Yuri Solodovnichenko Wins Fano Chess Second Time

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Ukrainian Yuri Solodovnichenko got his second straight win at the Fano on the Sea Chess Master Tournament. The event took place from 29th July to 4th August in Fano, Italy, next to the Adriatic Sea. The first edition was also won by Solodvnichenko, who was able to celebrate again after the tiebreaks calculation put him in first place over two other players that arrived at the same 6.5/9 score.

Axel Rombaldoni and Peter Prohaszka arrived to the last round as leaders with 6 points each. The Italian drew his game against Vladimir Burmakin and finished second on tiebreaks, while the Hungarian lost against Ivan Ivanisevic, who incidentally was third on tiebreaks.

The tournament was organized by the Fano Chess Club 1988 and Dario Pedini. The club celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2013.

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Edoardo Crespi Chess Memorial: Yuri Solodovnichenko, Sabino Brunello Tie for First

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The Milan Chess Club hosted the 33rd Memorial Edoardo Crespi from December 1-8 with a Master Group played over nine rounds of Swiss system with 60 participants from 11 countries: Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Bulgaria, FYR Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Philippines and Italy, according to the latest chess news via Fide.

Top seeds Grandmasters Yuri Solodovnichenko and Sabino Brunello shared the first place with 7,0/9 points each. Solodovnichenko lifts the trophy thanks to the better tie-break.

Top three finishers with Claudio Noè, President of Scacchistica Milanese, and Marco Santandrea, chief arbiter.

A small surprise followed the awarding ceremony as the two winners were called for anti-doping control. GM Nikita Maiorov (BLR) and IM Aleksandar Colovic (MKD) shared the third place with 6,5 points each. The 12-years old Luca Moroni scored the first norm for the title of National Master and only narrowly missed the IM norm.

Together with the minor tournaments (three groups), the 33rd Memorial Edoardo Crespi gathered 250 players. Last year's winner was GM Baadur Jobava. Read more at the official website.

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