Friday: Anand vs Oro, Saturday: Jaime vs Liem
The four participants of 38th Torneo Magistral de Ajedrez Ciudad de Leon | Photo: Magistral de León
Schedule
Friday 4th July - First Semi-final: GM Vishy Anand vs IM Faustino Oro (ARG)
Saturday 5th July - Second Semi-final: GM Jaime Santos Latasa (ESP) vs GM Liem Quang Le (VIE)
Sunday 6th July - Final: Winner of Semi-final 1 vs Winner of Semi-final 2
Format
Each of the Playoffs will consist of four games of 20 minutes each + 10 seconds increment. If the score is tied after four games, the winner will be decided in games played with 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.
Participants
Five-time Classical World Champion and World no.13 - Vishy Anand, Argentine prodigy - Faustino Oro, World Blitz 2013 Champion and World no.23 - Liem Quang Le (VIE) and Spain no.5 - Jaime Santos Latasa.
Semifinal 1: IM Faustino Oro (ARG) vs Vishy Anand on Friday | Photo: Magistral de León
Semifinal 2: GM Jaime Santos Latasa (ESP) vs GM Liem Quang Le (VIE) on Saturday | Photo: Magistral de León
Vishy Anand - Campeón mundial de ajedrez (Spanish audio) | Video: El Inversor Inquieto
Faustino played simultaneous exhibition games against 26 players. He won all of them.
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