Italian chess championship 2011 R4: Lexy Ortega leads

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Hi everyone,


As you know, 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. Four rounds have been played and here is the info. GM Lexy Ortega leads with 3.5 points.

Defending champion Fabiano Caruana

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


Round 2 results:
Rombaldoni Denis – Dvirnyy Daniyyl ½ – ½
Caprio Guido – Mogranzini Roberto 1 – 0
Bruno Fabio – Godena Michele ½ – ½
Brunello Sabino – Caruana Fabiano ½ – ½
Rombaldoni Axel – Codenotti Marco ½ – ½
Genocchio Daniele – Ortega Lexy ½ – ½


Round 3 results:
Ortega Lexy – Rombaldoni Denis 1 – 0
Codenotti Marco – Genocchio Daniele 1 – 0
Caruana Fabiano – Rombaldoni Axel 1 – 0
Godena Michele – Brunello Sabino ½ – ½
Mogranzini Roberto – Bruno Fabio ½ – ½
Dvirnyy Daniyyl – Caprio Guido ½ – ½


Round 4 results:
IM Rombaldoni Denis – FM Caprio Guido 1 – 0
IM Bruno Fabio – IM Dvirnyy Daniyyl ½ – ½
GM Brunello Sabino – IM Mogranzini Roberto ½ – ½
IM Rombaldoni Axel – GM Godena Michele 1 – 0
IM Genocchio Daniele – GM Caruana Fabiano ½ – ½
GM Ortega Lexy – FM Codenotti Marco 1 – 0


Round 5 pairings:
FM Codenotti Marco – IM Rombaldoni Denis
GM Caruana Fabiano – GM Ortega Lexy
GM Godena Michele – IM Genocchio Daniele
IM Mogranzini Roberto – IM Rombaldoni Axel
IM Dvirnyy Daniyyl – GM Brunello Sabino
FM Caprio Guido – IM Bruno Fabio

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Fabiano Caruana is the defending champion. The winner takes home 3,000 euros.

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