El XXXII Open Internacional de Benasque se está jugando entre el 5 y el 14 de julio de 2012 en el Pabellón Polideportivo de la ciudad de Benasque, España. El torneo se disputa bajo el sistema suizo a 10 rondas. El ritmo de juego es de 90 minutos de tiempo final + incremento de 30 segundos por jugada. El torneo es válido para obtención de Normas Internacionales y Evaluación Rating FIDE y FEDA.
Luego de 5 rondas, hay 5 jugadores compartiendo el liderato con un puntaje perfecto: Gawain Jones, Mihail Marin, Tamir Nabaty, Dan Zoler y Giorgi Margvelashvili. Hay 7 jugadores a medio punto de los líderes, y entre ellos se encuentran los dos principales contendientes para llevarse el premio de categoría junior: Jorge Cori y David Antón.
Entre los favoritos, hay 2 jugadores que ya dejaron escapar 1.5 puntos: el peruano Julio Granda (2do pre-clasificado) y el indio Chanda Sandipan (5to pre-clasificado).
Posiciones luego de 5 rondas:
| 1 | GM | NABATY Tamir | ISR | 2582 | 5.0 |
| 2 | GM | JONES Gawain C B | ENG | 2655 | 5.0 |
| 3 | GM | ZOLER Dan | ISR | 2527 | 5.0 |
| 4 | GM | MARIN Mihail | ROU | 2548 | 5.0 |
| 5 | GM | MARGVELASHVILI Giorgi | GEO | 2552 | 5.0 |
| 6 | GM | HARIKRISHNA P | IND | 2684 | 4.5 |
| 7 | GM | CORI Jorge | PER | 2479 | 4.5 |
| 8 | FM | ANTON GUIJARRO David | ESP | 2490 | 4.5 |
| 9 | GM | BURMAKIN Vladimir | RUS | 2590 | 4.5 |
| 10 | GM | HRACEK Zbynek | CZE | 2624 | 4.5 |
| 11 | GM | CHIRILA Ioan-Cristian | ROU | 2504 | 4.5 |
| 12 | IM | FORCEN ESTEBAN Daniel | ESP | 2457 | 4.5 |
| 13 | GM | VAZQUEZ IGARZA Renier | ESP | 2554 | 4.0 |
| 14 | FM | MAENHOUT Thibaut | BEL | 2365 | 4.0 |
| 15 | IM | BURG Twan | NED | 2470 | 4.0 |
| 16 | IM | CASTELLANOS RODRIGUEZ Renier | ESP | 2490 | 4.0 |
| 17 | IM | GARZA MARCO Sergio | ESP | 2410 | 4.0 |
| 18 | WGM | CORI T Deysi | PER | 2386 | 4.0 |
| 19 | IM | PARDO SIMON David | ESP | 2421 | 4.0 |
| 20 | GM | NAUMKIN Igor | RUS | 2463 | 4.0 |
| 21 | FM | LILLO CASTAY Victor | ESP | 2273 | 4.0 |
| 22 | GM | GOMEZ ESTEBAN Juan Mario | ESP | 2462 | 4.0 |
| 23 | IM | ARRIBAS LOPEZ Angel | ESP | 2463 | 4.0 |
| 24 | GM | SHANAVA Konstantine | GEO | 2578 | 4.0 |
| 25 | IM | ROEDER Matthias | GER | 2434 | 4.0 |
| 26 | GM | SANIKIDZE Tornike | GEO | 2596 | 4.0 |
| 27 | IM | GIFFARD Nicolas | FRA | 2362 | 4.0 |
| 28 | ALMAGRO MAZARIEGOS Sebastian | ESP | 2308 | 4.0 | |
| 29 | MARTIN DUQUE Jesus | ESP | 2241 | 4.0 | |
| 30 | GM | UBILAVA Elizbar | ESP | 2520 | 4.0 |
| 31 | GM | STOCEK Jiri | CZE | 2573 | 4.0 |
| 32 | IM | CZAKON Jakub | POL | 2481 | 4.0 |
| 33 | IM | TOTH Christian Endre | BRA | 2354 | 4.0 |
| 34 | GARCIA ROMERO Benjamin Abel | ESP | 2230 | 4.0 | |
| 35 | IM | ESPINOSA ARANDA Angel | ESP | 2402 | 4.0 |
| 36 | IM | MASCARO MARCH Pedro | ESP | 2373 | 4.0 |
| 37 | IM | LEENHOUTS Koen | NED | 2384 | 4.0 |
| 38 | FM | LADRON DE GUEVARA PINTO Paolo | ESP | 2353 | 4.0 |
| 39 | IM | RECUERO GUERRA David | ESP | 2467 | 4.0 |
| 40 | IM | CAMARENA GIMENEZ Rufino | ESP | 2390 | 4.0 |
| 41 | FM | SOORS Stef | BEL | 2340 | 4.0 |
| 42 | IM | TOLEDANO LLINARES Juan A | ESP | 2312 | 4.0 |
| 43 | GM | DE LA VILLA GARCIA Jesus Maria | ESP | 2478 | 4.0 |
| 44 | GM | HARIKA Dronavalli | IND | 2499 | 4.0 |
| 45 | SEMPRUN MARTINEZ Fernando | ESP | 2190 | 4.0 | |
| 46 | IM | BACHES GARCIA Guillermo | ESP | 2389 | 4.0 |
| 47 | IM | MARTIN GONZALEZ Angel | ESP | 2349 | 4.0 |
| 48 | GM | WESTERINEN Heikki M J | FIN | 2345 | 4.0 |
| 49 | GM | BARON Tal | ISR | 2452 | 3.5 |
| 50 | GM | GRANDA ZUNIGA Julio E | PER | 2657 | 3.5 |
| 51 | GARDNER Lee | USA | 2176 | 3.5 | |
| 52 | GM | SANDIPAN Chanda | IND | 2618 | 3.5 |
| 53 | FM | FERNANDEZ BARRERA Victor | ESP | 2315 | 3.5 |
| 54 | FM | KIEWRA Keaton F | USA | 2361 | 3.5 |
| 55 | SUAREZ URIEL Adrian | ESP | 2249 | 3.5 | |
| 56 | VALLES MATA David | ESP | 2183 | 3.5 | |
| 57 | IM | RUBIO MEJIA Luis Ignacio | ESP | 2428 | 3.5 |
| 58 | POZUETA ALEGRIA Adrian | ESP | 2106 | 3.5 | |
| 59 | FM | ALCARAZ ORTEGA Javier | ESP | 2297 | 3.5 |
| 60 | WFM | RAGHAVI N | IND | 2038 | 3.5 |
| 61 | GM | CIFUENTES PARADA Roberto | ESP | 2506 | 3.5 |
| 62 | FERNANDEZ VALLES Juan Manuel | ESP | 2163 | 3.5 | |
| 63 | GM | TIMOSHENKO Georgy | UKR | 2531 | 3.5 |
| 64 | FM | LOPEZ GRACIA Fernando | ESP | 2369 | 3.5 |
| 65 | IM | STOCKOVA Zuzana | SVK | 2368 | 3.5 |
| 66 | VAZQUEZ TORRES Adrian | ESP | 2136 | 3.5 | |
| 67 | WIM | MARIN Irina-Luiza | ROU | 2151 | 3.5 |
| 68 | CASTILLA LEON SALAS Carlos | ESP | 2109 | 3.5 | |
| 69 | MICHIELS Rob | BEL | 2275 | 3.5 | |
| 70 | GM | LALIC Bogdan | CRO | 2495 | 3.5 |
| 71 | ADDISON Bret C | ENG | 2217 | 3.5 | |
| 72 | FM | BORNE Niels | FRA | 2272 | 3.5 |
| 73 | BOYARD Marie | LUX | 2008 | 3.5 | |
| 74 | UGALDE EZCURRA Jose Miguel | ESP | 2179 | 3.5 | |
| 75 | WIM | FANDIÑO REYES Roquelina | CUB | 2102 | 3.5 |
| 76 | WGM | ARRIBAS ROBAINA Maritza | CUB | 2326 | 3.5 |
| 77 | WGM | VOJINOVIC Jovana | MNE | 2375 | 3.5 |
| 78 | GELLA BITRIAN Diego | ESP | 2022 | 3.5 | |
| 79 | FM | BUENAFE MOYA Javier | ESP | 2257 | 3.5 |
| 80 | COLLS BOSCH Emili | ESP | 2035 | 3.5 | |
| 81 | CM | COLLS GELABERTO Emili | ESP | 2185 | 3.5 |
| 82 | BELLOSTA LOPEZ Pablo | ESP | 2060 | 3.0 | |
| 83 | WIM | SCHUT Lisa | NED | 2299 | 3.0 |
| 84 | GARRIDO PIRIZ Pablo | ESP | 1831 | 3.0 | |
| 85 | MINGARRO CARCELLER Sergi | ESP | 2169 | 3.0 | |
| 86 | VILLASEÑOR RUBIO Emilio Jose | ESP | 2159 | 3.0 | |
| 87 | LARSEN Sander | BEL | 1786 | 3.0 | |
| 88 | MARIN Victor-Mihai | ROU | 1880 | 3.0 | |
| 89 | PIJUAN HERRANZ Manuel | ESP | 2288 | 3.0 | |
| 90 | GOMEZ PECO Pablo | ESP | 2175 | 3.0 | |
| 91 | VINARDELL CRUANAS Sergi | ESP | 2131 | 3.0 | |
| 92 | GM | KOMLJENOVIC Davorin | CRO | 2450 | 3.0 |
| 93 | GM | JOVANOVIC Zoran | CRO | 2541 | 3.0 |
| 94 | ARYAN Chopra | IND | 1985 | 3.0 | |
| 95 | BAR Aviv | ISR | 2146 | 3.0 | |
| 96 | GARRO BERAZA Haritz | ESP | 2158 | 3.0 | |
| 97 | JORDAN MARTINEZ David | ESP | 2133 | 3.0 | |
| 98 | IM | ANTOLI ROYO Joaquin Miguel | ESP | 2401 | 3.0 |
| 99 | MONTOLIU CERVERO Francisco | ESP | 2230 | 3.0 | |
| 100 | VERLINDE Tieme | BEL | 2235 | 3.0 | |
| 101 | ACERO SOLIS Alberto | ESP | 1957 | 3.0 | |
| 102 | GARCIA LOPEZ Miguel Angel | ESP | 2231 | 3.0 | |
| 103 | FM | BRULL MAYOL Cosme | ESP | 2289 | 3.0 |
| 104 | TEJEDOR FUENTES Enrique | ESP | 2254 | 3.0 | |
| 105 | IM | GARCIA ROMAN Daniel | ESP | 2402 | 3.0 |
| 106 | MENENDEZ REY Francisco Javier | ESP | 2248 | 3.0 | |
| 107 | WGM | AMBARTSUMOVA Karina | RUS | 2322 | 3.0 |
| 108 | CM | SOLOMONS Deon | RSA | 2185 | 3.0 |
| 109 | TOSTE NIETO Alexandre | ESP | 2030 | 3.0 | |
| 110 | SERRA PAGES Jordi | ESP | 2235 | 3.0 | |
| 111 | CABAÑAS JIMENEZ Manuel | ESP | 2108 | 3.0 | |
| 112 | MADURGA LOPEZ Ignacio | ESP | 2040 | 3.0 | |
| 113 | SESMA RUBIO Patxi | ESP | 2132 | 3.0 | |
| 114 | WIM | HERNANDEZ ESTEVEZ Yudania | ESP | 2254 | 3.0 |
| 115 | IM | KOVACEVIC Slobodan | SRB | 2310 | 3.0 |
| 116 | GONZALEZ GONZALEZ Alfonso | ESP | 2167 | 3.0 | |
| 117 | FERNANDEZ FERNANDEZ Juan Carlo | ESP | 2125 | 3.0 | |
| 118 | BACIU Radu-George | ROU | 1816 | 3.0 | |
| 119 | GONZALEZ LASO Adrian | ESP | 2067 | 3.0 | |
| 120 | FM | PICEU Tom | BEL | 2330 | 3.0 |
| 121 | CARRASCOSO MORALES Abel | ESP | 2272 | 3.0 | |
| 122 | AMBRONA CASTELLANOS Miguel | ESP | 2032 | 3.0 | |
| 123 | GARCIA AMOROS Pablo | ESP | 2175 | 3.0 | |
| 124 | FM | BOIX MORENO Daniel | ESP | 2333 | 3.0 |
| 125 | WIM | FRANCISKOVIC Borka | CRO | 2260 | 3.0 |
| 126 | FERNANDEZ LLEDO Javier | ESP | 2207 | 3.0 | |
| 127 | DONOVAN Linton | BEL | 2238 | 3.0 | |
| 128 | DONOSO SANCHEZ Alejandro | ESP | 2197 | 3.0 | |
| 129 | FM | MARTIN FUENTES Alberto | ESP | 2301 | 3.0 |
| 130 | FM | VERDUYN Frederic | BEL | 2183 | 3.0 |
| 131 | SANCHEZ CARRASCO Fco Javier | ESP | 2097 | 3.0 | |
| 132 | GARCIA PEREZ Javier | ESP | 2002 | 3.0 | |
| 133 | GOMEZ PECO David | ESP | 2084 | 3.0 | |
| 134 | GONZALVO LARA Victor | ESP | 2064 | 3.0 | |
| 135 | RAFOLS ALBET Josep | ESP | 2111 | 3.0 | |
| 136 | FM | SUAREZ ROA Jose Francisco | ESP | 2168 | 3.0 |
| 137 | WGM | DAULYTE Deimante | LTU | 2232 | 3.0 |
| 138 | PLAZA AGUDO Juan Francisco | ESP | 2019 | 3.0 | |
| 139 | DE LUCAS BELLO Federico | ESP | 2058 | 3.0 | |
| 140 | FM | MAES Wim | BEL | 2268 | 3.0 |
| 141 | FERNANDEZ AYUSO Sergio | ESP | 2031 | 3.0 | |
| 142 | LOPEZ MELGAR Enrique | ESP | 2193 | 3.0 | |
| 143 | AMOS Frank | GER | 2133 | 3.0 | |
| 144 | FERNANDEZ GARCIA Javier | ESP | 2051 | 3.0 | |
| 145 | BENDAYAN CLAROS Aaron | ESP | 2199 | 3.0 | |
| 146 | DE STRYCKER Nathan | BEL | 1884 | 3.0 | |
| 147 | RODRIGUEZ GARCIA Carlos | ESP | 1866 | 3.0 | |
| 148 | TIERRASECA MONTERO Adrian | ESP | 2011 | 3.0 | |
| 149 | MAZA BROTO Pablo | ESP | 2037 | 3.0 | |
| 150 | MAYER SCHWARTZ Rene | ESP | 2061 | 3.0 | |













