Ivan Lopez SalgadoIvn Salgado Lpez (29 May 1991, Ourense) is a Spanish Grandmaster. He learned to play chess at the age of seven thanks to his brother scar and became grandmaster at the age of 16. Amongst his best results in his chess career we remember him being two imes Spanish Champion and winning many international tournaments. He was second of ex-World Champions Topalov and Ponomariov and other strong grandmasters. He adores chess but has many other interests as well. Now he is studying as "sports trainer" and in "sports management" at the National Sport Academy in Sofia (Bulgaria). Read More Read Less