FRANCISCO VALLEJO PONS (born Aug-21-1982, 42 years old) Spain [what is this?] GM Francisco ("Paco") Vallejo Pons won the 2000 U-18 World Youth Chess Championship and is Spain's top player. He scored 4 wins & 5 draws on 2nd board in the 2010 Olympiad. He has 30 wins & 25 draws overall in 67 games played as high as top board in the 6 Olympiads since 2000. Spanish champion in 2006 and 2009. He recently came =1st (2nd on count back) with Vugar Gashimov in the category 18 Reggio Emilia (2010), scoring 6/9. He came 5th in the 12th European Individual Championship (2011), thereby qualifying for the World Cup (2011) where he defeated Peruvian prodigy, GM Jorge Cori in the first round before losing in the second round to Cuban GM Lazaro Bruzon in the 25 minutes rapid-game tiebreaker after drawing the 2 game classical mini-match. He finished 2011 strongly with a win in the 21st Annual North American Open, but a poor performance (4/9) at Aeroflot Open (2012) plunged his rating below 2700. However, he immediately regained form in the 13th European Individual Championship (2012), scoring 8/11 to place =2nd (8th on tiebreak) to qualify for the World Cup 2013. In June 2012, he defeated Veselin Topalov in the XXV Ciudad de Leon: Topalov vs Vallejo (2012) by a margin of 3.5-2.5 (+3 -2 =1). At the European Individual Championships (2013), he again scored 8/11, this time sharing =1st although he placed 6th on tiebreak. At the World Cup (2013), he defeated 3-time Argentine champion, GM Diego Flores in the first round, but was eliminated when he lost in the round 2 tiebreaker games to Vietnamese #1 GM Le Quang Liem. Live ratings: http://www.2700chess.com/ Wikipedia article: Francisco Vallejo Pons

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page 1 of 79; games 1-25 of 1,961  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. N F Nur vs F Vallejo Pons   1-0 56 1990 wch u10b B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 2. T Soponyai vs F Vallejo Pons   0-1 39 1990 wch u10b B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 3. F Vallejo Pons vs J Moingt 0-1 17 1991 Palma de Mallorca Open B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation 4. J Bellon Lopez vs F Vallejo Pons   1-0 23 1991 Palma de Mallorca Open E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 5. S Tudorie vs F Vallejo Pons   0-1 37 1991 Wch U10 B22 Sicilian, Alapin 6. F Vallejo Pons vs E Berg 1-0 25 1991 Wch U10 C15 French, Winawer 7. F Vallejo Pons vs S Michel   1-0 25 1991 Wch U10 B03 Alekhine's Defense 8. F Vallejo Pons vs Ganguly   1-0 27 1991 Wch U10 C46 Three Knights 9. N F Nur vs F Vallejo Pons   0-1 90 1991 Wch U10 B33 Sicilian 10. P Klimsa vs F Vallejo Pons   0-1 27 1991 Wch U10 A07 King's Indian Attack 11. A Leroy vs F Vallejo Pons   1-0 26 1991 Wch U10 A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack 12. F Vallejo Pons vs H Mas   0-1 48 1991 Wch U10 B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation 13. F Vallejo Pons vs R Y Rusev 1-0 39 1991 Wch U10 C45 Scotch Game 14. F Vallejo Pons vs A Nunez 1-0 42 1992 Havana C45 Scotch Game 15. I Andrade vs F Vallejo Pons 0-1 23 1992 Wch U10 B20 Sicilian 16. F Vallejo Pons vs V Jalinskas 1-0 47 1992 Wch U10 C11 French 17. F Vallejo Pons vs Ganguly   0-1 32 1992 Wch U10 C45 Scotch Game 18. L Hua vs F Vallejo Pons   1-0 30 1992 Wch U10 A83 Dutch, Staunton Gambit 19. F Vallejo Pons vs D Kjartansson   1-0 52 1992 Wch U10 B23 Sicilian, Closed 20. L Aronov vs F Vallejo Pons   0-1 44 1992 Wch U10 B33 Sicilian 21. N Das vs F Vallejo Pons   0-1 22 1992 Wch U10 A07 King's Indian Attack 22. F Vallejo Pons vs McShane   1-0 62 1992 Wch U10 C15 French, Winawer 23. F Vallejo Pons vs Said Aktouf   1-0 33 1992 Wch U10 C15 French, Winawer 24. D Roiz Baztan vs F Vallejo Pons 0-1 20 1992 2nd Principe de Asturias rapid B33 Sicilian 25. F Vallejo Pons vs Bologan   0-1 32 1992 2nd Principe de Asturias rapid B58 Sicilian  page 1 of 79; games 1-25 of 1,961

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 8 OF 11 ·  Later Kibitzing> Mar-30-06    sisyphus: Just to wrap up Amber 2006, Paco finished +2 (12/22)--good enough for clear third, ahead of Topalov, Svidler, and Aronian, among others. Chessbase reports his tournament performance rating as 2761 (even if it doesn't count for official purposes). Mar-31-06    Benzol: <sisyphus> Thanks for the clarification. Apr-01-06    sisyphus: On the April 2006 FIDE Rating List, Paco is rated 2666. That's up 16 points from January, even after his disappointing results in Linares. He's now number 39 overall. Apr-16-06    jaime gallegos: near to 2700 Elo with 52,7% record ! :( Apr-16-06    Jim Bartle: "near to 2700 Elo with 52,7% record ! :(" Suppose it depends a lot on who took the other 47.3%... May-02-06    sisyphus: Paco is scheduled to play in the XIX Ciudad de León, starting June 8. It's a four-man knockout, with Topalov, Anand, and Bruzón. Each pairing will be a four-game match, at G/20+10. The procedures aren't real explicit (http://www.elajedrezdelfuturo.com), but I guess Paco would face second-seed Vishy in the "semi-final". May-02-06    dafish298: I am the biggest paco fan of anyone..but i doubt he stands a chance with those time controls...he has a notoriously poor record in rapid time controls against top 50 players..and its clear they want topalov vs. anand..but if Paco can beat anyone, it is Anand because they are good friends and he know's how he plays quite well..and he also had a won position against him recently May-02-06    sisyphus: Gee, I would have thought otherwise. In the Amber 2006 rapids, Paco went +1 against "top 50" players. (Actually, it was top 12, with wins against Gelfand and Morozevich.) May-02-06    dafish298: <sisyphus> yea he has been increasingly successful at the amber tournament. Who knows? maybe he has progressed enough and will have a chance at this tournament..its still Anand though and he is a beast May-08-06    PhilFeeley: Here's a fierce fight. Where does white go wrong? [Event "Top 16"] [Site "Asnières sur Seine FRA"] [Date "2006.??.??"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Agrest, Evgenij"] [Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2570"] [BlackElo "2666"] [PlyCount "74"] [WhiteTeam "Nice"] [BlackTeam "Nao C.C."] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bg7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bd6 a6 14. e5 c5 15. Bh5 Bf8 16. d5 Bxd6 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. dxe6+ Kg7 19. exd6 Ne5 20. f4 Nd3 21. Qh5 Qf6 22. f5 Nf4 23. Rxf4 gxf4 24. Rd1 Rhg8 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Kh7 27. Qe2 Ra7 28. Qe4 Rag7 29. Rd2 b4 30. e7 c3 31. bxc3 bxc3 32. Re2 f3 33. Qxf3 Qxd6 34. e8=Q Rxe8 35. Rxe8 c2 36. Re1 Qd2 37. Qe4 Rxg2+ 0-1 May-10-06    sisyphus: The way I see it, 28. d7 was the last best chance to keep the pressure on. May-24-06    Shajmaty: Great performance so far by Paco at Olimpiadi degli Scacchi Torino 2006: 3,5/4! After Monaco and this, I'm now convinced he's playing his best. Will 2006 B Paco's year? Jun-26-06    kakhander: <near to 2700 Elo with 52,7% record ! :(> Vallejo, will NEVER be in 2700 Jun-26-06    kakhander: <After Monaco and this, I'm now convinced he's playing his best> And he will finally play good at Linares also? LOL Jul-03-06    sisyphus: On the July 2006 FIDE Rating List, Paco is rated 2674. That's up 8 points from April, based on 22 games. He's now number 33 overall. Jul-03-06    dehanne: Je Pons, donc je suis. Oct-26-06    sisyphus: Here's a photo from the first round of the Calvià Open. Paco is watching Board 1, where top seed Sergei Tiviakov is playing Black. http://www.calviafestival.com/fotos... Nov-18-06    Bobak Zahmat: According to the official website of Linares/Moreila tournament Vallejo Pons isn´t invited. http://www.ajedrezenlinares.com/XXI... Nov-30-06    capablancakarpov: Congratulations to Paquito. He won today is first Spanish Championship after defeating Gabriel del Rio 1.5-0.5 in the final. Nov-30-06    veigaman: good year for paco! He won cuernavaca in the begining of the year, he had a great perfomance in amber, chess olimpiad and now in the spanish championship. Also, his ideas were used by topalov playing with blacks in his match with kramnik. Nov-30-06    Wild Bill: Congratulations to the Spanish National Champion. Dec-29-06    sisyphus: Paco rises to No. 28 on the January FIDE list, rating 2679. His record was bolstered by his performance in the Spanish Team Championship. Jan-28-07    positionalgenius: Its nice to see he won't be in this years Linares,dragging it down. Jan-28-07    suenteus po 147: <positionalgenius> Be careful of what you say. There's a rumor Morozevich will drop out of Linares and the only player willing and able to take his place on short notice would be Vallejo-Pons. Jan-28-07    veigaman: Vallejo has been understimated a lot for his results in linares, the best chess tournament in my opinion Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 11) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 8 OF 11 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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