Italian Chess Championship 2011
The Italian Chess Federation is organizing the 71st Italian Chess Championship in co-operation with the Accademia Internazionale di Scacchi from 29th November to 12th December at the Hotel La Meridiana in Perugia.
12 players compete in the round robin tournament:
– Top 3 finishers from the 2010 Italian Championship
– 5 qualified from the 2011 Semifinal Championship in Acqui Terme
– The 2011 Italian U20 champion
– 2 active players according to the average elo
– 1 wildcard for a Grandmaster
Fabiano Caruana is defending the last year’s title. Total prize fund is 14000 EUR – the champion takes 3000 EUR home.
Participants:
IM Genocchio Daniele 2440
GM Ortega Lexy 2478
FM Codenotti Marco 2293
GM Caruana Fabiano 2727
GM Godena Michele 2548
IM Mogranzini Roberto 2469
IM Dvirnyy Daniyyl 2475
FM Caprio Guido 2354
IM Bruno Fabio 2437
GM Brunello Sabino 2575
IM Rombaldoni Axel 2459
IM Rombaldoni Denis 2533
Round 1 results:
Genocchio Daniele – Rombaldoni Denis ½ – ½
Ortega Lexy – Rombaldoni Axel 1 – 0
Codenotti Marco – Brunello Sabino 1 – 0
Caruana Fabiano – Bruno Fabio 1 – 0
Godena Michele – Caprio Guido 1 – 0
Mogranzini Roberto – Dvirnyy Daniyyl ½ – ½
Daily live games from 15:00 CET
Nakamura can win this.