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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Grandmaster Yaroslav Zinchenko Wins Amantea Chess Festival

Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013

Hi everyone, 
The 11th International Chess Festival “Città di Amantea” was held on 1-8th September at the Hotel La Tonnara in Amantea, Italy. The Festival consisted of three events: Master Open (for players rated above 1850), Open B (1500-1900 elo) and Open C (U1500).

Ukrainian Grandmaster Yaroslav Zinchenko won the Master Open with 7,0/9 points. In the last round Zinchenko defeated the earlier co-leader IM Axel Delorme with black pieces.


Master Open final standings:
1. GM Zinchenko Yaroslav 2520 UKR – 7,0
2-4. GM Sveshnikov Evgeny 2524 LAT, GM Maiorov Nikita 2538 BLR and IM Mullon Jean-Baptiste 2428 FRA – 6,5
5-11. IM Delorme Axel 2473 FRA, GM Romanishin Oleg M 2499 UKR, FM De Filomeno Simone 2392 ITA, IM Milchev Nikolay 2416 BUL, GM David Alberto 2591 ITA, FM Bentivegna Francesco 2292 ITA and FM Seletsky Grigory 2304 UKR – 6,0
12-19. GM Drasko Milan 2464 MNE, IM Bellia Fabrizio 2415 ITA, IM Sveshnikov Vladimir 2406 LAT, IM Mladenov Plamen 2390 BUL, GM Efimov Igor 2387 MNC, FM Rambaldi Francesco 2353 ITA, IM Estremera Panos Sergio 2369 ESP and FM Stromboli Ettore 2322 ITA – 5,5 etc (66 players)

The total prize fund was 6500 EUR. (www.chessdo
m.com)

Tournament website

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