Ruslan Ponomariov visited Benidorm

The world champion Ruslan Ponomariov gave a simul on 20th August 2002 in Benidorm (Spain) - he played against 28 opponents and scored +22 =2 -4. There was also a press conference with participation of journalists and authorities.

World champion's visit attracted wide attention in Spain and became very successful.

Following nice picture is provided by David Llada:

 
Ruslan Ponomariov's simul results:
vs IM Antonio Granero 0-1, vs IM Enrique Llobell Adell draw, vs Jaime Saez Moya 0-1, vs Vicente Cano Jimenez 1-0, vs Enrique Costa 1-0, vs Conchita Jover Fuentes 1-0, vs Jeronimo Meler 1-0, vs Carlos Valls Serrano 1-0, vs Enrique Pozuelo 1-0, vs Jose Maria Pia 1-0, vs Joaquin Corbi Marti 1-0, vs Jose Torregrosa Molina 1-0, vs Javier Cascales Climent 1-0, vs Bartolome Gadea Marti 1-0, vs Miguel Igual 1-0, vs Jose Ferrer 1-0, vs Francisco Galindo 0-1, vs Jose Antonio Garcia 1-0, vs J. Javier Clari draw, vs Rafael Andarias 1-0, vs Fernando Herrero 1-0, vs Paula Perez 1-0, vs Manuel Riquelme 0-1, vs Feliz del Hoyo 1-0, vs Emilio Pellicer 1-0, vs Jose A. Marco 1-0, vs Pedro del Amo 1-0, vs Alfonso Lopez 1-0.
 
 
Article by Leontxo Garcia (in Spanish)
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