Shirov Wins The Buenos Aires Masters
Alexei Shirov won the Magistral Ciudad de Buenos Aires tournament which took place from 28 May - 3 June.
The competition was an 8-player single round-robin with 6 Argentinian Grandmasters and the Uruguayan GM Andres Rodriguez.
Shirov was the star attraction and lived up to his billing by scoring an undefeated 5½/7 to win by a clear point.
The time control was 90 minutes plus a 30 second increment from the start.
The final standings:
| Name | Nat | Elo | Pts | |
| 1 | Shirov Alexei | LAT | 2698 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Felgaer Ruben | ARG | 2572 | 4.5 |
| 3 | Lemos Damian | ARG | 2538 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Mareco Sandro | ARG | 2583 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Rodriguez Vila Andres | URU | 2532 | 3.5 |
| 5 | Valerga Diego | ARG | 2487 | 2.5 |
| 5 | Flores Diego | ARG | 2604 | 2.5 |
| 6 | Slipak Sergio | ARG | 2453 | 1.5 |
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Left to right: Ruben Felgaer, Damian Lemos, Diego Valerga, Alexei Shirov, Diego Flores, Sandro Mareco, Sergio Slipak and Andres Rodriguez
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Photo from the official website.
