A traditional event

Press release by FIDE

The unforgettable City of Mar del Plata International Chess Open, one of the oldest tournaments in South America, celebrated its 53^rd edition from March 23-30 at the Hotel Provincial. The event, supported by the FIDE Aid Package, brought together 278 players from 11 countries and was a great success. The President of the Mar del Plata Chess Federation, Javier Curilen, was the tournament director, while AI OI Leandro Plotinsky and his team officiated the competition.

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After nine exciting rounds, GM Johan-Sebastian Christiansen, a member of the Norwegian Olympic team, was crowned undefeated champion. The top seed arrived in Mar del Plata with great expectations and confirmed his status as a pre-tournament favourite, scoring 8/9 and taking clear first.

As many as four participants finished a half-point behind the champion on 7½/9 and tied for second place, with GMs Diego Flores and Leonardo Tristán completing the podium thanks to superior Buchholz scores.

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Diego Flores playing black against Uriel Patiño in the tournament’s first round

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Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB3
1	1	GM	Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian	NOR	2633	8	54	51,50	10	8,9
2	3	GM	Flores, Diego	ARG	2530	7,5	52	44,50	10	5
3	4	GM	Tristan, Leonardo	ARG	2521	7,5	51	44,00	10	5,3
4	9	IM	Espinoza Palomino, Willyam	PER	2400	7,5	46,5	42,00	10	2,3
5	36	CM	Jaque Gutierrez, Matias	CHI	2173	7,5	46,5	41,00	20	45,4
6	6	IM	Acosta, Pablo Ismael	ARG	2463	7	53,5	43,50	10	7,9
7	8	FM	Spata, German	ARG	2421	7	51,5	41,50	10	6,2
8	2	GM	Felgaer, Ruben	ARG	2565	7	50	39,50	10	-2,6
9	11	IM	Villegas, Franco	ARG	2328	7	48,5	37,50	20	24,8
10	15	FM	Schnaider, Ilan	ARG	2314	7	48,5	37,25	20	15,6
11	41	FM	Melian, Juan Sebastian	PAR	2157	7	47	37,50	20	43,4
12	38	IM	Leskovar, Mario	ARG	2164	7	40,5	34,50	10	16,4
13	5	GM	Kiselev, Vitalii	FID	2519	6,5	49,5	37,75	10	-15,2
14	21	FM	Moreno Perez, Tobias Sebastian	ARG	2246	6,5	49	31,00	20	22,2
15	43		Unhold, Valentin	ARG	2146	6,5	48	34,75	40	74

...278 players

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