Torneo Internacional Centro Goya Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 2014 – Memorial Rafael Fuentes Gonzalez was held on 1-8th December at the Club de Ajedrez de la Fundación La Caja de Canarias in Las Palmas, Spain.

The 9-round Swiss open, organized by the Federación Insular de Ajedrez de Gran Canaria and Club de Ajedrez Centro Goya, consisted of 78 players from 13 countries, including five Grandmasters.

Israeli GM Artur Kogan emerged a clear winner on 7 points, leaving the nearest followers half point behind.

The second place was shared on an eight-way tie by GM Mikhail Ulybin (Russia), GM Dragan Barlov (Serbia), GM Bojan Kurajica (Bosna and Herzegovina), GM Evgeny Gleizerov (Russia), IM Bernd Kohlweyer (Germany), WIM Belinda Vega Gutierrez (Spain), FM Daniel Gutierrez Olivares (Spain) and Victor Ramirez Medina (Spain) on 6.5 points each.

You can see the full standings below.

Official website

Final standings (top finishers):

1 GM Kogan Artur ISR 2549 7
2 GM Ulybin Mikhail RUS 2498 6,5
3 GM Barlov Dragan SRB 2433 6,5
4 GM Kurajica Bojan BIH 2505 6,5
5 GM Gleizerov Evgeny RUS 2536 6,5
6 IM Kohlweyer Bernd GER 2395 6,5
7 WIM Vega Gutierrez Belinda ESP 2119 6,5
8 FM Gutierrez Olivares Daniel ESP 2296 6,5
9 Ramirez Medina Victor ESP 2059 6,5
10 IM Roeder Matthias GER 2407 6

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