David Leads At CENTO Italy

10 February 2011, Kuala Lumpur – At the CENTO 1st International Open in Bologna Italy, Alberto David is the clear leader scoring 5 points after the fifth round of play.

David beat Caprio Guido in the fifth round. Caprio was the fourth round leader.

In second place is now Dreev Aleksey with 4.5 points, third is Danielian Elina, the lady GM from Armenia, also scoring 4.5 points. In fourth position is Delchev Aleksander from Bulgaria with 4.5 points, too.

Here is the fifth round game between Caprio Guido (the fourth round leader) and David Alberto (the fifth round leader) of the CENTO 1st International Open 2011 in Bologna, Italy.

Links:

• Official website
• Chessdom report
• TWIC

CENTO 3rd Round Standings

8 February 2011, Kuala Lumpur – At the CENTO 1st International Chess Open 2011, eight players scored the full three points from three rounds of play. Among the leading pack include David Alberto, Ivan Sokolov, Caprio Guido, Romanishin Oleg M, Danielian Elina, Dreev Aleksev, Leon Hovos Manuel and Manca Federico. In the Open category, 120 players are participating in the tournament.

Here is a round 3 of the Cento 1st International Chess Open 2011 at Bologna, Italy between GM Ivan Sokolov and GM Hrair Simonian. The Slav Defense [D15] transpired during the game. White managed to catch the black bishop on the black’s back rank pinned by a white rook on c8.

 

[Event "Festival Internazionale CENTO 5-13 Febru"] [Site "CENTO ITA"] [Date "2011.02.07"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Sokolov, Ivan"] [Black "Simonian, Hrair"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2011.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. b3 b5 6. g3 Bf5 7. Bg2 Ne4 8. Bd2 Nxc3 9. Bxc3 Be4 10. Qd2 e6 11. Ba5 Qd6 12. O-O Nd7 13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. Nh4 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 c5 16. Rad1 cxd4 17. Nf4 Qe4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Bc5 20. Rd2 Nf6 21. Nd3 Bd6 22. Rc1 O-O 23. Rc6 Be7 24. Rdc2 h6 25. f3 Rfb8 26. e4 Bd8 27. Bd2 Bb6+ 28. Kf1 Kh7 29. Ke2 Kg8 30. g4 Nd7 31. h4 Bd8 32. Bf4 e5 33. Bxe5 Rb7 34. Rc8 Rxc8 35. Rxc8 1-0

Chessdom.com reported that once again IM Martha Fierro was the last to finish her game, after six hours of intense struggle against GM Milan Drasko. She emerged better from the opening, but the Grandmaster handled the position with the opposite-coloured Bishops very well and the play eventually transposed into the infamous Rook versus Rook+Bishop endgame.

Fierro managed to save the draw, and Drasko commented that the result was probably fair. He was an inch away from winning this endgame, but he was more critical about the flaw in his opening preparation, which dragged him into an inferior position.

[Event "1st CENTO International Chess Open"] [Site "Bologna/Italy"] [Date "2011.02.07"] [Round "3"] [White "Fierro Baquero, Martha Lorena"] [Black "Drasko, Milan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C04"] [WhiteElo "2372"] [BlackElo "2505"] [Annotator "Robot 4"] [PlyCount "254"] [EventDate "2011.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. c3 f6 7. Bb5 fxe5 8. dxe5 Be7 9. Nd4 Ndxe5 10. Qh5+ Kf8 11. f4 Nf7 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nxc6 Qd6 14. Nxe7 Qxe7 15. O-O g6 16. Qe2 a5 17. Re1 Kg7 18. Nf3 c5 19. b4 Re8 20. bxc5 e5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Qxe5+ Qxe5 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24. fxe5 Bf5 25. Bf4 Kf7 26. Rd1 Rc8 27. Rxd5 Be6 28. Rd2 Rxc5 29. Rf2 Ke8 30. Rc2 Rc4 31. Bg5 Ra4 32. Rb2 Bxa2 33. Rb6 Re4 34. Bf6 a4 35. Rb8+ Kd7 36. Rb7+ Kc6 37. Rxh7 Bd5 38. Ra7 Kb6 39. Rd7 Bb3 40. Bd8+ Kc6 41. Rd6+ Kb5 42. Rxg6 Kc4 43. Rc6+ Kd3 44. Be7 Rxe5 45. Bb4 Bd5 46. Rg6 Re1+ 47. Kf2 Re2+ 48. Kf1 Ra2 49. h4 a3 50. Bxa3 Rxa3 51. h5 Ke4 52. h6 Rxc3 53. h7 Rc1+ 54. Kf2 Rh1 55. Rg7 Ke5 56. g4 Kf6 57. Ra7 Bf7 58. Ra6+ Kg5 59. Kg3 Rxh7 60. Ra5+ Kf6 61. Rf5+ Kg7 62. Kf4 Rh1 63. Ra5 Rb1 64. Kg5 Rb6 65. Re5 Rg6+ 66. Kf4 Kf8 67. Rg5 Rc6 68. Re5 Be6 69. Kg5 Kf7 70. Re4 Kg7 71. Ra4 Rc5+ 72. Kh4 Kf6 73. Rb4 Rc8 74. Ra4 Rh8+ 75. Kg3 Rh1 76. Rb4 Rg1+ 77. Kh4 Rh1+ 78. Kg3 Ke5 79. Ra4 Bd5 80. Ra5 Rg1+ 81. Kh3 Ke4 82. Ra4+ Kf3 83. Kh4 Be4 84. Kg5 Rxg4+ 85. Kf6 Kf4 86. Ra1 Rg6+ 87. Ke7 Ke5 88. Re1 Rg7+ 89. Ke8 Kf5 90. Kd8 Ra7 91. Re2 Bd5 92. Re1 Be6 93. Re2 Kf6 94. Rd2 Bf5 95. Rd1 Be6 96. Rd2 Ke5 97. Rd1 Rg7 98. Rd2 Bd5 99. Ke8 Kd6 100. Rf2 Bc4 101. Rf6+ Be6 102. Rf1 Rg2 103. Rd1+ Bd5 104. Rf1 Rg6 105. Rf2 Bc4 106. Rf3 Rg7 107. Rf6+ Be6 108. Rf1 Rg8+ 109. Rf8 Bd7+ 110. Kf7 Rg1 111. Ra8 Be6+ 112. Kf6 Rf1+ 113. Kg6 Ke5 114. Ra5+ Bd5 115. Kh5 Ke6 116. Kh4 Rg1 117. Rb5 Ke5 118. Kh5 Ke6 119. Kh4 Be4 120. Rg5 Rf1 121. Ra5 Kf6 122. Kg3 Bf5 123. Kg2 Rf4 124. Kg3 Kg5 125. Ra7 Rc4 126. Rg7+ Bg6 127. Kf2 Kf5 1/2-1/2

Links:

• Official website
• Chessdom report

Two Games Of CENTO 1st International

6 February 2011, Kuala Lumpur – Here are two games from the first round of the CENTO 1st International Chess Open 2011 in Bologna, Italy. One involves Ivan Sokolov with his attacking chess and the other the sensation of round one win by Marina Brunello against a higher rated, Rozentalis. Games are courtesy of playchess.com.

The first round game by Ivan Sokolov (2641) against Girolamo Valguarnera (2179) is vintage Sokolov with attacking chess. The black pieces are pinned on its 8th rank with mate looming on the 29th move.

[Event "1st CENTO International Chess Open"] [Site "Bologna/Italy"] [Date "2011.02.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Sokolov, Ivan"] [Black "Valguarnera, Girolamo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E61"] [WhiteElo "2641"] [BlackElo "2179"] [Annotator "Robot 4"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2011.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 e6 5. e4 exd5 6. exd5 d6 7. Bf4 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. g4 Re8 10. h4 Nxg4 11. Bxg4 Bg5+ 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Rxe3+ 14. Kd2 Re7 15. h5 f5 16. Be2 g5 17. h6 g4 18. Qf1 Rf7 19. Qf4 Nd7 20. Qxd6 Qg5+ 21. Kc2 Qe3 22. Rf1 Qe5 23. Qe6 Qg3 24. Ne4 Qc7 25. Rxf5 Nf8 26. Rxf7 Nxe6 27. dxe6 Qd8 28. Nf6+ 1-0
 

During the first round of the CENTO 1st International Chess Open 2011, a sensation was created when Marina Brunello (2216) as black defeated Eduardas Rozentalis (2631). The Sicilian Opening [B53] transpired during the game. Black ended with a rook and four pawns against white’s single bishop and four pawns.

[Event "1st CENTO International Chess Open"] [Site "Bologna/Italy"] [Date "2011.02.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"] [Black "Brunello, Marina"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B53"] [WhiteElo "2631"] [BlackElo "2216"] [Annotator "Robot 4"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2011.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. c4 Nf6 8. Nc3 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Qa5 12. Rfe1 Rfd8 13. Rad1 a6 14. Qd2 Qc7 15. Nd4 Rab8 16. Qd3 Bf8 17. Qg3 Nd7 18. f4 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Rc1 Qb6 21. Qf2 Nc5 22. Nxc6 Qxc6 23. Re3 Qa6 24. Qe2 d5 25. exd5 exd5 26. Rg3 d4 27. Nd1 Re8 28. Qh5 Re1+ 29. Kf2 Rbe8 30. Rxc5 Bxc5 31. Qxc5 Rxd1 32. Qc2 Ree1 33. Rg5 f6 34. Rc5 Qd6 35. Rc8+ Kf7 36. Qc7+ Qxc7 37. Rxc7+ Re7 38. Rxe7+ Kxe7 39. Ke2 Rg1 40. Kf2 d3 41. Bc3 Rh1 42. h3 Kd6 43. Ke3 Rg1 44. Kf2 Rd1 45. Ke3 Kd5 46. Bd2 Rg1 47. Kf2 Ra1 48. Ke3 Rxa2 49. Kxd3 f5 50. h4 Rb2 0-1
 
Links:

• Official website
  
• Chessdom.com
• Playchess.com

Cento 1st International Chess Open

6 February 2011, Kuala Lumpur – At Bologna, Italy, the first round of the Cento 1st Open International Chess Open has begun. 102 players have registered for the Open event. Amongst them include GM Dreev Aleksev, GM Ivan Sovolov. GM Ivan Sovolov created some interesting upsets over higher rated players during last year’s Chess Olympiad in Khanty Mansyisk, Siberia in 2010.

Pix 1. Aleksev Dreev, the top seed at Cento (pictures courtesy of chessdom.com)

Chessdom.com reports that “The 1st International Chess Open of Cento”, dedicated to the memory of Viviana Manservisi, will take place on 5-13th February 2011 at the Grand Hotel Bologna in Pieve di Cento. The tournament will be played over nine rounds with Swiss pairings and time control of 90' x 40 moves + 30' for the rest of the game with 30'' increment from the first move.

The organizers have provided a rich prize fund of 26,000 EUR. There are 20 regular prizes (first 2500 EUR), seven prizes for Italian players and five prizes in each of the U2300, U2100, U1900 and U1700 rating categories.

Pix 2. Ivan Sokolov (pictures courtesy of chessdom.com)

 

Pix 3. Marina Brunello. (pictures courtesy of chessdom.com)

In addition, there will be two weekend tournaments, each a 5-round Swiss, to be played on 4-6th and 11-13th February. The time control will be slightly faster - 90' with 30'' increment from the first move for the whole game. More information on ScacchiRandagi.com.

The 1st International Chess Open of Cento, dedicated to the memory of Viviana Manservisi, will take place on 5-13th February 2011 at the Grand Hotel Bologna in Pieve di Cento. The tournament will be played over nine rounds with Swiss pairings and time control of 90' x 40 moves + 30' for the rest of the game with 30'' increment from the first move.

After the first round of games yesterday (5 Feb 2011), most of the elo favourites converted the rating differences of a couple of hundred points into first round victories. However, GM Eduardas Rozentalis of Lithuania, at 2588 elo seeded 4th in the tournament, was stunned by the ultra-talented WIM Marina Brunello (2155).

The organizers have provided a rich prize fund of 26.000 EUR. There are 20 regular prizes (first 2500 EUR), seven prizes for Italian players and five prizes in each of the U2300, U2100, U1900 and U1700 rating categories.

In addition, there will be two weekend tournaments, each a 5-round Swiss, to be played on 4-6th and 11-13th February. The time control will be slightly faster - 90' with 30'' increment from the first move for the whole game. More information on ScacchiRandagi.com.

Location of tournament is in Italy




Links:

• Official website
  
• Chessdom.com