 In 2001, he shared first at Mar del Plata and took 7th in Buenos Aires (14th Najdorf Memorial; Anatoly Karpov won).In 2003, he tied for 2nd-9th in Lido degli Estensi (Artur Kogan won).In 2004, he tied for 3rd-5th in Havana (Capablanca Memorial; Leinier Domínguez won).