| 2nd Cuatro Naciones Team Tournament: San Sebastián 2004 |
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| 2nd Cuatro Naciones Team Tournament (see all-time tournament summary) |
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| Date: | 9th - 10th December 2004 |
| City: | Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain |
| Venue: | Polideportivo Manteo, Gros district |
| Tournament Director: | N/A |
| Chief Arbiter: | IA Lukas Iruretagoiena Pascual (ESP) |
| Teams participating: | 4 |
| Players participating: | 17 (incl. 7 GMs, 6 IMs and 3 FMs) |
| Games played: | 24 |
| Competition format: | Four board round robin. |
| Final order decided by: | 1. Game points; 2. Match points |
| Time control: | N/A |
| Website: | Torneo Cuatro Naciones de Ajedrez |
| Other websites: | FIDE rating calculation Lau nazio aurrez aurre [EU] |
| Downloadable game file: | 04cnat.zip (16 games of 24 are missing) |
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Argentina took second consecutive win in the annual Four Nations tournament. The top seeded team Argentina beat Bulgaria 2½-1½ in the very last round to decide the final standings. Until then, both teams were at joint lead with 5½ points of 8 games. Strong Catalonian team with two 2500 GMs at top boards came in third ahead of the Basque Country team. The Bulgarian team was led by then 18-year-old I. Cheparinov, future World Championship contender. |
| bd | name | flag | code | pts | gms | % |
| 1. | GM Cheparinov, Ivan | |
BUL | 2 | 3 | 66.7 |
| 2. | GM Peralta, Fernando | |
ARG | 2½ | 3 | 83.3 |
| 3. | IM Ivanov, Yordan | |
BUL | 2 | 3 | 66.7 |
| 4. | FM Del Rey, Diego | |
ARG | 2½ | 3 | 83.3 |