Players greetings from Corsica
Mamedyarov, Grigoryan, Fresinnet, Mamedov, and more from the top players greet the chess fans from Corsica.
Corsica Masters 2011 started with the participation of more than 180 players from 20 countries, among which GM Fressinet, GM Sasikiran, GM Grigoryan, GM Cheparinov, GM Gawain Jones, GM Tregubov, GM Mamedov, GM Ghaem Maghami, and multiple titled players.
Corsica Masters round 1
Round 1 saw only one major surprise, with GM Cheparinov drawing Lennard Loewe (2077). All results in the table below.
| 1 | ANGELOV Zvetomir | 2122 | 0 – 1 | FRESSINET Laurent | 2696 |
| 2 | SASIKIRAN Krishnan | 2689 | 1 – 0 | KIRK Ezra | 2122 |
| 3 | EID Maha | 2081 | 0 – 1 | MAMEDOV Rauf | 2660 |
| 4 | CHEPARINOV Ivan | 2650 | X – X | LOEWE Lennard | 2077 |
| 5 | SKOUVAKLIS Alexis | 2072 | 0 – 1 | JONES Gawain C B | 2624 |
| 6 | MELKUMYAN Hrant | 2619 | 1 – 0 | KOSSOBUDZKI Robert | 2069 |
| 7 | PICARD Remi | 2054 | 0 – 1 | GRIGORYAN Avetik | 2614 |
| 8 | TREGUBOV Pavel V. | 2602 | 1 – 0 | MELLER Piotr | 2047 |
| 9 | DUBOIS Martine | 2017 | 0 – 1 | GHAEM MAGHAMI Ehsan | 2583 |
| 10 | SULAVA Nenad | 2540 | 1 – 0 | LUCIANI Thibault | 1990 |
| 11 | ARNOLD Marc T | 2505 | 1 – 0 | COSTA Pierre-Mathieu | 1975 |
| 12 | ANCION Merowig | 1947 | 0 – 1 | BARON Tal | 2505 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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