VIII International Chess Festival of the Central University of Bogota

The 8th International Chess Festival of the Central University of Bogota is taking place on 9-13th October 2014 in the Colombian capital.

The Festival consists of three separate tournaments: Elite Group, University Tournament and SchoolChampionship, played in a 9-round Swiss FIDE format.

The time control in the School Tournament will be 30′, while the tempo of play in the other two groups will be 90′ + 30″.

The total prize fund in the amount of 20.000.000 COP (nearly 7.600 €) will be awarded as follows:
Elite Group: 3.000.000 COP/ 1.500.000 COP/ 1.000.000 COP/ 900.000 COP/ 800.000 COP/ 700.000 COP/ 600.000 COP/ 500.000 COP/ 400.000 COP/ 300.000 COP/ 200.000 COP/ 100.000 COP/ 100.000 COP/ 100.000 COP
Special prizes: Best female prizes: 400.000 COP/ 200.000 COP/ 100.000 COP, Best Senior 60+: 200.000 COP
University Tournament: 400.000 COP/ 200.000 COP/ 100.000 COP/ 100.000 COP/ 100.000 COP

The chess festival consists of 101 players from 5 different countries, including 4 GMs, 9 IMs, 2 FMs, 3 WGMs and 12 WIMs.

Top seed is GM Emilio Cordova (Peru).

Official website

Preliminary list of players:

1 GM Cordova Emilio PER 2624
2 IM Gomez Garrido Camilo Ernesto CUB 2527
3 GM Alvarez Pedraza Aramis CUB 2476
4 GM Barrientos Sergio E COL 2474
5 IM Fernandez Cardoso Alexey CUB 2435
6 GM Pozo Vera Sandro CUB 2430
7 IM Arenas David COL 2429
8 IM Martinez Romero Martin COL 2408
9 IM Sanchez Sebastian Felipe COL 2397
10 IM Prasca Sosa Rafael Felipe VEN 2377
11 IM Marichal Gonzalez Ariel VEN 2330
12 IM Sariego Figueredo Wilfredo CUB 2324
13 WGM Arribas Robaina Maritza CUB 2295
14 WGM Marrero Lopez Yaniet CUB 2291
15 FM Vittorino Carlo Giovanni COL 2291