Forni di Sopra Chess R5: Korneev, Romanishin Lead

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Hello everyone,

Grandmasters Oleg Korneev and Oleg Romanishin are leading with five points each at the International Chess Tournament of Forni di Sopra being held in the Italian Alps. The second edition of the tournament runs from June 16-23. Five rounds have been played.

The first move is played by the vice mayor of the children and mayor Mr. Colombo. At the board is GM Ivan Salgado, and standing behind is organiser IM Roberto Mogranzini.

GM Carlos Matamoros is the defending champion in the tournament hosted by Accademia Internazionale di Scacchi, Circolo Scacchistico Udinese, ScacchiRandagi, FSI and Comune Forni di Sopra. The A section is open to players with an elo above 2000. The B section is open to players with an elo above 1600. The C section is open to players with an elo under 1600.

Korneev defeated IM Axel Rombaldoni and Romanishin beat IM Nikolai Ninov. The tournament is covered on www.scacchirandagi.com and www.accademiainternazionalediscacchi.com.



Round 6 top results:
IM Rombaldoni Axel – GM Korneev Oleg 0 – 1

GM Lalith Babu M.R. – GM Salgado Lopez Ivan ½ – ½
GM Romanishin Oleg M – IM Ninov Nikolai 1 – 0
GM Sundararajan Kidambi – FM Boscolo Federico 1 – 0
GM Tregubov Pavel V. – GM Rotstein Arkadij 1 – 0
IM Bruno Fabio – GM Alsina Leal Daniel ½ – ½
FM De Santis Alessio – GM Arun Prasad S. 0 – 1
IM Dvirnyy Daniyyl – FM Bove Alessandro ½ – ½
GM Narciso Dublan Marc – FM Ceschia Ivano 1 – 0
IM Naroditsky Daniel – Altini Nicola 1 – 0
GM Naumkin Igor – Sorbera Giovanni 1 – 0

Round 6 standings:1-2. GM Korneev Oleg 2586 ESP and GM Romanishin Oleg M 2511 UKR – 5.0
3-8. GM Salgado Lopez Ivan 2623 ESP, GM Sundararajan Kidambi 2447 IND, GM Lalith Babu M.R. 2529 IND, IM Rombaldoni Axel 2469 ITA, GM Arun Prasad S. 2519 IND and GM Tregubov Pavel V. 2596 RUS – 4.5
9-18. FM Boscolo Federico 2300 ITA, GM Alsina Leal Daniel 2540 ESP, GM Narciso Dublan Marc 2541 ESP, GM Naumkin Igor 2472 RUS, IM Naroditsky Daniel 2479 USA, IM Ninov Nikolai 2471 BUL, IM Borgo Giulio 2395 ITA, IM Dvirnyy Daniyyl 2515 ITA, FM Bove Alessandro 2362 ITA and IM Bruno Fabio 2447 – 4.0 etc

Round 7 top pairings:
GM Korneev Oleg – GM Romanishin Oleg
GM Salgado Lopez Ivan – GM Sundararajan Kidambi
GM Arun Prasad S. – GM Tregubov Pavel V.
IM Rombaldoni Axel – GM Lalith Babu M.R.
FM Boscolo Federico – GM Narciso Dublan Marc
GM Alsina Leal Daniel – IM Naroditsky Daniel
IM Bruno Fabio – IM Dvirnyy Daniyyl
FM Bove Alessandro – GM Naumkin Igor
IM Ninov Nikolai – IM Borgo Giulio

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2nd International Chess Tournament of Forni di Sopra

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012

Hi everyone,

The 2nd International Chess Tournament of Forni di Sopra will take place from June 16th to 23rd, 2012, in Forni di Sopra, part of the Friulian Dolomites Natural Park and one of the jewels of the Italian Alps. According to Chessdom, GM Ivan Salgado from Spain is the top seed and several talented women chess players are also taking part in the event. 

Following the tremendous success of the inaugural event in 2011, which was won by GM Carlos Matamoros, Accademia Internazionale di Scacchi, Circolo Scacchistico Udinese, ScacchiRandagi, FSI and Comune Forni di Sopra have decided to continue the chess tradition in the heart of the Dolomites.

The playing hall is the Palasport of Forni di Sopra. The complex includes swimming pool / gym with large and bright conference rooms no more than 5 minutes walking distance from the center.

The A section is available to players with an elo above 2000, 9 rounds Swiss system , time control 90′x 40 moves + 30′ + 30”
The B section is open to players with an elo above 1600 ELO (and lower than 2000 ELO), 8 rounds Swiss system, time control 90′x 40 moves + 30′ + 30 ”
The C section is open to players with an elo under 1600, 8 rounds Swiss system, time control 90′x 40 moves + 30′ + 30 ”

The total prize money amounts to 10,000 Euro. Top three prizes in the Open A are 1400, 900 and 700 EUR respectively.

The arbiters of the tournament will be: IA Antonio Sanchirico, IA Gerhard Bertagnolli and NA Filippo Capizzi.

The tournament will be covered on www.scacchirandagi.com and www.accademiainternazionalediscacchi.comand the top 30 boards will be broadcasted live.

The Ovens Valley is surrounded by the Alps on the north and on the south by the Carnian of the Dolomites Mountains of Friuli, which was recently declared World Heritage location. As an important and popular tourist resort, Forni di Sopra offers a pure environment with many opportunities to practice different sports.

Forni di Sopra is also part of Authentic villages: the houses still retain the typical architecture carnica, evoking the atmosphere of a storybook. Evidence of past history are also present, findings have allowed the participation of UNESCO.
red players:

Top seeds
1 GM Salgado Lopez Ivan ESP 2623
2 Tregubov Pavel V GM RUS 2596
3 GM Korneev Oleg ESP 2586
4 GM Leon Hoyos Manuel MEX 2579
5 GM Matamoros Franco Carlos ECU 2548
6 Narciso Dublan Marc GM ESP 2541
7 Alsina Leal Daniel GM ESP 2540
8 GM Mirzoev Azer AZE 2538
9 Dvirnyy Daniyyl IM ITA 2515
10 Rotstein Arkadij GM GER 2512

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