The 5th International Chess Tournament of Forni di Sopra will take place from June 14th to 21st, 2014, in Forni di Sopra, part of the Friulian Dolomites Natural Park and one of the jewels of the Italian Alps.
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 total prize money amounts to 10,000 Euro. Top three prizes in the Open A are 1400, 900 and 700 EUR respectively.
The playing hall is the Palasport of Forni di Sopra. The event is organized by Accademia Internazionale di Scacchi, Circolo Scacchistico Udinese, ScacchiRandagi, FSI and Comune Forni di Sopra.
Participants, Open A (top seeds):
1. GM Ni Hua CHN 2653
2. GM Delchev Aleksander BUL 2638
3. GM Dvirnyy Danyyil ITA 2549
4. GM Libiszewski Fabien FRA 2543
5. GM Narciso Dublan Marc ESP 2538
6. IM D’amore Carlo ITA 2492
7. GM Romanishin Oleg M UKR 2487
8. GM Naumkin Igor RUS 2427
9. IM Bruno Fabio ITA 2427
10. IM Tania Sachdev IND 2422