GM Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera from Cuba emerged as the winner of the III Open Xadrez Terras Trás-os-Montes 2022, one of the strongest open tournaments held in Portugal in recent years.
The competition, financially supported by FIDE Aid Package, took place in Mirandela from August 17-23 and brought together 131 participants from 26 federations.
The top-rated player in the tournament, Carlos Daniel, confirmed his status as the main favourite and took the first prize scoring an impressive 8/9. In addition to a prize, the winner was awarded a chess set signed by Judit Polgar.
GM Arkadiusz Leniart (Poland), IM Arthur Pijpers (Netherlands) and IM Jakub Kosakowski (Poland) finished a full point behind the champion and tied for second place. The Buchholz tiebreak favoured Leniart and Pijpers taking second and third positions on the podium.
Several young players came to the final round seeking different norms, but only FM Guy Levin from Israel succeeded and completed an IM norm.
Final standings:
|
1 |
GM |
Albornoz Cabrera Carlos |
CUB |
2578 |
8 |
|
2 |
GM |
Leniart Arkadiusz |
POL |
2476 |
7 |
|
3 |
IM |
Pijpers Arthur |
NED |
2463 |
7 |
|
4 |
IM |
Kosakowski Jakub |
POL |
2432 |
7 |
|
5 |
FM |
Levin Guy |
ISR |
2352 |
6½ |
|
6 |
IM |
Katz Alexander |
USA |
2412 |
6½ |
|
7 |
IM |
Sorensen Hampus Daniel |
SWE |
2383 |
6½ |
|
8 |
IM |
Seo Jung Min |
SWE |
2514 |
6½ |
|
9 |
FM |
Chasin Nico |
USA |
2392 |
6½ |
|
10 |
GM |
Prusikin Michael |
GER |
2518 |
6½ |
Check out the complete results here.
