The Winterchess Mallorca Masters 2013 is being played on 17th – 23rd March at the Hotel Neptuneo situated on the beach of Palma.
It is a 10 player single round robin, with a time control of 90 minutes plues 30 seconds per move.
The participants arrived from seven different countries. The rating average is 2447 points. All the participants are titled players – 3 Grandmasters and 7 International Masters.
First seed is Lithuanian GM Aloysa Kveinys. English GM James Plaskett, winner of the last edition of the Abierto de Roquetas de Mar, is also in the lineup.
Participants:
| 1 | GM | Kveinys Aloyzas | LTU | 2528 |
| 2 | GM | Kunin Vitaly | GER | 2527 |
| 3 | GM | Plaskett H James | ENG | 2516 |
| 4 | IM | Glud Jakob Vang | DEN | 2514 |
| 5 | IM | Arribas Lopez Angel | ESP | 2478 |
| 6 | IM | Forcen Esteban Daniel | ESP | 2469 |
| 7 | IM | Janev Tihomir | BUL | 2429 |
| 8 | IM | Mikkelsen Nikolaj | DEN | 2410 |
| 9 | IM | Bujisho Benjamin | FRA | 2372 |
| 10 | IM | Rodriguez Lopez Rafael | ESP | 2229 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Mallorca is beautiful.