The 29th Open Internacional Fiestas del Pescador was held on 11th August at the Castillo de San Andrés in Carboneras, Spain.
The tournament format was 8-round Swiss with the rapid time control 15′+5”. 87 players took participation.
IM Luis Maria Campos Gambutti took a clear first place with 7,0/8 points. Grandmasters James Plaskett (England) and Enrique Rodriguez Guerrero (Spain) shared the second place with 6,5 points each.
Tournament website
Final standings (top finishers):
1 IM Campos Gambutti Luis Maria 2480 – 7
2 GM Plaskett Harold James 2571 Inglaterra – 6.5
3 GM Rodriguez Guerrero Enrique 2436 Club Ajedrez Nazari – 6.5
4 IM Granero Roca Antonio 2418 Alicante – 6
5 Galvan Huaraca Jesus 2229 Club Benimaclet Valencia – 6
6 Arboledas Fernandez Antonio A 2137 Club Deportivo Ajedrez Circulo – 6
7 Uran Bermudez Oliver 2175 Club Benimaclet Valencia – 6
8 Diaz Velandia Jose Manuel 2282 Club Benimaclet Valencia – 6
9 Urankar Hans Peter 2258 Alemania – 6
10 IM Camacho Collados Jose 2318 Granada – 5.5
Did he get GM norm?
A LEARN FROM THE GRANDMASTERS COINCIDENCE !
At an open event in Roquetas de Mar in January I had this position as White against Azerbaijani GM Mirzoev, Elo 2545 –
White: King e3, Rook d4, Pawns a3, b2, c2 and g6
Black: King c5, Rook b8, Pawns a4 b4 and c4
Play continued 62…c3
A critical alternative was 62…Re8+ when white can reach a won queen ending after 63 Re4 Rxe4+ 64 Kxe4 c3 65 axb4+ Kd6 66 g7 axb2 68 g8=Q b1=Q 69 Qd8+ and the a pawn drops off.
Note in this line white should avoid the smartarse trick of an x-ray check after 65… Kxb4 66 g7?? since after 66…cxb2 67 g8=Q b1=Q 68 Qb8+ black has the dastardly resource of 68…Ka3! 69 Qxb1 and stalemate!
Instead 66 bxc3+ of course wins easily.
Well, on Sunday I had this position as White vs Jose Comacho Collados, an IM ELO rated at 2371 –
White: King a6, Pawns a5 and b7
Black: King e6, Queen d8.
Instead of resigning some moves earlier I had been holding out for the trick I had learned of in January and which now materialised –
1…Qc7?? 2 b8=Q Qxb8 Stalemate.