Sergey Volkov
In April 2010, Iturrizaga tied for 1st-8th place in the 12th Dubai Open Chess Championship with Viorel Iordachescu, Hrant Melkumyan, Sergey Volkov, Gadir Guseinov, David Arutinian, Aleksej Aleksandrov and Tornike Sanikidze, besting a field consisting of 36 GMs and 154 players total.