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GM Alexey Dreev of Russia won the Magistral Casino De Barcelona tournament 2008. He finished just half a point ahead of GM Kiril Georgiev of Bulgaria. Dreev finished the tournament unbeaten and with a +5 score by scoring 7/9. Veteran Gulko played well in patches to finish with a plus score. Top Women's player Stefanova finished on an even score. Here's some juicy vintage stuff from Gulko. Mind you, he has a plus score against none other then the great Kasparov. In this game, although he makes some minor errors in the opening (normal for veterans since they usually don't keep up with opening theory), he more than makes up for it with an accurate end game. Final Standings: GM Dreev 7 GM Georgiev 6.5 GM Jobava 5.5 GM Gulko 5 GM Stefanova, IM Corrales 4.5 GM Lopez 4 GM Narciso, GM Kogan 2.5

The 2008 version of the Magistral Casino de Barcelona tournament boasts of an interesting line up. Upcoming players have been matched with legends of chess. The tournament starts on October 30th and lasts until November 7. Participants GM Alexey Dreev Russia 2670 GM Jobava Baadur Georiga 2664 GM Kiril Georgiev Bulgaria 2644 GM Holden Hernandez Cuba 2580 GM Artur Kogan Israel 2561 GM Boris Gulko USA 2552 IM Fidel Corrales Cuba 2551 GM Antoaneta Stefanova Bulgaria 2550 GM JM Lopez GM Marc Narciso Spain 2511