16th Balaguer Open

Saturday, 09 July 2011 22:19

The 16th Obert Internacional d'Escacs Ciutat de Balaguer will be played from 17th to 25th June in Balaguer, Spain. The prize fund is 13000 EUR and 2300 EUR goes to the winner. Top rated players are GM Burmakin Vladimir RUS 2579, GM Alvarez Pedraza Aramis CUB 2551, GM Janev Evgeni BUL 2528, GM Bakre Tejas IND 2522, GM Oms Pallisse Josep ESP 2489, IM Pozo Vera Sandro CUB 2471, IM Colovic Aleksandar MKD 2450, IM Roeder Matthias GER 2420, IM Ivanov Jordan BUL 2398 and GM Westerinen Heikki M J FIN 2355. Balaguer is the capital of the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It is located by the river Segre, a tributary to the Ebre. Tournament website