Magistral d’Escacs Ciutat de Barcelona 2006

The Magistral d’Escacs Ciutat de Barcelona - Casino de Barcelona 2006 will be held on October 19th-27th.

Round 1 results:
GM Julio Granda Zuniga 2646 - GM Jan Timman 2565 draw
GM Marc Narciso Dublan 2511 - IM Jose Lacasa Diaz 2410 draw
GM Fernando Peralta 2574 - IM Josep Lopez Martinez 2508 draw
GM Vassily Ivanchuk 2741 - GM Oleg Korneev 2657 0-1
GM Viktor Bologan 2659 - GM Lenier Dominguez 2655 0-1


Viktor Bologan 2659 - Lenier Dominguez
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Nc6 10. h3 Nge5 11. f3 Bg7 12. Bf2 Ng6 13. Nd5 Rb8 14. Qd2 e6 15. Nc3 Be5 16. O-O-O Qf6 17. Nb3 b5 18. Kb1 Bb7 19. Be2 O-O 20. h4 Nxh4 21. g3 Nxf3 22. Bxf3 Qxf3 23. Rxh6 Bg7 24. Qxg5 f6 25. Qh5 Ne5 26. Qxf3 Nxf3 27. Rh5 b4 28. Na4 Ng5 29. Nd2 Nxe4 30. Nxe4 Bxe4 31. Rh2 Rfc8 32. Be1 d5 33. b3 f5 34. Nb2 a5 35. Rc1 Kf7 36. Bd2 Rh8 37. Re2 Rbc8 38. Bf4 e5 39. Be3 Rc6 40. Nd3 Bxd3 41. cxd3 Rxc1+ 42. Bxc1 Rh1 43. Kc2 e4 44. dxe4 fxe4 45. a3


45...a4 46. Bb2 Bxb2 47. Kxb2 bxa3+ 48. Kxa3 axb3 49. Kxb3 Rg1 0-1


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Update:
Cuban GM Lenier Dominguez won the tournament with fantastic 8.0 points out of 9 rounds. In the last round he beat Vassily Ivanchuk, the main competitor for the trophy.

Final Standings:
1. GM Lenier Dominguez (CUB 2665) 8.0/9
2. GM Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR 2741) 6.5
3. GM Oleg Korneev (RUS 2657) 5.5
4. GM Viktor Bologan (MDA 2659) 5.0
5-7. GM Fernando Peralta (ARG 2574), GM Marc Narciso Dublan (ESP 2511) and GM Julio Granda Zuniga (PER 2646) 4.0
8. IM Josep Lopez Martinez (ESP 2508) 3.5
9. GM Jan Timman (NED 2565) 2.5
10. IM Jose Lacasa Diaz (ESP 2410) 2.0


Lenier Dominguez 2665 - Marc Narciso Dublan 2511
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be3 Nd7 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4 Bg6 9. d5 cxd5 10. Qxd5 Qxd5 11. Nxd5 O-O-O 12. O-O-O Ngf6 13. Nc3 Ne4 14. Na4 a6 15. Bg2 Nd6 16. Nb6+ Kb8 17. Nxd7+ Rxd7 18. Ne5 Rc7 19. Rd2 f6 20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. Bb6 Rc8 22. b3 f5 23. c4 e5 24. Rhd1 Ne4 25. Rd7 Ba3+ 26. Kc2 Rc6 27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Kxc8 30. Bxe4 fxe4 31. Kd2 Kd7 32. Ke3 Ke6 33. Kxe4 Bb2 34. Be3 Ba1 35. Bd2 Bb2 36. f3 Ba1 37. Kd3 Bd4 38. Bc3 1-0


Josep Lopez Martinez 2508 - Lenier Dominguez 2665
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. a4 Nc6 9. Bg2 Nb4 10. Bg5 Be6 11. O-O Rc8 12. Re1 O-O 13. Qe2 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. a5 Qd7 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. h4 Rc7 18. Red1 Rdc8 19. Nc1 Bd8 20. Nd3 Nxd3 21. cxd3 Rc5 22. d4 exd4 23. Qxd4 Bxa5 24. Rac1 Kf8 25. e5 d5 26. Qd3 Kg8 27. Qe3 Bxc3 28. Rxc3 Rxc3 29. bxc3 Qc6 30. Rd3 Qc4 31. Kh2 a5 32. Qd2 Rc5 33. f4 h5 34. f5 Bxf5 35. Rxd5 Rxd5 36. Bxd5 Qd3 37. Qa2 Qc2+ 38. Qxc2 Bxc2 0-1