2nd International Chess Festival Grand Hotel Adriatico: Csaba Horvat Wins on Tiebreak

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Hungarian GM Csaba Horvat has won the 2nd International Chess Festival Grand Hotel Adriatico that took place on 1st-3rd March at the Hotel Adriatico located on Via Carlo Maresca 10 – 65016 Montesilvano, Italy, according to a Chessdom report.

Horvat was the clear rating favorite and managed to win the tournament despite a loss in the last round. Italian FM Ettore Stromboli got the same amount of points and only lost the first prize in the third tie-break score. The third place went to Peruvian Marco Quimi.

The B group, reserved for players with a rating below 1850, was won by Dario Marvulli. The tournament was organised by the L’Arrocco Chess Club.

Official website

Final Standings – Open A:
1 GM HORVAT Csaba 2514 4
2 FM STROMBOLI Ettore 2324 4
3 – Quimi Marco 2163 3
4 IM COLLUTIIS Duilio 2478 3
5 IM MARTORELLI Antonio 2227 3
6 FM FERRETTI Folco 2269 3
7 CM MESSINA Enrico 2222 3
8 FM NAPOLI Nicolo’ 2281 3
9 M CAPONE Vincenzo 2185 3
10 M CERQUITELLA Luca 2294 2.5
11 FM LUCIANI Valerio 2237 2.5
12 FM STROMBOLI Carlo 2336 2.5
13 CM BUIANO Fabio 2036 2.5
14 M PESCATORE Lorenzo 2206 2.5
15 CM CARNICELLI Valerio 2060 2.5
16 CM VIVIANI Alessio 2093 2.5
17 CM DI PRIMIO Eugenia 1982 2.5
18 FM ALTINI Nicola 2349 2.5
19 CM LODICI Lorenzo 2042 2
20 M LANTINI Marco 2128 2
21 1N MANFROI Andrea 1852 2
22 CM SCIPIONI Gaetano 2041 2
23 CM PECORARI Marcello 2056 2
24 1N BOTTEGA Antonio 1964 2
25 CM CAPUANO Francesca 1923 2
26 CM FRANCIOSI Fausto 2081 2
27 CM GRASSO Nino 2056 2
28 1N DIFRONZO Andrea 1919 1.5
29 1N COLANTUONO Virginia 1812 1.5
30 CM REBEGGIANI Andrea 1932 1.5
31 1N CORONEL Joshua 1954 1.5
32 1N PAOLILLO Gaia 1893 1.5
33 1N LEKA Elis 1831 1.5
34 1N SANTERAMO Alessia 1928 1.5
35 1N CIVITAREALE Antonio 1957 1.5
36 CM DI LASCIO Savino 1861 1.5
37 M D’ANGELO Angelo 2171 1.5
38 M TRIBUIANI Renato 1977 1.5
39 1N MARTELLA Antonio 1925 1
40 1N ANTONELLI Alessandro 1932 1
41 CM CANGIANO Federico 1914 1

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