The Italian Team Championship starts on Friday 27th in Arvier (Aosta Valley)

Nakamura, Caruana, Gwain Jones, Marie Sebag, Alberto David among the players

The final round of the Italian Team Championship (Master Group) starts on Friday 27th in Arvier (Aosta Valley).

14 teams will compete for the 2012 title. 7 rounds swiss. 2 retrocessions.

About 20 GMs will play. And also many IMs and almost all the best Italian young players.

The tournament will start on Friday April 27th afternoon (at 3 pm).

Rounds 2 and 3 on Saturday 28th (start at 8.45 and 15.30)

Fourth round on Sunday 29th (at 3 pm)

Rounds 5 and 6 on Monday 30th (start at 8.45 and 15.30)

Last round (7th) on May 1st (start at 8.45)

Live games and results on www.scacchivda.com

The teams and the main players:

Scavolini-Datagest – Pesaro (winner 2011, Sutovsky, S.Brunello, Marin).
Obiettivo Risarcimento – Padova (2nd in 2011, Caruana, Nakamura, Kiril Georgiev, Godena)
Libertas – Nereto (3rd in 2011, Antoniewsky),
Chieti (Gwain Jones, Marie Sebag)
Milanese – Milano (Alberto David, Marina Brunello),
Trieste, (Lenic, Skoberne)
Arrocco – Roma (Csaba Horvath),
Torveca Caffè – Vigevano (Salvador)
Banca Nuova – Palermo (Palac)
Pizzato Elettrica – Marostica
Accademia -Bologna
Centro Studi – Palermo
Eporediese – Ivrea

Latina

The main favourite is ‘Obiettivo Risarcimento’; it would be nice to see who will be the official first board between Nakamura and Caruana.

The champions of Pesaro will try to repeat the exploit of last year, and the same will try Nereto, but the team of Chieti (with Jones and Marie Sebag) seems dangerous.

Starting from Saturday 28th there will be also the female Italian team championship.

Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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