Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information: International Chess Tournament of Forni di Sopra 2013

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International Chess Tournament of Forni di Sopra 2013 Jun 13th 2013, 23:25 The 3rd International Chess Tournament of Forni di Sopra will take place from June 15th to 22nd, 2013, in Forni di Sopra, part of the Friulian Dolomites Natural Park and one of the jewels of the Italian Alps. Following the tremendous success of the inaugural event in 2011, which was won by GM Carlos Matamoros, and the 2nd tournament in 2012, when GM Ivan Salgado took the trophy, Accademia Internazionale di Scacchi, Circolo Scacchistico Udinese, ScacchiRandagi, FSI and Comune Forni di Sopra have decided to continue the chess tradition in the heart of the Dolomites. The playing hall is the Palasport of Forni di Sopra. The complex includes swimming pool / gym with large and bright conference rooms no more than 5 minutes walking distance from the center. 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 tournament will be covered on www.scacchirandagi.com and www.accademiainternazionalediscacchi.comand the top 30 boards will be broadcasted live. The Ovens Valley is surrounded by the Alps on the north and on the south by the Carnian of the Dolomites Mountains of Friuli, which was recently declared World Heritage location. As an important and popular tourist resort, Forni di Sopra offers a pure environment with many opportunities to practice different sports. Forni di Sopra is also part of Authentic villages: the houses still retain the typical architecture carnica, evoking the atmosphere of a storybook. Evidence of past history are also present, findings have allowed the participation of UNESCO. Participants (top seeds): 1. IM Dvirnyy Danyyil ITA 2541 2. GM Moskalenko Viktor ESP 2539 3. GM Horvath Csaba HUN 2516 4. GM Levin Felix GER 2503 5. IM Pancevski Filip MKD 2499 6. IM D'amore Carlo ITA 2488 7. IM Hambleton Aman CAN 2468 8. GM Lazic Miroljub SRB 2467 9. GM Naumkin Igor RUS 2453 10. IM Bruno Fabio ITA 2433 11. IM Valsecchi Alessio ITA 2429 12. GM Sundararajan Kidambi IND 2428 13. IM Laketic Gojko SRB 2410 14. IM Tania Sachdev IND 2408 15. FM Codenotti Marco ITA 2385 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

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