Vallejo Pons Francisco (21.08.1982)

Spanish Grandmaster (1999). World Champion U18 in 2000. Spanish Champion in 2006, Spanish Vice Champion in 2002. Started chess at the age of 5. Best Spanish-born player since 2002. Won or shared first in Capablanca Memorial 1999 and 2001, Open Majorca 2000 and 2001 Dos Hermanas Open 2002, Vear Open 2003, Cuernavaca Young Masters 2006, Pamplona 2007. A regular participant in the Linares Tournament since 2002. In a match, he drew with I. Sokolov 4-4 in 2002 and beat Korchnoi 3½-2½ in Vera 2004. Member of the National Team since 2000. Participant in the 2001 and 2004 World Championships. Best ELO: 2711 in 2009.