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VII Internet Chess Tournament 'Ciudad de Dos Hermanas'

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For the seventh year running the VII internet Chess Tournament "Ciudad de Dos Hermanas" is being held on the Internet Chess Club playing zone (www.chessclub.com). This event is clearly one of the most important Internet chess tournaments in the world, regarding both the number and the level of the participants. Up to the moment, 1.696 participants have registered, and each day more players are coming in. Already qualified for the finals are the GM's Hikaru Nakamura (USA) and Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine), and the more than probable qualification of the young star GM Magnus Carlsen as best second.

The total prize fund is 6.100 euros, with a first prize of 1.800 euros. In addition, the first six non GM-IM players classified will receive a free 6-months subscription to ICC, and twelve free 6 month free membership prizes will be raffled between all participants in the event who finish at least one qualifier.

As in previous editions, the playing system is as follows: twelve 12-round Swiss qualifiers using the Fischer System playing rate: 4 minutes + 1 seconds. Qualifiers are held twice a day from March 17th to 22nd. March 23rd is a rest day and the finals are held on March 24th and 25th. The 12 qualifier winners plus the 20 best scores qualify to the 32 KO final. Registration for the last six qualifiers is still open. Complete standings, game file, PGN game files and other interesting information can be found at the Dos Hermanas web site www.doshermanas.net.

Prize winners

Here are the prize winners. Note that player norival was disqualified for rules violations, and everyone of his opponents moved up one round.

1st FabsiD            GM Fabian Doettling(DEU)     EUR 1,800
2nd  Oligarkh         GM Baadur Jobava(ESP)        EUR   900
3rd/4th bxz           GM Bu Xiangzhi(CHN)          EUR   600
3rd/4th TINTIRITO     GM Petrosian Tigran L.(ARM)  EUR   600
5th-8th B-Savchenko   IM Boris Savchenko(RUS)      EUR   250
5th-8th sunshine      GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly(IND) EUR   250
5th-8th Magnus        GM Magnus Carlsen(NOR)       EUR   250
5th-8th chaozz        GM Sergei Movsesian(CZE)     EUR   250
9th-16th Talion       GM Gata Kamsky(USA)          EUR   150
9th-16th gorato       GM Goran Todorovic(SCG)      EUR   150
9th-16th Gela         GM Tamaz Gelashvili(GEO)     EUR   150
9th-16th Smallville   GM Hikaru Nakamura(USA)      EUR   150
9th-16th Petrushka18  GM Eljanov Pavel(UKR)        EUR   150
9th-16th scodaoctavia GM Pawel Jaracz(POL)         EUR   150
9th-16th DJShrek      GM Zviad Izoria(GEO)         EUR   150
9th-16th zpx          GM Zhang Pengxiang(CHN)      EUR   150

Best non-GM/IM players in the tourney -- win 6 months ICC extensions:

olimpus -- Finalist
Panaman -- Finalist
MidnightRider -- 9.5 points / Opponents 2755 YaacovN -- 9.5 points / Opponents 2718 SEAO -- 9.5 points / Opponents 2588 DrFritz -- 9.5 points / Opponents 2560

Raffle prize winners -- win 6 months ICC extensions:

mezfchess06

MisterMagoo

gagomez

elfrancoal

Meloku

Institutas

dragonmutt

action

cifuentes

vallon2

Thiela

EGK

32-player Knockout Finals

Download all the games played during the finals.

	1/16 final	1/8 final	1/4 final	1/2 final	Final
1 32	Talion (2.5) Panaman (0.5)	Talion (0.0) FabsiD (3.0)	FabsiD (3.0) Magnus (1.0)	FabsiD (3.0) bxz (2.0)	FabsiD (Winner!) norival
16 17	FabsiD (2.5) Dlugy (0.5)	Talion (0.0) FabsiD (3.0)
8 25	Magnus (3.0) jm-2460IM (0.0)	Magnus (3.0) gorato (1.0)
9 24	Inch (0.0) gorato (3.0)	Magnus (3.0) gorato (1.0)
4 29	bxz (3.0) olimpus (0.0)	bxz (2.0) Gela (1.0)	bxz (3.0) sunshine (1.0)
13 20	Gela (3.0) Sheki (0.0)	bxz (2.0) Gela (1.0)
5 28	Smallville (3.0) INDIAN-ELEPHANT (1.0)	Smallville (1.0) sunshine (3.0)
12 21	sunshine (3.0) vigleik (0.0)	Smallville (1.0) sunshine (3.0)
2 31	Petrushka18 (3.0) Imperator15 (1.0)	Petrushka18 (0.0) TINTIRITO (3.0)	TINTIRITO (1.0) norival (3.0)	norival (3.0) Oligarkh (1.0)
15 18	TINTIRITO (3.0) Shadeath (0.0)	Petrushka18 (0.0) TINTIRITO (3.0)
7 26	chaozz (3.0) LeonHoyos (0.0)	chaozz (0.5) norival (2.5)
10 23	norival (3.0) scodaoctavia (0.0)	chaozz (0.5) norival (2.5)
3 30	DJShrek (3.0) Mamey (0.0)	DJShrek (0.5) B-Savchenko (2.5)	B-Savchenko (0.0) Oligarkh (3.0)
14 19	B-Savchenko (2.5) GeneraLisimus (0.5)	DJShrek (0.5) B-Savchenko (2.5)
6 27	zpx (3.0) Bogoss (1.0)	zpx (1.5) Oligarkh (2.5)
11 22	Oligarkh (3.0) pelaohh (0.0)	zpx (1.5) Oligarkh (2.5)

The winners of the 12 qualifiers plus the 20 best other finishers are seeded by FIDE rating in the knockout finals played Friday March 24 starting at 2:00 pm EST and Saturday March 25 starting at 2:00 pm EST.

Seed Handle Title Real name Country Qual FIDE

1 Talion GM Gata Kamsky USA 10.5S21B 2686

2 Petrushka18 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR WinnerS17B 2655

3 DJShrek GM Zviad Izoria GEO 10.0S22B 2652

4 bxz GM Bu Xiangzhi CHN 10.0S21A 2645

5 Smallville GM Hikaru Nakamura USA WinnerS18B 2644

6 zpx GM Zhang Pengxiang CHN 10.0S22B 2638

7 chaozz GM Sergei Movsesian CZE WinnerS22A 2632

8 Magnus GM Magnus Carlsen NOR 10.0S18A 2625

9 Inch GM Ivan Cheparinov ESP 10.0S20A 2625

10 norival GM Ni Hua CHN 10.5S21A 2614

11 Oligarkh GM Baadur Jobava ESP 10.0S20A 2614

12 sunshine GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly IND WinnerS21B 2579

13 Gela GM Tamaz Gelashvili GEO 10.0S22A 2577

14 B-Savchenko IM Boris Savchenko RUS WinnerS22B 2569

15 TINTIRITO GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM WinnerS20A 2558

16 FabsiD GM Fabian Doettling DEU WinnerS21A 2542

17 Dlugy GM Max Dlugy USA WinnerS20B 2531

18 Shadeath IM Andrey Deviatkin RUS 10.0S17B 2528

19 GeneraLisimus GM Rauf Mamedov AZE WinnerS19A 2525

20 Sheki GM Jamil Agamaliev AZE WinnerS17A 2507

21 vigleik GM Kjetil Aleksander Lie NOR 10.0S18A 2493

22 pelaohh IM Herminio Herraiz Hidalgo ESP 10.0S19A 2492

23 scodaoctavia GM Pawel Jaracz POL 10.0S21B 2486

24 gorato GM Goran Todorovic SCG WinnerS18A 2480

25 jm-2460IM IM Alfredo Giaccio ARG 10.0S20B 2470

26 LeonHoyos IM Manuel Leó Hoyos MEX 10.0S19B 2428

27 Bogoss IM Abergel FRA 10.0S22A 2426

28 INDIAN-ELEPHANT IM Rajaram Laxman IND 10.5S19A 2418

29 olimpus FM Axel Bachmann PRY WinnerS19B 2414

30 Mamey IM Luis Manuel Perez Rodriguez CUB 10.5S18B 2414

31 Imperator15 IM Yuri Vovk UKR 10.0S17A 2414

32 Panaman FM Luis Esquivel ESP 10.0S18B 2212

Qualifying tournaments

Swiss 1 - Friday March 17th , 2:00pm EST

Rk	Handle	Title and name	Country	Score	S.O.S.	Opp.Rating
1	Sheki	GM Jamil Agamaliev	AZE	11.0	98.5	2761
2	Imperator15	IM Yuri Vovk	UKR	10.0	98.0	2782
3	olimpus	FM Axel Bachmann	PRY	10.0	89.5	2576
4	Volkov	GM Sergey Volkov	RUS	9.5	97.0	2644
5	GeneraLisimus	GM Rauf Mamedov	AZE	9.5	93.0	2690

Standings and Results [381 players, 12 rounds]
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Swiss 2 - Friday March 17th, 7:00pm EST

Rk	Handle	Title and name	Country	Score	S.O.S.	Opp.Rating
1	Petrushka18	GM Eljanov Pavel	UKR	10.0	98.5	2620
2	Shadeath	IM Andrey Deviatkin	RUS	10.0	96.5	2618
3	RMOI	Rasul	AZE	10.0	89.0	2454
4	GeneraLisimus	GM Rauf Mamedov	AZE	9.5	98.0	2603
5	HLP	IM Hector Leyva	GTM	9.5	83.0	2343

Standings and Results [286 players, 12 rounds]
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Swiss 3 - Saturday March 18th, 2:00pm EST

Rk	Handle	Title and name	Country	Score	S.O.S.	Opp.Rating
1	gorato	GM Goran Todorovic	SCG	10.5	86.5	2601
2	Magnus	GM Magnus Carlsen	NOR	10.0	97.5	2700
3	vigleik	GM Kjetil Aleksander Lie	NOR	10.0	91.5	2687
4	GeneraLisimus	GM Rauf Mamedov	AZE	10.0	91.5	2644
5	Gruk	GM Simen Agdestein	NOR	9.5	102.5	2678

Standings and Results [370 players, 12 rounds]
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Swiss 4 - Saturday March 18th, 7:00pm EST

Rk	Handle	Title and name	Country	Score	S.O.S.	Opp.Rating
1	Smallville	GM Hikaru Nakamura	USA	10.5	101.0	2518
2	Mamey	IM Luis Manuel Perez	CUB	10.5	96.5	2499
3	Panaman	FM Luis Esquivel	ESP	10.0	90.5	2582
4	Ildar	GM Ildar Ibragimov	USA	9.5	98.0	2555
5	LittleOne	GM Peng Zhaoqin	NED	9.0	96.5	2464

Standings and Results [286 players, 12 rounds]
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Swiss 5 - Sunday March 19th, 2:00pm EST

Rk	Handle	Title and name	Country	Score	S.O.S.	Opp.Rating
1	GeneraLisimus	GM Rauf Mamedov	AZE	10.5	100.0	2672
2	INDIAN-ELEPHANT	IM RAJARAMLAXMAN	IND	10.5	100.0	2672
3	pelaohh	IM Herminio Herraiz Hidalgo	ESP	10.0	91.0	2548
4	VerdeNotte	IM Gawain Jones	IRL	9.5	100.5	2675
5	TINTIRITO	GM Tigran L. Petrosian	ARM	9.5	98.5	2561

Standings and Results [408 players, 12 rounds]
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Swiss 6 - Sunday March 19th, 7:00pm EST

Rk	Handle	Title and name	Country	Score	S.O.S.	Opp.Rating
1	olimpus	FM Axel Bachmann	PRY	11.0	95.0	2572
2	INDIAN-ELEPHANT	IM RAJARAMLAXMAN	IND	10.5	98.0	2642
3	LeonHoyos	IM Manuel Leó Hoyos	MEX	10.0	95.0	2557
4	Fier	IM Alexandr Fier	BRA	9.0	100.0	2610
5	BERTA	GM Ulf Andersson	SWE	9.0	91.5	2462

Standings and Results [303 players, 12 rounds]
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Swiss 7 - Monday March 20th, 2:00pm EST

Rk	Handle	Title and name	Country	Score	S.O.S.	Opp.Rating
1	TINTIRITO	GM Petrosian Tigran L.	ARM	10.0	97.0	2677
2	Oligarkh	GM Baadur Jobava	ESP	10.0	95.5	2630
3	Inch	GM Ivan Cheparinov	ESP	10.0	94.5	2563
4	Magnus	GM Magnus Carlsen	NOR	10.0	93.0	2601
5	Parsifal	GM James Plaskett	GBR	9.5	98.0	2627

Standings and Results [345 players, 12 rounds]
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Swiss 8 - Monday March 20th, 7:00pm EST

Rk	Handle	Title and name	Country	Score	S.O.S.	Opp.Rating
1	Dlugy	GM Max Dlugy	USA	10.5	95.0	2557
2	jm-2460IM	IM Alfredo Giaccio	ARG	10.0	94.5	2604
3	Serghik	GM Azarov Sergei	BLR	9.5	99.5	2554
4	Machinegun	IM Alfonso Almeida Saenz	USA	9.5	93.5	2508
5	A-Zubarev	IM Cernousek Lukas	CZE	9.5	93.0	2534

Standings and Results [281 players, 12 rounds]
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Swiss 9 - Tuesday March 21th, 2:00pm EST

Rk	Handle	Title and name	Country	Score	S.O.S.	Opp.Rating
1	FabsiD	GM Fabian Doettling	DEU	10.5	98.0	2717
2	norival	GM Ni Hua	CHN	10.5	97.5	2836
3	bxz	GM Bu Xiangzhi	CHN	10.0	98.0	2711
4	YaacovN	Yaacov Norowitz	USA	9.5	93.5	2718
5	LittleOne	GM Peng Zhaoqin	NLD	9.5	90.5	2635

Standings and Results [347 players, 12 rounds]
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Swiss 10 - Tuesday March 21th, 7:00pm EST

Rk	Handle	Title and name	Country	Score	S.O.S.	Opp.Rating
1	sunshine	GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly	IND	10.5	97.0	2617
2	Talion	GM Gata Kamsky	USA	10.5	97.0	2593
3	scodaoctavia	GM pawel jaracz	POL	10.0	96.5	2615
4	Neurisdr	GM Neuris Delgado	CUB	10.0	84.5	2483
5	zpx	GM Zhang Pengxiang	CHN	9.0	100.5	2632

Standings and Results [294 players, 12 rounds]
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Swiss 11 - Wednesday March 22th, 2:00pm EST

Rk	Handle	Title and name	Country	Score	S.O.S.	Opp.Rating
1	chaozz	GM Sergei Movsesian	CZE	10.5	95.0	2639
2	BoGoSS	IM Abergel	FRA	10.0	99.0	2660
3	Gela	GM Tamaz Gelashvili	GEO	10.0	96.0	2747
4	Iturrizaga	IM Eduardo Iturrizaga	VEN	9.5	93.5	2498
5	AZ79	IM Antti Pihlajasalo	FIN	9.5	88.5	2514

Standings and Results [364 players, 12 rounds]
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Swiss 10 - Wednesday March 22th, 7:00pm EST

Rk	Handle	Title and name	Country	Score	S.O.S.	Opp.Rating
1	B-Savchenko	IM Boris, Savchenko	RUS	10.5	86.5	2562
2	zpx	GM Zhang Pengxiang	CHN	10.0	96.0	2634
3	DJShrek	GM Zviad Izoria	GEO	10.0	94.5	2623
4	VDV	GM Dobrov Vladimir	RUS	9.5	97.0	2754
5	Talion	GM Gata Kamsky	USA	9.5	87.5	2419

Standings and Results [310 players, 12 rounds]
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