Memorial Edoardo Crespi Chess: GMs Krasimir Rusev, Petar G. Arnaudov, Igor Naumkin Joint Winners

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The 34th Memorial Edoardo Crespi took place from 30th November to 8th December in the large tournament hall of Chess Club in Milan, via Sant’Uguzzone 8.

The main event was Master Group which was played over nine rounds of Swiss system.

Grandmasters Krasimir Rusev (BUL 2539), Petar G. Arnaudov (BUL 2448) and Igor Naumkin (RUS 2460) shared the first place with 6,5/9 points each.

GM Arnaudov, Claudio Noè (president of Milano chess club), GM Rusev, GM Naumkin

Half a point behind the winners were GM Joseph Sanchez (PHI 2529), IM Jasmin Bejtovic (BIH 2394), IM Nenad Aleksic (SRB 2351), FM Anastasios Pavlidis (GRE 2342).

The Festival also included Open A (elo 1750-2050), Open B (U1800), Open C for Beginners and Open Under 16. (Tournament website/Report via www.chessdom.com)

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GM Igor Naumkin wins Citta di Recco Chess Weekend

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The latest chess tournament news via Fide is that the 6th Open weekend Città di Recco was held October 26-28 in Recco, Genova, Italy. The A tournament (for players rated above 1800) and B tournament (for U1900) were played over 5 rounds of Swiss system. The A tournament had 22 participants. GM Igor Naumkin and FM Marco Codenotti shared the first place with 4/5 points each. The B tournament had 44 players. Fausto Scali (ITA 1882) was the sole winner with 4,5/5 points. You can find more details at the Official website

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