The 9th Ciudad de Zaragoza tournament was held on 5th October at the Estadio Miralbueno El Olivar in Zaragoza, Spain.
The main event was a 9-round Swiss with the quick time control 12′+3” per player and 142 participants. Top Spanish player GM Francisco Vallejo Pons and IM Renier Castellanos Rodriguez shared the first place with 8,0/9 points each.
Among the other events, Vallejo Pons played in the bullet-chess exhibition (four games with 1 min on the clock) with IM Diego Del Rey, and later hosted a simul.
Final standings (top 15):
1. GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2705 – 8
2. IM Castellanos Rodriguez Renier 2508 – 8
3. GM Movsziszian Karen 2510 – 7.5
4. GM Oms Pallisse Josep 2453 – 7.5
5. IM Forcen Esteban Daniel 2501 – 7
6. GM Kogan Artur 2548 – 7
7. FM Colas Longares Rafael P. 2289 – 7
8. IM Barria Zuñiga Daniel 2434 – 7
9. GM Perez Mitjans Orelvis 2418 – 7
10. GM Cifuentes Parada Roberto 2452 – 6.5
11. Diaz Velandia Jose Manuel 2315 – 6.5
12. GM Del Rio De Angelis Salvador G 2499 – 6.5
13. IM Vidarte Morales Arturo 2330 – 6.5
14. IM Ramiro Ovejero Juan Luis 2397 – 6.5
15. Ibañez Aullana Ramon 2250 – 6.5
16. FM Adel Lahchaichi Oussama 2213 – 6.5
Impressive.