GM Mikhalevski of Israel has won the Calvia International Tournament in convincing fashion. He started out by winning his first 6 games! His final score of 8 points in 9 rounds is a full point ahead of GM Spraggett of Canada.
Here are the final standings of some of the leaders:
1 GM Mikhalevski Victor 2584 ISR 8
2 GM Spraggett Kevin 2580 CAN 7
3 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil 2631 GEO 6½
4 GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2582 UKR 6½
5 GM Berg Emanuel 2593 SWE 6½
6 GM Godena Michele 2535 ITA 6½
7 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2635 POL 6½
8 GM Arencibia Rodriguez Walter 2562 CUB 6½
9 IM Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan 2432 GEO 6½
10 GM Heberla Bartlomiej 2502 POL 6½
11 GM Strikovic Aleksa 2551 SRB 6½
Here is the official website: http://www.calviafestival.com/
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
That’s an impressive result.