GM Illescas, still King in Spain

[Javier]

Veteran GM Miguel Illescas has just won the Spanish Championship by defeating GM JM Lopez in the final. This is the 7th (!) time that Miguel has won the national title and the odd thing is that he seems stronger than ever. Watch the 2 games from the final:

 

[Event "Spanish Championship"]

[site "Ayamonte"]

[Date "2007.??.??"]

[Round "9"]

[White "Final Illescas, Miguel (2598)"]

[black "Lopez, Josep (2563)"]

[Result "1-0"]

[PlyCount "43"]

[EventDate "2007.??.??"]

 

 

[Event "Campeonato de España Absoluto"]

[site "Ayamonte, Huelva (ESP)"]

[Date "2007.11.15"]

[Round "7.1"]

[White "Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel"]

[black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "B30"]

[WhiteElo "2563"]

[blackElo "2598"]

[Annotator "Ricardo Montecatine"]

[PlyCount "140"]

[EventDate "2007.11.09"]

[EventType "k.o."]

[EventCountry "ESP"]

[source "Pablo Arranz"]

[sourceDate "2007.11.09"]