The 9th Open Villa de Ibi took place as a rapid tournament on 11th September at the Centro Cultural de la Villa de IBI in Alicante, Spain.
The competition was held over 8 rounds of Swiss system and in two groups – main event with 77 players and a juniors tournament with 30 players. Reigning European Senior Champion Mihai Suba took a clear first place with 7 points, half a point clear of the opposition.
Manuel Sanchez Segura won the kids’ tournament with a total of 6.5 points.
Final top 15 standings:
1 GM Suba Mihai ROU 2471 – 7
2 IM Campos Gambuti Luis Maria ESP 2450 – 6.5
3 IM Camarena Gimenez Rufino ESP 2397 – 6.5
4 Martinez Tormo Jorge ESP 2162 – 6.5
5 Navarro Ortiz De Ortuno Borja ESP 2275 – 6
6 FM Cano Sanchez Josue ESP 2369 – 6
7 GM Plaskett Harold James ENG 2480 – 6
8 Bendayan Claros Aaron ESP 2175 – 6
9 FM Fenollar Jorda Manuel ESP 2352 – 5.5
10 IM Kovacevic Slobodan SRB 2321 – 5.5
11 Sanchez Botella Luis J. ESP 2194 – 5.5
12 IM Granero Roca Antonio ESP 2432 – 5.5
FM Hernandez Montalvo Ivan PER 2331 – 5.5
14 FM Cruz Lledo Pablo ESP 2334 – 5.5
15 FM Sanchez Jerez Emilio Miguel ESP 2275 – 5.5
Thought he retired.