Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Wins Corsica Masters Chess

Chess news and chess trivia blog (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2010

Hello Everyone,

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov has won the Corsica Masters held from October 24 to November 1, 2010. Corsica where? Well! The birthplace of Napoléon Bonaparte! The highlight of the Corsica tournaments since 2002 is that a quick draw gets you a zero.

The tournament organizer Léo Battesti, President of the Corsica Chess League and Deputy President of the French Chess Federation, says Corsica has inspired the Sofia rule.

The Corsica Masters was played according to a Swiss system. 14 players qualified from this Open and were joined by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Teimour Radjabov. Then, a final event was held with these 16 players. You can find some great videos, photos and news at the official website here.

Meanwhile, here are super videos from the event. There was a simul by Laurent Fressinet and a blindfold by Loek Van Wely.

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Corsica - The Land of Chess

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In May 2009 I had a chance to visit the island of Corsica and met the main inspirer of the "chess fever" on the island - Leo Battesti. I also played a rapid match against Sophie Milliet. I had a wonderful time in Corsica you can read about this visit here, you can also go and see my photo memories of this trip here.

On October 31st and November 2nd another big chess match between Viswanathan Anand and Anatoly Karpov took place in Corsica. Below is a nice video-clip which was prepared by the organizers especially for this event.

Posted by Alexandra Kosteniuk
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