International Chess Tournament of Forni di Sopra Concluded

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The 3rd International Chess Tournament of Forni di Sopra took place on 15-22nd June, 2013, in Forni di Sopra, part of the Friulian Dolomites Natural Park and one of the jewels of the Italian Alps.
The A section was a nine-round Swiss event available to players rated above 2000. 72 players competed in this group.

International Masters Danyyil Dvirnyy (Italy) and Aman Hambleton (Canada) shared the first place with 7,0 points each. Dvirnyy was declared tournament winner on superior tie-break.

Danyyil Dvirnyy

The B section was eight-round Swiss event available for players rated between 1600 and 2000. 47 participants took part in this group with Gianluca Ottaviani (Italy) emerging champion on 6,5 points.

The C section was eight-round Swiss event open to players rated under 1600. Lorenzo Ranellucci (Italy) took a clear first place with 6,0 points in the field of 14 participants.

The tournament was organized by the Accademia Internazionale di Scacchi, Circolo Scacchistico Udinese, ScacchiRandagi, FSI and Comune Forni di Sopra. Tournament director was GM Roberto Mogranzini and Chief Arbiter was IA Renzo Renier.

The total prize fund was 10,000 EUR. (www.chessdom.com)

Final Standings Open A:
1. IM Dvirnyy Danyyil ITA 2540 – 7
2. IM Hambleton Aman CAN 2461 – 7
3. IM D’amore Carlo ITA 2485 – 6.5
4. IM Tania Sachdev IND 2408 – 6
5. IM Pancevski Filip MKD 2513 – 6
6. GM Sundararajan Kidambi IND 2428 – 6
7. GM Lazic Miroljub SRB 2467 – 6
8. GM Moskalenko Viktor ESP 2536 – 6
9. IM Bruno Fabio ITA 2422 – 6
10. FM Altini Nicola ITA 2323 – 6
11. GM Garcia Palermo Carlos ITA 2468 – 6
12. FM Rambaldi Francesco ITA 2340 – 6
13. IM Laketic Gojko SRB 2410 – 6
14. IM Vezzosi Paolo ITA 2274 – 6
15. FM Boscolo Federico ITA 2314 – 5.5
16. GM Horvath Csaba HUN 2516 – 5.5
17. Albano Marco ITA 2256 – 5.5
18. FM Cocchi Andrea ITA 2304 – 5.5
19. Tonon Alessandro ITA 2218 – 5.5
20. Basso Pier Luigi ITA 2231 – 5.5
21. IM Valsecchi Alessio ITA 2422 – 5
22. GM Levin Felix GER 2497 – 5
23. GM Naumkin Igor RUS 2457 – 5
24. FM Ceschia Ivano ITA 2235 – 5
25. IM Codenotti Marco ITA 2390 – 5
26. Capaliku Aleks ITA 2134 – 5
27. Formento Paolo ITA 2249 – 5
28. Zamengo Fulvio ITA 2113 – 5
29. Thingstad Even NOR 2274 – 5
30. IM Borgo Giulio ITA 2378 – 4.5
31. WIM Real Pereyra Diana Carime MEX 2062 – 4.5
32. Dobboletta Alex ITA 1978 – 4.5
33. IM Saravanan V. IND 2371 – 4.5
34. Gregori Giacomo ITA 2025 – 4.5
35. WFM Vargas Gabriela PAR 2099 – 4.5
36. Petrone Gianmario ITA 1956 – 4.5
37. Santagati Alessandro ITA 2216 – 4.5
38. Sardo Gabriele ITA 2208 – 4.5
39. CM Popa Claudio ITA 2149 – 4.5
40. Marsili Riccardo ITA 2090 – 4.5
41. Boraso Alessio ITA 2128 – 4.5
42. Teutsch Alexander ITA 2141 – 4.5
43. WFM Gutierrez Leonela VEN 2090 – 4.5
44. Carnicelli Valerio ITA 2065 – 4.5
45. WCM Rovira Tairu VEN 2074 – 4.5
46. Oussedik Elias CAN 2058 – 4
47. IM Medancic Rikard CRO 2238 – 4
48. Coppola Federico ITA 1930 – 4
49. Gueci Laura ITA 1884 – 4
50. Martinez Ayelen ARG 2106 – 4
51. Logallo Claudio ITA 2068 – 4
52. Rorato Renzo ITA 2015 – 3.5
53. Brociner Beniamino ITA 2014 – 3.5
54. Rothebarth Ana Vitoria De Pau BRA 2006 – 3.5
55. Cocconcelli Lorenzo ITA 2041 – 3.5
56. Laco Giuseppe ITA 2061 – 3.5
57. WFM Abarca Gonzalez Damaris CHI 2042 – 3.5
58. Manelidou Maria GRE 2032 – 3.5
59. FM Ricci Marco ITA 2089 – 3.5
60. Messina Roberta ITA 2020 – 3
61. Bellincampi Stefano ITA 2040 – 3
62. Pozzobon Davide ITA 1939 – 3
63. Pisacane Pietro ITA 2008 – 3
64. Falchi Claudio ITA 1936 – 3
65. Tirelli Mauro ITA 2028 – 3
66. Pegoraro Nicola ITA 2021 – 3
67. Picco Ruggero ITA 2017 – 3
68. Callier Christophe BEL 2089 – 2.5
69. Balzano Filli ITA 1964 – 2
70. Hansson Hakan SWE 2042 – 2
71. WFM Madrigal Ana Daniela NCA 2042 – 2
72. FM Bonfa Ileano ITA 2149 – 0

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