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
Yasser Seirawan (left) also won his last round game with Daniel Alsina
Kevin Spraggett (left) only managed a draw in the last round, and had to settle for 3rd place
Marc Narciso (left) and Ivan Salgado enjoy the local hospitality
Good food, drink and entertainment for all the players at the end of the tournament!
Photos from the tournament's Facebook page. Official website here.
