Press release by FIDE
GM Alan Pichot emerged as the winner of the X Ibero-American Championship, an event held at the premises of Hotel RL Aníbal in Linares, Spain. Joining Alan on the podium were IM Daniel Garcia Ramos from Spain who took silver and GM Santiago Ávila Pavas of Colombia claiming bronze. IM Sabrina Vega from Spain became the best female player, while IM Diego Flores Quillas of Peru was the best junior.
The Ibero-American Individual Absolute Championship, which celebrated its tenth edition, attracted with 114 participants from 22 countries-members of FIBDA (Federación Iberoamericana de Ajedrez).
Faustino Oro (aged 10), here playing white against Eric Sos in round 8, finished in 13th place after scoring 6/9 points
The 9-round Swiss tournament, which was held from September 25 to October 1, featured 13 GMs out of a total of 79 titled players (70%). Female representation was also significant, with 21 players (18%).
The Linares City Council sponsored this competition, continuing its strong commitment to chess. FIDE, which has been collaborating with the Ibero-American Federation for several years, also provided support for the event.
Players with the Mayor of Linares, Auxi del Olmo, the President of the Ibero-American Chess Federation, Javier Ochoa, the President of the Andorran Federation, Francesc Rechi, at the reception in the Municipal Palace
The tournament was a very close competition that saw a fierce fight from start to finish. Going to the final ninth round, IM Daniel García Ramos was on 7/8 point, a half-point ahead of the second seed Alan Pichot and a full point in front of a group of six players.
It all came down to the clash Pichot v. García Ramos, in which Alan scored a crucial victory and clinched the title. GM Santiago Ávila Pavas and Alexandr Fier of Brazil won their final round games and caught up with the former leader, all finishing on 7/9. García Ramos (who obtained a GM norm) and Ávila Pavas took silver and bronze, respectively, based on their Buchholz tiebreaker scores.
Alan Pichot playing white against Daniel García in the final round (1-0)
| Pos. | Tít. | Name | Fed. | Pts. | BH-C1 | FIDE |
| 1 | GM | Pichot, Alan | ESP | 7,5 | 45.5 | 2628 |
| 2 | IM | Garcia Ramos, Daniel | ESP | 7,0 | 50.5 | 2415 |
| 3 | GM | Avila Pavas, Santiago | COL | 7,0 | 45.5 | 2485 |
| 4 | GM | Fier, Alexandr | BRA | 7,0 | 42.0 | 2551 |
| 5 | IM | Flores Quillas, Diego Saul Rodri | PER | 6,5 | 47.5 | 2451 |
| 6 | GM | Quesada Perez, Luis Ernesto | CUB | 6,5 | 47.0 | 2578 |
| 7 | GM | Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo | ESP | 6,5 | 45.5 | 2577 |
| 8 | GM | Gines Esteo, Pedro Antonio | ESP | 6,5 | 43.0 | 2477 |
| 9 | GM | Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal | CHI | 6,5 | 42.5 | 2604 |
| 10 | GM | Salinas Herrera, Pablo | CHI | 6,0 | 45.5 | 2479 |
| 11 | IM | Garrido Outon, Alex | ESP | 6,0 | 45.5 | 2448 |
| 12 | IM | Fernandez Guillen, Ernesto J. | CUB | 6,0 | 45.5 | 2463 |
| 13 | FM | Oro, Faustino | ARG | 6,0 | 45.0 | 2434 |
| 14 | GM | Vallejo Pons, Francisco | ESP | 6,0 | 43.5 | 2657 |
| 15 | Romero Calduch, Sergio | ESP | 6,0 | 43.5 | 2276 | |
| 16 | FM | Noboa Silva, Kevin | ECU | 6,0 | 41.0 | 2270 |
| 17 | FM | Escalona Landi, Samid Eduardo | VEN | 6,0 | 40.0 | 2305 |
| 18 | CM | Marin Ferragut, Pau | ESP | 6,0 | 40.0 | 2348 |
| 19 | IM | Ladron De Guevara Pinto, Paolo | ESP | 5,5 | 46.5 | 2371 |
| 20 | IM | Santos Flores, Alberto | ECU | 5,5 | 46.0 | 2168 |
| 21 | IM | Leiva, Gianmarco | PER | 5,5 | 45.5 | 2389 |
| 22 | GM | Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel | ESP | 5,5 | 45.0 | 2448 |
| 23 | GM | Rodriguez Vila, Andres | URU | 5,5 | 45.0 | 2417 |
| 24 | FM | Horcajuelo Rocamora, Martin | ESP | 5,5 | 43.5 | 2394 |
| 25 | GM | Matamoros Franco, Carlos S. | ECU | 5,5 | 42.0 | 2404 |
| 26 | FM | Moral Garcia, Serafin | ESP | 5,5 | 41.5 | 2262 |
| 27 | FM | Labiano Hernandez, Juan | ESP | 5,5 | 41.0 | 2398 |
| 28 | IM | Jimenez Garcia, Emmanuel | CRC | 5,5 | 41.0 | 2352 |
| 29 | IM | Ticona Rocabado, Licael Roderick | BOL | 5,5 | 41.0 | 2321 |
| 30 | FM | Mingarro Carceller, Sergi | ESP | 5,5 | 40.0 | 2273 |
