Forni di Sopra chess tournament from June 12

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Hi everyone,

Looking for a strong chess tournament in Italy? Check out the 1st International Chess Tournament of Forni di Sopra which will be organised from June 12 to 18th in Forni di Sopra, part of the Friulian Dolomites Natural Park in the Italian Alps.

The International Chess Tournament of Forni di Sopra is being organised thanks to the efforts of the Accademia Internazionale di Scacchi with the Circolo Scacchistico Udinese.

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 broadcast live. The total prize money amounts to 10,000 Euro. A total of 145 players have already registered including:

GM Mikhail Gurevich 2617, GM Rafal Antoniewsky 2603, GM Korneev Oleg 2573, GM Matamoros Carlos 2549, GM Leon Hoyos Manuel 2565, GM Pawel Jaracz 2565, GM Naumkin Igor 2499, GM Vladimir Petkov 2514, GM Lazic Miroljub 2488, GM Arkadij Rotstein 2538, GM Tamas Banusz 2555, GM Gabor Papp 2553, GM Imre Hera 2566, GM Ivan Farago 2448 and GM Veisturs Meijers 2493.

WGM Gaponenko Inna 2435, WGM Barbara Jaracz 2310, WGM Nikolova Adriana 2333, WGM Klinova Marsha 2315, WGM Makropoulus Marina 2282 and WGM Calzetta Monica 2296.

We tracked the tournament news via www.fide.com and you can also find a nice preview at www.chessdom.com.

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