Severo Ochoa Street in Xàbia will host a simultaneous chess exhibition this Wednesday, September 2nd. chess starring the International Master Daniel García Román. The activity will start at 17:00h and will allow the player to face a total of 25 participants.
The proposal will be free and open and no prior registration is required. Those interested in participating should arrive at the venue around [time]. 16:45h and occupy one of the available boards.
García Román became 2006 at the first International Master of La Safor and has been champion of the Valencian Community on several occasions in different categories.
Throughout his career he has remained for more than 25 years among the top ten players in the Valencian Community and reached a maximum FIDE Elo rating of 2464 points.
He has also achieved victories in various international tournaments, including those held in Pozohondo, Antonio Nebrija and Olomouc.
In addition to his playing career, he also worked as a coach. He was one of the first International Coaches of the Valencian Community For twelve years he was a member of the board of directors of the Valencian Community Chess Federation. He has also been an Interclub champion with four different teams.
Wednesday's exhibition will allow the public to experience a particularly spectacular form of chess, in which a single player plays several games at the same time against different opponents.
Fausto Castellá wins the XXXVII Vila de Xàbia and the XXXIV Mare de Déu de Loreto
The new meeting comes after the celebration last Sunday 30 August, from the XXXVII Vila de Xàbia Tournament and XXXIV Mare de Déu de Loreto, included in the program of parties from the Mare de Deu de LoretoThe competition brought together 68 players from seven different nationalities, divided between the absolute tournament and the Under-16 category, with participants ranging in age from five to 80 years old.
The tournament began at 10:00h and was officiated by referees Toni Bertomeu and Francisco Morató. The winner of the senior category was FIDE Master Fausto Castellá García, player of Xeraco, a club that recently became Spanish club champion in the Second Division.
The second position went to the FIDE Master as well. Vicente Cano GiménezFrom the Alonis Club of La Vila Joiosa, who finished tied on points with the winner. Third place went to the player from Gandia. Juan Sendra Tormo.
The organization highlighted the high level of the competition, marked by the presence of several titled players and participants from different parts of the Valencian Community.
Twenty-one participants in the Under-16 category
The Under-16 tournament once again saw high participation, with 21 boys and girlsThe winner of this category was Xavi Esplugues Fornés, from Benissa. In second position was Oliver Hurtado Valero, from the Ateneo Pablo Iglesias Elx Club, while the third place went to Javier Bilbao Renuncio, from Madrid.
The Xàbia Chess Club also highlighted the work of promoting grassroots chess that has been developing for years both in the club itself and in the eight schools Township.
The organization also noted the growth this discipline is experiencing in the Valencian Community, where the number of federation licenses has increased significantly in recent years.
Recognition of the organization and collaborators
The competition was organized in collaboration with the Comissió de Festes Mare de Déu de Loreto and the Javea Town HallThe councilor was present during the day. Sports, Tony MolinaThe mayor of Xàbia also participated in the awards ceremony. Rosa Cardona; the president of the Festival Committee, Álvaro Monfort Torres; the president of the Xàbia Chess Club, Toni Pérez, and representatives of the parties.
The organization especially highlighted the collaboration of Jose Francisco Erades, involved in the coordination of the event, as well as the work of all the people who from early morning participated in the assembly of tables, chairs, boards, pieces and clocks.
From the Xàbia Chess Club they have thanked the involvement of the Mare de Déu de Loreto Festes Committee, of the Town Hall and of the collaborators who helped make a new edition of the tournament possible.
With these two activities, Xàbia strings together several days dedicated to chess, combining competition, outreach and participation of players of different ages and levels.
