About a hundred players quote you gave on Saturday, the 30th, in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento to contest the inaugural Chess Tournament Night City of Cartagena . From nine in the evening until three in the morning was done this championship organized by the Chess Club Deportivo Lapuerta in collaboration with the Department of Sports.
The rivalry on the board was high because, even though many fans also took the championship brought together professionals and champions of this discipline that came for the first prize.
Participating players German, English and Spanish nationality.
In our region the championship was attended clubs like the Mar Menor, Sauces, Trovero Marín and Blanca.
Also attended the players Almería, Alicante and Albacete appointment.
The winner of the first chess tournament Ciudad de Cartagena Harold James Plaskett was a near perfect rating, 6.5 points on 7 He was accompanied on the podium Luis Maria Campos Gambuti Granero and Antonio Roca. Regarding local players, highlight the great tournament conducted by Sergio Lara was fourth after struggling with these great players, getting 6 points out of 7 possible.
The prize for the best player went to Beatriz Garcia Porlan recently female champion Spain in its class.
First Ranked below 2,000 points was the youngest player Murcia Blesa Francisco Fernández.
The First Ranked below 1700 elo points was for Miguel Ángel Cano, one of the best local players, who has returned to the boards with more force than ever, while Victorian Estevez got the best free without elo.
José Antonio Cañavate the award for best classified father took his daughter while Adrian Cañavate claimed victory in the under 12 category accompanied second by Aaron Alonso.
Both boys are from our club and have an excellent track.
In the Under 14 category the winner was Sergio Escudero and second Luzzy Pablo Martinez also both Chess Club Deportivo Lapuerta.
In addition to the hundreds of spectators who attended the first edition, including relatives, friends and lovers of the sport, also attended by the Councillor for Sports, Diego Ortega, and Chief of Sports Activities Hall, Eduardo Armada.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena