The Magistral Ciutat de Barcelona-Casino tournament took place from October 19 to October 27, 2006 in Barcelona, Spain. The tournament is a strong category 14 event. It was organized by the Catalan Chess Federation. New fide time control, approved in Turin (90′ + 30” + 30′ + 30”).

GM Lenier Dominguez of Cuba ran away with the event by scoring 8/9 for a 2900+ performance.

Final Standings:

1. Dominguez, Lenier g CUB 2655 8.0
2. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2741 6.5
3. Korneev, Oleg g RUS 2657 5.5
4. Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2659 5.0
5-7. Peralta, Fernando g ARG 2574, Narciso Dublan, Marc g ESP 2511, Granda Zuniga, Julio g PER 2646 4.0
8. Lopez Martinez, Josep m ESP 2508 3.5
9. Timman, Jan g NED 2565 2.5
10. Lacasa Diaz, Jose m ESP 2410 2.0

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