第18届Pamplona锦标赛包括了一个特级大师邀请赛和9轮的公开赛，所有比赛于12月22～29日举行。特级大师邀请赛是一个8位棋手的大循环比赛。参赛棋手包括：GM Sasikiran, Krishnan (2694, IND), GM Roiz, Michael (2677,ISR), GM Malakhov, Vladimir (2675, RUS), GM Vallejo, Pons Francisco (2664,ESP), GM Caruana, Fabiano (2640,ITA), GM Delchev, Aleksander (2632,BUL), GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2616,RUS), and GM Salgado Lopez, Ivan (2556,ESP).
    第6轮比赛结束，印度特级大师萨斯兰基积4.5分领先，Malakhov和庞斯同积3.5分并列2～3位，Caruana和Delchev同积3分并列4～5位。

Magistral Pamplona (ESP), 22-29 xii 2008 cat. XVI (2644) 
                                      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  
1. Sasikiran, Krishnan     g IND 2694 * ? 1 1 . 1 ? ? 4? 2831 
2. Malakhov, Vladimir      g RUS 2675 ? * ? . ? ? ? 1 3? 2696 
3. Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2664 0 ? * 0 1 . 1 1 3? 2692 
4. Caruana, Fabiano        g ITA 2640 0 . 1 * ? ? ? ? 3  2639 
5. Delchev, Aleksander     g BUL 2632 . ? 0 ? * ? 1 ? 3  2638 
6. Roiz, Michael           g ISR 2677 0 ? . ? ? * ? ? 2? 2578 
7. Nepomniachtchi, Ian     g RUS 2616 ? ? 0 ? 0 ? * . 2  2538 
8. Salgado Lopez, Ivan     g ESP 2556 ? 0 0 ? ? ? . * 2  2538 

Round 1 (December 22, 2008) 
Sasikiran, Krishnan - Malakhov, Vladimir 1/2 22 D45 Anti-Meran Variations 
Caruana, Fabiano - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1/2 52 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit 
Roiz, Michael - Delchev, Aleksander 1/2 15 D76 Gruenfeld 3.g3 
Salgado Lopez, Ivan - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 0-1 37 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin 
Round 2 (December 23, 2008) 
Malakhov, Vladimir - Roiz, Michael 1/2 58 A16 English Opening 
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Delchev, Aleksander 1-0 46 D37 QGD 5.Bf4 
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Sasikiran, Krishnan 1/2 39 B14 Caro Kann Panov 
Salgado Lopez, Ivan - Caruana, Fabiano 1/2 35 B42 Sicilian Paulsen 
Round 3 (December 24, 2008) 
Sasikiran, Krishnan - Salgado Lopez, Ivan 1/2 21 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3) 
Caruana, Fabiano - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 40 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation 
Delchev, Aleksander - Malakhov, Vladimir 1/2 19 D52 Queens Gambit Cambridge Springs 
Roiz, Michael - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1/2 18 A29 English Four Knights 
Round 4 (December 26, 2008) 
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Malakhov, Vladimir 1/2 50 D15 Slav Defence 
Caruana, Fabiano - Sasikiran, Krishnan 0-1 33 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen 
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Delchev, Aleksander 0-1 58 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence 
Salgado Lopez, Ivan - Roiz, Michael 1/2 33 C68 Ruy Lopez Exchange 
Round 5 (December 27, 2008) 
Sasikiran, Krishnan - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 47 D46 Semi-Slav Defence 
Malakhov, Vladimir - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1/2 27 D76 Gruenfeld 3.g3 
Delchev, Aleksander - Salgado Lopez, Ivan 1/2 24 D47 Queens Gambit Meran 
Roiz, Michael - Caruana, Fabiano 1/2 31 D12 Slav Defence 
Round 6 (December 28, 2008) 
Sasikiran, Krishnan - Roiz, Michael 1-0 33 D45 Anti-Meran Variations 
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 25 B23 Sicilian Closed 
Caruana, Fabiano - Delchev, Aleksander 1/2 26 C43 Petroff's Defence 
Salgado Lopez, Ivan - Malakhov, Vladimir 0-1 60 B66 Sicilian Rauzer 

作者 叶红 《国际象棋通报》08-12-30