Madrid Chess Festival: Streamers and rising stars meet in Spain’s capital

by Carlos Alberto Colodro
6/11/2024 – A 6-day festival featuring two round-robins and an open tournament is taking place in Madrid. Famous chess personalities, such as Levy Rozman, Eric Rosen and Anna Cramling, are participating. Among the raising stars invited to play, 10-year-old Faustino Oro stands out, as he attempts to become the youngest International Master of all time.
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Oro closes in on another record

After obtaining his second IM norm at the Americas’ Continental, Faustino Oro has a real chance of becoming the youngest IM of all time. In order to break Abhimanyu Mishra’s record (10 years, 9 months and 20 days), the Argentinian prodigy needs to score at least 5½ points at the Closed B Tournament taking place in Madrid.

The Madrid Chess Festival started on Monday and will run until Saturday. The festival features two 10-player closed tournaments and a 9-round Swiss open with 48 participants. Every game will be played with a time control of 90 minutes for the whole encounter with 30-second increments per move.

The organizers invited a number of famed chess personalities, including Pepe Cuenca, Levy Rozman (Closed A), Eric Rosen (Closed B) and Anna Cramling (Open).

Schedule

Round Day Time
Presentation of players Monday, 10 June 2024 16:30
Round 1 Monday, 10 June 2024 17:00
Round 2 Tuesday, 11 June 2024 10:00
Round 3 Tuesday, 11 June 2024 17:00
Round 4 Wednesday, 12 June 2024 10:00
Round 5 Wednesday, 12 June 2024 17:00
Round 6 Thrusday, 13 June 2024 17:00
Round 7 Friday, 14 June 2024 10:00
Round 8 Friday, 14 June 2024 17:00
Round 9 Saturday, 15 June 2024 10:00

The festival also includes activities for chess enthusiasts of all ages, organized at the Madrilenian club ‘Ajedrez con Cabeza’.

‘Gotham Chess’ among early co-leaders

The Closed A tournament counts with 1 player rated above 2500, 7 players in the 2400-2500 rating band and 2 players rated below 2400. In the first round, the lowest-rated participant, Levy Rozman (a.k.a. Gotham Chess) from the United States got the better of top seed Tomás Sosa from Argentina.

Rozman found a nice move to simplify into a superior queenless position on move 22.

Sosa v. Rozman

22...Qh4, making use of the ...Nxf3+ threat (with the g2-pawn pinned along the file), forced White to go for 23.Kh2 Nxf3+ 24.gxf3 Qxh3 25.Kxh3

Black is a pawn up and can potentially round up his opponent’s weak pawn on the d-file.

The conversion was not easy at all and featured mistakes by both players, but in the end Rozman managed to upset Sosa and become one of three players sharing first place after winning their opening games in Madrid — José ‘Pepe’ Cuenca from Spain and Akira Nakada from the United States also scored victories on Monday.

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1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6 6.Bc1 Ne4 7.Qg4 g6 8.Nge2 Nxc3 9.Nxc3 Bd7 10.Bd3 Be7 11.h4 h5 12.Qf4 c5 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.fxe3 a6 16.0-0-0 Qe7 17.Rhe1 Bc6 18.e4 d4 19.Ne2 Qc5 20.Qf6 Rf8 21.Nxd4 Nd7 22.Nxe6 fxe6 23.Qxe6+ Kd8 24.Be2 Kc7 25.Qd6+ Qxd6 26.exd6+ Kb6 27.Bc4 Ne5 28.Bd5 Rad8 29.Bxc6 Kxc6 30.Rd5 Rfe8 31.Red1 Re6 32.b4 Rdxd6 33.c4 Kc7 34.c5 Rxd5 35.exd5 Rf6 36.Kc2 Rf4 37.Kb3 Rxh4 38.Re1 Nd7 39.Re8 a5 40.d6+ Kc6 41.Rc8+ Kd5 42.a3 axb4 43.axb4 Rf4 44.Rg8 Ne5 45.Ka4 Nc6 46.Rxg6 Rxb4+ 47.Ka3 Kxc5 48.d7 Rd4 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Suarez Uriel,A2401Cuenca Jimenez,J24930–12024Closed A1
Alonso Garcia,A2460Martinez Duany,L2453½–½2024Closed A1
Suarez Gomez,J2477Nakada,A24140–12024Closed A1
Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia,D2355Macias Pino,D2471½–½2024Closed A1
Sosa,T2535Rozman,L23220–12024Closed A1
Cuenca Jimenez,J2493Rozman,L23222024Closed A2
Macias Pino,D2471Sosa,T25352024Closed A2
Nakada,A2414Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia,D23552024Closed A2
Martinez Duany,L2453Suarez Gomez,J24772024Closed A2
Suarez Uriel,A2401Alonso Garcia,A24602024Closed A2
Alonso Garcia,A2460Cuenca Jimenez,J24932024Closed A3
Suarez Gomez,J2477Suarez Uriel,A24012024Closed A3
Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia,D2355Martinez Duany,L24532024Closed A3
Sosa,T2535Nakada,A24142024Closed A3
Rozman,L2322Macias Pino,D24712024Closed A3
Cuenca Jimenez,J2493Macias Pino,D24712024Closed A4
Nakada,A2414Rozman,L23222024Closed A4
Martinez Duany,L2453Sosa,T25352024Closed A4
Suarez Uriel,A2401Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia,D23552024Closed A4
Alonso Garcia,A2460Suarez Gomez,J24772024Closed A4
Suarez Gomez,J2477Cuenca Jimenez,J24932024Closed A5
Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia,D2355Alonso Garcia,A24602024Closed A5
Sosa,T2535Suarez Uriel,A24012024Closed A5
Rozman,L2322Martinez Duany,L24532024Closed A5
Macias Pino,D2471Nakada,A24142024Closed A5
Cuenca Jimenez,J2493Nakada,A24142024Closed A6
Martinez Duany,L2453Macias Pino,D24712024Closed A6
Suarez Uriel,A2401Rozman,L23222024Closed A6
Alonso Garcia,A2460Sosa,T25352024Closed A6
Suarez Gomez,J2477Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia,D23552024Closed A6
Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia,D2355Cuenca Jimenez,J24932024Closed A7
Sosa,T2535Suarez Gomez,J24772024Closed A7
Rozman,L2322Alonso Garcia,A24602024Closed A7
Macias Pino,D2471Suarez Uriel,A24012024Closed A7
Nakada,A2414Martinez Duany,L24532024Closed A7
Cuenca Jimenez,J2493Martinez Duany,L24532024Closed A8
Suarez Uriel,A2401Nakada,A24142024Closed A8
Alonso Garcia,A2460Macias Pino,D24712024Closed A8
Suarez Gomez,J2477Rozman,L23222024Closed A8
Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia,D2355Sosa,T25352024Closed A8
Sosa,T2535Cuenca Jimenez,J24932024Closed A9
Rozman,L2322Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia,D23552024Closed A9
Macias Pino,D2471Suarez Gomez,J24772024Closed A9
Nakada,A2414Alonso Garcia,A24602024Closed A9
Martinez Duany,L2453Suarez Uriel,A24012024Closed A9

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Ncb5 Qb8 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.0-0 a6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Nc3 d5 11.Qe2 Be7 12.b3 0-0 13.Bd2 Re8 14.Rae1 Bb7 15.f4 dxe4 16.Nxe4 c5 17.Ng5 Qd6 18.Bc3 h6 19.Be5 Qb6 20.c4 Rad8 21.Bb1 Qc6 22.Ba1 Qxg2+ 23.Qxg2 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 hxg5 25.fxg5 Nh5 26.g6 Rd2+ 27.Kh3 Bf6 28.Re5 Rf8 29.Rxh5 Bxa1 30.gxf7+ Rxf7 31.Bh7+ Kf8 32.Rxa1 Rf3+ 33.Kg4 Rff2 34.Be4 Rfe2 35.Bf3 Rxh2 36.Rxc5 Rh6 37.Rd1 Rxa2 38.Rc7 Rg6+ 39.Kf4 Rf6+ 40.Ke3 1–0
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Garrido Outon,A2406Rosen,E23611–02024Closed B1
Ruiz Buendia,M2304Oro,F2351½–½2024Closed B1
Gascon Del Nogal,J2474Martinez Reyes,P2325½–½2024Closed B1
Ostrovskiy,A2400Larino Nieto,D2388½–½2024Closed B1
Vega Gutierrez,S2368Alvarez Pedraza,A2452½–½2024Closed B1
Rosen,E2361Alvarez Pedraza,A24522024Closed B2
Larino Nieto,D2388Vega Gutierrez,S23682024Closed B2
Martinez Reyes,P2325Ostrovskiy,A24002024Closed B2
Oro,F2351Gascon Del Nogal,J24742024Closed B2
Garrido Outon,A2406Ruiz Buendia,M23042024Closed B2
Ruiz Buendia,M2304Rosen,E23612024Closed B3
Gascon Del Nogal,J2474Garrido Outon,A24062024Closed B3
Ostrovskiy,A2400Oro,F23512024Closed B3
Vega Gutierrez,S2368Martinez Reyes,P23252024Closed B3
Alvarez Pedraza,A2452Larino Nieto,D23882024Closed B3
Rosen,E2361Larino Nieto,D23882024Closed B4
Martinez Reyes,P2325Alvarez Pedraza,A24522024Closed B4
Oro,F2351Vega Gutierrez,S23682024Closed B4
Garrido Outon,A2406Ostrovskiy,A24002024Closed B4
Ruiz Buendia,M2304Gascon Del Nogal,J24742024Closed B4
Gascon Del Nogal,J2474Rosen,E23612024Closed B5
Ostrovskiy,A2400Ruiz Buendia,M23042024Closed B5
Vega Gutierrez,S2368Garrido Outon,A24062024Closed B5
Alvarez Pedraza,A2452Oro,F23512024Closed B5
Larino Nieto,D2388Martinez Reyes,P23252024Closed B5
Rosen,E2361Martinez Reyes,P23252024Closed B6
Oro,F2351Larino Nieto,D23882024Closed B6
Garrido Outon,A2406Alvarez Pedraza,A24522024Closed B6
Ruiz Buendia,M2304Vega Gutierrez,S23682024Closed B6
Gascon Del Nogal,J2474Ostrovskiy,A24002024Closed B6
Ostrovskiy,A2400Rosen,E23612024Closed B7
Vega Gutierrez,S2368Gascon Del Nogal,J24742024Closed B7
Alvarez Pedraza,A2452Ruiz Buendia,M23042024Closed B7
Larino Nieto,D2388Garrido Outon,A24062024Closed B7
Martinez Reyes,P2325Oro,F23512024Closed B7
Rosen,E2361Oro,F23512024Closed B8
Garrido Outon,A2406Martinez Reyes,P23252024Closed B8
Ruiz Buendia,M2304Larino Nieto,D23882024Closed B8
Gascon Del Nogal,J2474Alvarez Pedraza,A24522024Closed B8
Ostrovskiy,A2400Vega Gutierrez,S23682024Closed B8
Vega Gutierrez,S2368Rosen,E23612024Closed B9
Alvarez Pedraza,A2452Ostrovskiy,A24002024Closed B9
Larino Nieto,D2388Gascon Del Nogal,J24742024Closed B9
Martinez Reyes,P2325Ruiz Buendia,M23042024Closed B9
Oro,F2351Garrido Outon,A24062024Closed B9

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Carlos Colodro is a Hispanic Philologist from Bolivia. He works as a freelance translator and writer since 2012. A lot of his work is done in chess-related texts, as the game is one of his biggest interests, along with literature and music.
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