We are past the halfway point of the competition, the games are getting longer and possible winners are beginning to emerge.

Omar and Frank Hernandez, Viladecans vintage and now players in the North American baseball league, attend the chess tournament accompanied by the president of CB Viladecans, Joan Rodriguez; the boys’ father and technical director, Edgar Hernandez, and Carlos Moya, softball team coach.

The high-ranking official of the Catalan government visits the tournament organized by El Llobregat at the CEM Estruch in El Prat and values both the “dimension” of the event and the “quality” of the organization.

The day started with a simultaneous between schoolchildren from El Prat and champions and champions of Catalonia and ended with remarkable results, such as Lagarde’s draw against Akash.

The tournament director, Xavier Pérez Llorca, inaugurated the championship together with the mayor of El Prat, Lluís Mijoler, who was in charge of the kick-off. They have been accompanied by the presidents of the Spanish and Catalan chess federations, Javier Ochoa and Pepo Viñas.

The mayor of El Prat performs the official kick-off of the tournament and the players are already playing the first round.