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Ivan Salgado Wins In Barcelona
The 2011 Magistral Casino Barcelona tournament took place from 12-20 October, and was won by Ivan Salgado Lopez with a score of 5½/8, just ahead of veteran Yasser Seirawan on tie-break.
20-year old Ivan Salgado is currently Spain's #3 ranked player after Paco Vallejo Pons and Alexei Shirov.
Another veteran campaigner, 56 year-old Kevin Spraggett of Canada had a good tournament, finishing in third place.
The event was originally intended to include Eduardo Iturrizaga from Venezuela, but he withdrew after being involved in a car accident. He avoided any serious injuries.
The final standings:
Salgado Lopez, Ivan | ESP | 2614 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ |
Seirawan, Yasser | USA | 2652 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5½ |
Spraggett, Kevin | CAN | 2576 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 |
De La Riva Aguado, Oscar | AND | 2541 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 |
Smirin, Ilia | ISR | 2678 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 |
Narciso Dublan, Marc | ESP | 2519 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3½ |
Alsina Leal, Daniel | ESP | 2529 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3½ |
Peralta, Fernando | ARG | 2602 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3 |
Oms Pallisse, Josep | ESP | 2493 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 2 |
Ivan Salgado (left) and Oscar de la Riva conduct some post-game analysis of their last round clash
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Yasser Seirawan (left) also won his last round game with Daniel Alsina
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Kevin Spraggett (left) only managed a draw in the last round, and had to settle for 3rd place
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Marc Narciso (left) and Ivan Salgado enjoy the local hospitality
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Good food, drink and entertainment for all the players at the end of the tournament!
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Photos from the tournament's Facebook page. Official website here.