1st International Chess Tournament of Forni di Sopra

First International Chess Tournament of Forni di Sopra
June 12th to 18th in Forni di Sopra, Italy (players list updated)

The 1st International Chess Tournament of Forni di Sopra will take place from June 12th to 18th in Forni di Sopra, part of the Friulian Dolomites Natural Park and one of the jewels of the Italian Alps.

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 last year was declared World Heritage location. Forni di Sopra is also part of Authentic villages: the houses still retain the typical architecture carnica, evoking the atmosphere of a storybook.

The International Chess Tournament of Forni di Sopra is a result of close collaboration that ties for years the Accademia Internazionale di Scacchi with the Circolo Scacchistico Udinese, and the idea that acts as a flywheel for this event is all summed up in the slogan: “Forni di Sopra, where you can find high quality for a low price.”

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 tournament will be covered on www.accademiainternazionalediscacchi.com and www.scacchirandagi.com and the top 30 boards will be broadcasted live. The total prize money amounts to 10,000 Euro.

Top 30 Pre-registered players:

1. GM Markus Robert SRB 2625
2. GM Gurevich Mikhail TUR 2617
3. GM Antoniewski Rafal POL 2604
4. GM Korneev Oleg RUS 2573
5. GM Hera Imre Jr HUN 2566
6. GM Jaracz Pawel POL 2565
7. GM Banusz Tamas HUN 2555
8. GM Papp Gabor HUN 2553
9. GM Matamoros Franco Carlos S ECU 2549
10. GM Leon Hoyos Manuel MEX 2546
11. GM Rotstein Arkadij GER 2538
12. GM Naumkin Igor RUS 2499
13. GM Meijers Viesturs LAT 2493
14. GM Petkov Vladimir BUL 2493
15. GM Lazic Miroljub SRB 2488
16. IM Collutiis Duilio ITA 2472
17. GM Drazic Sinisa SRB 2467
18. IM Okhotnik Vladimir FRA 2458
19. IM Arnaudov G Petar BUL 2453
20. IM Stopa Jacek POL 2453
21. GM Farago Ivan HUN 2448
22. IM Dvirnyy Daniyyl ITA 2448
23. IM Bruno Fabio ITA 2446
24. IM Mogranzini Roberto ITA 2437
25. IM Gaponenko Inna UKR 2435
26. IM Esserman Marc USA 2425
27. IM Piscopo Pierluigi ITA 2420
28. IM Wohl Aleksandar H AUS 2417
29. IM Borgo Giulio ITA 2401
30. IM Manca Federico ITA 2399