Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2014
Dec 7, 2014

The 1st Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival 2014 will be held from 13-21st December at the Sunway Playa Golf Sitges Hotel & Spa in Sitges, Barcelona, Spain.

The 9-round Swiss event will have two sections: Group A open to all players and valid for title norms, and Group B reserved for U2000 players.

A total of 19,700 EUR in cash prizes will be distributed among over 100 players. Top prizes in the Group A are 2000 € / 1200 € / 800 € / 700 € / 550 € etc

The hotel: Sunway Playa Golf & Spa is the site of the 2014 Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival. Located on the Promenade of Sitges (40 km. south of Barcelona), the hotel is situated in front of the sea and beside the golf club, in the residential quarter of Sitges.

Official website

Participants, Group A:

1. GM BAKLAN Vladimir UKR 2656
2. GM ROMANOV Evgeny RUS 2647
3. GM PERALTA Fernando ARG 2582
4. GM MAZE Sebastien FRA 2560
5. GM IBRAGIMOV Ildar USA 2548
6. GM AROSHIDZE Levan GEO 2542
7. GM NARCISO DUBLAN Marc CAT 2515
8. IM DELORME Axel FRA 2502
9. GM ORAL Tomas CZE 2489
10. IM DUCARMON Quinten NED 2487
11. GM ROMANISHIN Oleg M UKR 2487
12. IM BAILET Pierre FRA 2485
13. GM PEREZ MITJANS Orelvis CAT 2463
14. FM MARTINEZ ALCANTARA Jose Eduar PER 2448
15. FM MAKHMUTOV Rail RUS 2428

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