The 38th International Open Ciudad de Sevilla was held on 11-19th January, 2013, at the Hotel Al-Andalus Palace in Sevilla, Spain.

208 players from 23 federations competed in the 9-round Swiss event. There were 11 Grandmasters and 14 International Masters in the field.

English Grandmaster Stewart Haslinger convincingly won the tournament with 8,0/9 points, leaving the nearest followers, including the last year winner Azer Mirzoev, a full point behind. Haslinger earlier won the 36th Sevilla Open in 2011.

Final standings (top 40):

1 GM HASLINGER Stewart G ENG 2535 – 8
2 GM MIRZOEV Azer AZE 2547 – 7
3 RZAYEV Bahruz AZE 2370 – 7
4 IM BELEZKY Alexander UKR 2427 – 7
5 IM KJARTANSSON Gudmundur ISL 2408 – 7
6 GM MATAMOROS FRANCO Carlos S. ECU 2538 – 7
7 IM ROY CHOWDHURY Saptarshi IND 2451 – 7
8 FM BARRERO GARCIA Carlos ESP 2350 – 7
9 GM BARUA Dibyendu IND 2413 – 7
10 FM MONTERO MELENDEZ Rafael ESP 2316 – 7
11 IM ESTREMERA PANOS Sergio ESP 2367 – 6.5
12 IM BRUNO Fabio ITA 2434 – 6.5
13 FM DUCARMON Quinten NED 2405 – 6.5
14 GM POGORELOV Ruslan UKR 2409 – 6.5
15 IM FERNANDEZ ROMERO Ernesto ESP 2480 – 6.5
16 GM CAMPORA Daniel H. ARG 2490 – 6.5
17 IM IBARRA JEREZ Jose Carlos ESP 2538 – 6.5
18 IM DAS Arghyadip IND 2466 – 6.5
19 GM LALIC Bogdan CRO 2484 – 6.5
20 GM KHAMRAKULOV Ibragim S. ESP 2509 – 6.5
21 IM TERAN ALVAREZ Ismael ESP 2399 – 6.5
22 FM SERRANO SALVADOR Eduardo ESP 2349 – 6.5
23 GM PEREZ MITJANS Orelvis ESP 2496 – 6.5
24 IM MELLADO TRIVINO Juan AND 2436 – 6.5
25 IM PISCOPO Pierluigi ITA 2407 – 6
26 FM GONZALEZ PEREZ Arian CUB 2473 – 6
27 SGNAOLIN Davide ITA 2269 – 6
28 FM GONZALEZ GALVAN Juan Manuel ESP 2249 – 6
29 GM HERRAIZ HIDALGO Herminio ESP 2488 – 6
30 FM VAN HOOLANDT Patrick MNC 2203 – 6
31 MEDINA CARRASCO Santiago ESP 2166 – 6
32 FERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ Jose A. ESP 2164 – 6
33 CM URBINA PEREZ Juan Antonio ESP 2214 – 6
34 MUNOZ MARTIN Pablo ESP 2229 – 6
35 BORONDO GARCIA Raul ESP 2015 – 6
36 IM SANCHEZ CASTILLO Sarai VEN 2212 – 6
37 GM KOMLJENOVIC Davorin CRO 2393 – 5.5
38 SANTOS RUIZ Miguel ESP 2078 – 5.5
39 FM GUTIERREZ JIMENEZ Juan Manuel ESP 2296 – 5.5
40 WFM ARANAZ MURILLO Amalia ESP 2251 – 5.5

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