The 19th Magistral Ciutat de Barcelona round-robin tournament 2014 is taking place from 28th November to 2nd December in Hotel Catalonia, Eixample 1864, situated at Roger de Llúria Str., 60 (08009) in Barcelona, the second largest city in Spain.
The event is organized by the Catalonian Chess Federation and sponsored by Catalonia Hotels, the Barcelona City Hall and the Government (Generalitat) of Catalonia.
The format of the tournament is a 6-player round-robin. The participants are GM Li Chao B. CHN (2711), GM Csaba Balogh HUN (2660), GM Miguel Illescas ESP (2602), GM Karen Grigoryan ARM (2591), GM Àlvar Alonso ESP ( 2529) and GM Marc Narciso ESP (2515).
The 15th Category tournament is the strongest in Catalonia and one of the strongest in Spain. It is part of the ACP Tour.
Two parallel events promoting chess among children will be organized: round-robin tournaments for children U12 & U10.