The 4th International Open Salento took place from 23-30th May, 2015, at the Ecoresort Le Sirene ****, in Gallipoli, in the Italian Province of Lecce.
The hotel is located within a lush green oasis, in one of the most beautiful bays of Salento (Puglia) with stunning views of the bay of Torre del Pizzo to hold the 9-round Swiss tournament with prize fund in total of 5,000 €.
31 players from 11 different countries took part in the event. Ukrainian GM Yuri Vovk emerged a clear winner on 8/9 points, followed by his brother GM Andrey Vovk, who scored 7 points.
Hungarian GM Jozsef Horvath remained third with 6,5 points. You can see the full standings below.
Final standings:
1 GM Vovk Yuri UKR 2616 8
2 GM Vovk Andrey UKR 2629 7
3 GM Horvath Jozsef HUN 2538 6,5
4 GM Naumkin Igor RUS 2445 5,5
5 IM Antoli Royo Joaquin Miguel ESP 2428 5,5
6 CM Al-Hajiri Bader KUW 2214 5,5
7 FM De Francesco Klaus GER 2250 5,5
8 GM Horvath Csaba HUN 2549 5
9 FM Deglmann Ludwig GER 2365 5
10 IM D’amore Carlo ITA 2469 5
11 WGM Gara Ticia HUN 2333 5
12 IM Rudolf Anna HUN 2348 5
13 Andersen Alf R. NOR 2196 5
14 Sprotte Norbert GER 2207 5
15 FM Lyell Mark ENG 2314 4,5