Josep Manuel Lopez Martinez wins Ciudad de Lorca Christmas Tournament

The 5th Torneo Internacional de Navidad Ciudad de Lorca took place from 26-30th December, 2016, at the Hotel Jardines de Amaltea in Lorca, Murcia, Spain.

The event was organized by the Club Ajedrez Lorca and completed over 9 rounds of Swiss system.

163 players from 22 federations participated, including 15 Grandmasters and 15 International Masters.

In a fiercely contested tournament Spanish Grandmaster Josep Manuel Lopez Martinez took a clear first place with impressive 8/9 points, half a point ahead of the top seed GM Julio Granda Zuniga.

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Final standings:

1. GM Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel ESP 2552 – 8
2. GM Granda Zuniga Julio E PER 2646 – 7.5
3. IM Krysa Leandro ARG 2491 – 7
4. IM Gascon Del Nogal Jose Rafael VEN 2446 – 7
5. GM Svetushkin Dmitry MDA 2573 – 6.5
6. Iniyan P IND 2363 – 6.5
7. GM Popovic Dusan SRB 2532 – 6.5
8. GM Ibarra Jerez Jose Carlos ESP 2573 – 6.5
9. GM Sedlak Nikola SRB 2540 – 6.5
10. WIM Pratyusha Bodda IND 2247 – 6.5
11. GM Peralta Fernando ARG 2574 – 6
12. GM Narciso Dublan Marc ESP 2508 – 6
13. Harsha Bharathakoti IND 2332 – 6
14. GM Sundararajan Kidambi IND 2420 – 6
15. FM Morozov Nichita MDA 2406 – 6
16. GM Harutjunyan Gevorg ARM 2437 – 6
17. FM Bjerre Jonas DEN 2361 – 6
18. GM Plaskett H James ENG 2464 – 6
19. GM Grigoryan Karen H. ARM 2571 – 6
20. FM Sousa Andre Ventura POR 2399 – 6
21. FM Perez Garcia Alejandro ESP 2412 – 6
22. IM Satyapragyan Swayangsu IND 2462 – 6
23. GM Lemos Damian ARG 2516 – 6
24. WIM Monnisha G K IND 2140 – 6
25. Pradeep Kumar R A IND 2330 – 6
26. FM Ladron De Guevara Pinto Paolo ESP 2375 – 6
27. FM Bressac Stephane FRA 2377 – 6
28. FM Quintin Navarro Alberto ESP 2367 – 6
29. Merario Alarcon Andres ESP 2258 – 6
30. FM Guerra Rivera Salvador ESP 2393 – 6
31. IM Konguvel Ponnuswamy IND 2417 – 6
32. IM Rahal Michael A ESP 2332 – 6
33. IM Holm Kristian Stuvik NOR 2412 – 6
34. WFM Hapala Elisabeth AUT 2059 – 6
35. IM Ramiro Ovejero Juan Luis ESP 2386 – 5.5
36. IM Espinoza Palomino Willyam PER 2416 – 5.5
37. GM Giaccio Alfredo ARG 2452 – 5.5
38. IM Camarena Gimenez Rufino ESP 2400 – 5.5
39. Serarols Mabras Bernat ESP 2243 – 5.5
40. Bernabeu Lopez Carlos Javier ESP 2314 – 5.5