Ilmars Starostits dominates 15th International Open GEMA63
GM Ilmars Starostits scored an unbeaten 8.0/9 to win International Open GEMA63. IM Diego Espineira Gonzalez secured second position with a score of 7.0/9. GM Arian Gonzalez Perez scored 6.5/9 to be placed third. Starostits also scored an unbeaten 9.5/11 to win 3rd International Open Blitz GEMA63. Both IM Jose Luis Gonzalez Trigal and FM Luis Marcos Medarde Santiago finished with 9.0/11 each and they were placed second and third respectively. Total 33 players participated in the open event from four federations including Spain comprising of two GMs, three IMs and a FM. The tournament was held from 2nd to 7th January 2020 at Mondariz Balneario, Spain. Photo: Manuel Enrique Outerelo Ucha
Ilmars Starostits wins 1st International Open GEMA63
GM Starostits Ilmars (LAT, 2492) scored an unbeaten 8.0/9 to win International Open GEMA63 and finish a full point ahead of the competition. IM Diego Espineira Gonzalez (ESP, 2327) finished at second place with a score of 7.0/9. GM Arian Gonzalez Perez (FID, 2478) scored 6.5/9 to secure third position.
Ilmars wins Blitz too
GM Ilmars Starostits (LAT, 2439) scored an unbeaten 9.5/11, finished a half point ahead of the competition to GEMA63 International Blitz open. Both IM Jose Luis Gonzalez Trigal (ESP, 2315) and FM Luis Marcos Medarde Santiago (ESP, 2183) finished with 9.0/11 and they were placed second and third respectively according to their tie-break scores.
The 15th International Chess Festival GEMA63 was held in the Galician town of Mondariz Balneario and consisted of two tournaments - Ist International Chess Open GEMA63 from 2nd to 7th January 2020 in which 33 players participated from four different federations including Spain comprising of two GMs, three IMs and a FM. IIIrd Blitz GEMA63 International Chess Tournament took place on 4th January 2020 with a time control of 3 minutes + 2 seconds.
The organization of the festival thanks all the players for their presence in the tournaments and invites them to the next edition of the festival.
Final Standings in Open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 1 | GM | Starostits Ilmars | LAT | 2492 | NAV | 8,0 | 41,0 | 46,0 | 50,5 | |
| 2 | 4 | IM | Espineira Gonzalez Diego | ESP | 2327 | C. Ajedrez Padron | 7,0 | 41,5 | 46,0 | 49,5 | |
| 3 | 2 | GM | Gonzalez Perez Arian | FID | 2478 | Liceo de Ourense | 6,5 | 41,5 | 46,5 | 51,0 | |
| 4 | 7 | Villar Perez Samuel | ESP | 2166 | C. Xadrez Rianxo | 6,0 | 40,0 | 44,5 | 48,5 | ||
| 5 | 5 | FM | Medarde Santiago Luis Marcos | ESP | 2287 | C. Ajedrez Padron | 5,5 | 43,5 | 48,0 | 50,5 | |
| 6 | 3 | IM | Gonzalez Trigal Jose Luis | ESP | 2369 | C. Casino Beniajan | 5,5 | 41,5 | 46,0 | 50,0 | |
| 6 | IM | Rodriguez Lopez Rafael | S50 | ESP | 2212 | GAL | 5,5 | 41,5 | 46,0 | 50,0 | |
| 8 | 10 | Del Prado Rodriguez Xulio | U12 | ESP | 2102 | C. Chantadino Xadrez | 5,5 | 39,0 | 42,5 | 45,0 | |
| 9 | 12 | Rodriguez Ferreiros Andres | U16 | ESP | 2047 | Xadrez Fontecarmoa | 5,5 | 32,0 | 34,5 | 36,5 | |
| 10 | 9 | Fernandez Lopez Ruben | U14 | ESP | 2135 | EXP | 5,0 | 41,0 | 45,5 | 48,0 |
Final Standings in Blitz
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 2 | GM | Starostits Ilmars | LAT | 2439 | 9,5 | 73,5 | 68,5 | 63,0 | |
| 2 | 4 | IM | Gonzalez Trigal Jose Luis | ESP | 2315 | Casino Beniajan | 9,0 | 74,0 | 68,5 | 63,0 |
| 3 | 5 | FM | Medarde Santiago Luis Marcos | ESP | 2183 | C. Ajedrez Padron | 9,0 | 72,5 | 68,0 | 62,5 |
| 4 | 3 | IM | Espineira Gonzalez Diego | ESP | 2316 | C. Ajedrez Padron | 8,0 | 73,5 | 68,5 | 63,5 |
| 5 | 11 | Rodriguez Ferreiros Andres | ESP | 1615 | Xadrez Fontecarmoa | 7,0 | 71,5 | 69,5 | 64,0 |
