The 26th edition of the Internacional Open Sant Martí officially begins today, July 13, in Barcelona, Spain. Running through July 21, the nine-round classical tournament forms a key part of the 22nd Catalan Grand Prix chess circuit.
Hosted at the air-conditioned Centre Cívic Sant Martí on Selva de Mar Street, the festival has drawn a massive field across its two primary sections, maximizing the venue’s capacity.
The premier Group A section, reserved for players rated above 1950 FIDE, features a competitive field of 116 players representing 32 different countries. The tournament roster includes a powerful master class, highlighted by the presence of 8 Grandmasters (GMs) and 8 International Masters (IMs) battling for international norms and Grand Prix points.
Leading the field as the top seed is Norwegian Grandmaster Johan-Sebastian Christiansen. Christiansen arrives in Spain directly from a dominant performance at the Scottish Championship International Open, where he ran away with the title by scoring a commanding 8.5/9 points.
Parallel to the master section, Group B caters to players rated under 1950 FIDE. The section has attracted widespread interest from club competitors and local talent, registering 229 participants. Both sections will compete simultaneously, bringing the total attendance well over the event’s initial baseline expectations.
All rounds are scheduled to begin daily at 16:30 local time. The games will be contested under a classical time control of 90 minutes for all moves, supplemented by a 30-second increment per move starting from the very first move.
Open A participants:
1 GM Christiansen Johan-Sebastian NOR 2647
2 GM Jacobson Brandon USA 2601
3 GM Berdayes Ason Dylan Isidro CUB 2477
4 GM Aguero Jimenez Luis Lazaro CUB 2472
5 GM Asis Gargatagli Hipolito ESP 2463
6 IM Villa Tornero Alex ESP 2448
7 GM Gormally Daniel W ENG 2397
8 FM Lazaro Pujol Abel ESP 2396
9 IM Janzelj Tim SLO 2394
10 GM Narciso Dublan Marc ESP 2384
11 Singh Siddharth USA 2361
12 IM Valenzuela Gomez Fernando CHI 2346
13 IM Leiva Gianmarco PER 2332
14 FM Nissinen Niilo Man HKG 2331
15 FM Chavez Suarez Carlos Alberto CUB 2325
16 IM Romero Barreto Jaime Jose VEN 2323
17 FM Fernandez Hernandez Arturo A. MEX 2320
18 FM Wartiovaara Oliver FIN 2320
19 FM Alcala Gonzalez Cesar ESP 2297
20 FM Saurabh Anand IND 2265
21 FM Herman Gamazo Isaac ESP 2264
22 CM England Max CAN 2253
23 Munier Alexis FRA 2252
24 MK Serrano Batova Vicent ESP 2242
25 Bhoir Paras Dilip IND 2236
26 GM Perez Mitjans Orelvis ESP 2223
27 CM Amartya Saumitra Gupta IND 2217
28 CM Adam Rafael CAN 2211
29 CM Prada Villagrasa Pau Manel ESP 2209
30 FM Ryan Joseph IRL 2197
31 WIM Franco Valencia Angela COL 2194
32 CM Young Micah AUS 2194
33 Nidhish Shyamal IND 2187
34 IM Perpinya Rofes Lluis Maria ESP 2178
35 Majeed Haroon ENG 2171
36 Marcos Rodriguez Raul ESP 2166
37 Tikhomirov Matthew USA 2160
38 FM Suvradeepta Das IND 2147
39 Sree Shaunak Chanda IND 2147
40 CM Ruperez Miguel ARG 2141
41 Knorr Jarillo Jose ESP 2141
42 Ostolazaga Barragan Eneko ESP 2135
43 Muthukumaran Gurru USA 2129
44 CM Majumder Shrayan IND 2122
45 Gonzalez Alonso Marti ESP 2121
46 Zajac Szymon POL 2117
47 Blasco Cardona Pol ESP 2116
48 FM Lizano Quiros Matias Haziel CRC 2113
49 Elhayek Yazid PLE 2099
50 Khassenov Mansur KAZ 2098
51 MK Garcia Marin Guillem ESP 2088
52 WFM Yasaswi Krishna Bommi IND 2085
53 MK Comellas Blanchart Jordi ESP 2084
54 WCM Gade Sharanya IND 2084
55 Schirmbeck Hannes AUT 2083
56 Patel Zain ENG 2080
57 Daksh Jain IND 2079
58 WIM Miranda Rodriguez Tania MEX 2076
59 Fernandez Escabia Victor ESP 2073
60 Gore Rohan SWE 2073
61 Marques Taltavull Antonio ESP 2069
62 Om Batra IND 2066
63 Vashisht-Pigem Raman ENG 2063
64 Calderon Tocino Jon ESP 2062
65 Marabajan Navas Saul ESP 2058
66 Shourya Paul IND 2056
67 MK Ramirez Gonzalez Juan Alberto ESP 2053
68 WCM Chen Yueyi GER 2053
69 MK Herms Agullo Jordi ESP 2052
70 Bhat Sannidhi Ramakrishna IND 2046
71 Jagesia Daksh IND 2044
72 CM Li Yiheng HKG 2034
73 WFM Lobo Pereira Arami ESP 2027
74 Perez Pastora Evarist ESP 2027
75 Paso Viola Juan ARG 2026
76 Pan Yongfei CHN 2024
77 CM Dolas Aarush IND 2019
78 Riera Fregoso Ferran MEX 2017
79 Shitiz Prasad IND 2012
80 CM Samuel Stephen Noble S IND 2011
81 Soto Olivera Lester Jesus MEX 2011
82 Creixell Bermudo Robert ESP 2005
83 Tiwari Shivansh IND 2004
84 WCM Fedorenko Ekaterina I. FID 2002
85 AIM Vivaan Sachdev IND 1997
86 Torres Teruel Joan ESP 1994
87 Barcelo Sola David ESP 1994
88 AIM Leung Hao Ran HKG 1979
89 Yashmith Ram Chaikam KEN 1979
90 CM Vedant Rupeshbhai Varasada IND 1975
91 Abreu Flores Daniel ESP 1973
92 Khassenov Miras KAZ 1970
93 Calderon Tocino Miguel ESP 1969
94 Bask Kristoffer SWE 1962
95 Stancanelli Valerio ITA 1958
96 WCM Rajanya Datta IND 1955
97 Rojas Fernandez Andres ESP 1954
98 Ruiz Sala Antonio ESP 1951
99 Thomas Kenneth USA 1935
100 AIM Oganesyan Tigran FID 1932
101 Akkus Muhammed Ali TUR 1929
102 Mateo Antoine FRA 1928
103 Nguyen Paul Ashton HKG 1915
104 WCM Chen Yuefan GER 1907
105 Devansh Singh IND 1906
106 Shah Krishiv HKG 1905
107 Garcia Huerta Joaquin Marc ESP 1888
108 Zhou Tony HKG 1877
109 Jain Shaurya AUS 1865
110 Prabhu Aadith SCO 1865
111 Homs Roca Joan ESP 1852
112 Muthu Kamatchi USA 1849
113 Mokhber-Garcia Sebastian ENG 1842
114 Fabregas Fontanet Antonio ESP 1841
115 Alcaraz Lopez Francesc ESP 1837
116 Lu Karson CAN 1837
