vasquez Schroeder Rodrigo CHI 2543 – 6.5
16 FM Zuluaga Cesar COL 2376 – 6.5
17 IM Ruiz C Joshua D COL 2319 – 6.5
18 IM Alarcon Casellas Rolando CUB 2484 – 6.5
19 FM Principe Alexander PER 2262 – 6.5
20 Fernandez Fernando PER 2310 – 6.5
21 IM Kjartansson Gudmundur ISL 2404 – 6.5
22 Garavito Miguel Angel COL 2249 – 6.5
23 GM Almeida Quintana Omar CUB 2522 – 6.5
24 IM Hevia Alejano Carlos Antonio CUB 2508 – 6.5
25 FM Rios Parra Mauricio COL 2295 – 6.5
26 FM Fernandez Reyes Lisandro CUB 2365 – 6.5
27 IM Gutierrez Herrera Jose Antoni COL 2217 – 6.5
Bruzon is best Cuban?