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Marina Brunello
M Brunello 
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 

Number of games in database: 467
Years covered: 2006 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2323 (2301 rapid, 2295 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2382
Overall record: +167 -148 =122 (52.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 30 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (87) 
    B22 B32 B43 B90 B76
 French Defense (27) 
    C02 C03 C07 C05 C11
 Scotch Game (20) 
    C45
 Caro-Kann (18) 
    B12 B13 B10 B11
 French Tarrasch (14) 
    C03 C07 C05 C09
 Giuoco Piano (12) 
    C50 C53
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (105) 
    B90 B51 B92 B22 B94
 Sicilian Najdorf (53) 
    B90 B92 B94 B91 B93
 Slav (17) 
    D11 D12 D10 D14 D13
 Semi-Slav (14) 
    D45 D43 D44 D48
 Queen's Pawn Game (12) 
    D02 D00 A45 A46 D04
 Queen's Gambit Declined (11) 
    D30 D35 D37 D31
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   M Brunello vs E Bamber, 2012 1-0
   M Brunello vs M Medic, 2011 1-0
   A Corke vs M Brunello, 2013 0-1
   M Brunello vs I Rajlich, 2020 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   World Youth Championship (Girls) (2012)
   European Team Championship (Women) (2015)
   Batumi Olympiad (Women) (2018)
   Baku Olympiad (Women) (2016)
   World Junior Championship (Girls) (2014)
   European Team Championship (Women) (2013)
   Scottish Championship (2012)
   European Championship (Women) (2019)
   23rd European Women Chess Championship (2023)
   Kvika Reykjavik Open (2022)
   Tromso Olympiad (Women) (2014)
   Istanbul Olympiad (Women) (2012)
   European Championship (Women) (2021)
   European Championship (Women) (2017)
   FIDE Online Olympiad (2020)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Sardinia World Open A
   M Brunello vs Akshat Sureka (May-03-25) 1-0
   J Hu vs M Brunello (May-02-25) 0-1
   M Brunello vs W Pecci (May-01-25) 1/2-1/2
   M Brunello vs Vihaan Karthikeya N (Apr-30-25) 1-0
   C Federer vs M Brunello (Apr-30-25) 1-0

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MARINA BRUNELLO
(born Jun-16-1994, 31 years old) Italy

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In 2008, in Bratto, Brunello won the Italian women's chess championship, becoming the youngest ever to do so at the age of 14 years, 2 months and 15 days.1 In 2011 she finished third in the women's round-robin tournament (won by Sopiko Guramishvili) held alongside the Torneo di Capodanno ("New Year's Tournament") in Reggio Emilia.2 Brunello won the Italian women's championship for the second time in 2018, after beating Olga Zimina in a playoff.3

Marina Brunello played for Italy in the Women's Chess Olympiad: In 2006, at first reserve board (Italy 2) in the 37th Chess Olympiad (women) in Turin (+1, =3, -4), In 2008, at fourth board in the 38th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dresden (+3, =2, -3), In 2010, at third board in the 39th Chess Olympiad (women) in Khanty-Mansiysk (+2, =6, -3), In 2012, at third board in the 40th Chess Olympiad (women) in Istanbul (+6, =2, -2), In 2014, at second board in the 41st Chess Olympiad (women) in Tromsø (+5, =2, -3), In 2016, at second board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad (women) in Baku (+6, =4, -1). She won the individual gold medal on board four at the Women's Olympiad of 2018 in Batumi.

Brunello played for Italy in the European Team Chess Championship:

In 2009, at third board in the 8th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Novi Sad (+2, =5, -1), In 2011, at third board in the 9th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Porto Carras (+5, =2, -2), In 2013, at third board in the 10th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Warsaw (+5, =2, -2), In 2015, at third board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Reykjavik and won individual bronze medal (+5, =3, -1). In 2010, she was awarded the title of Woman International Master (WIM) by FIDE and received that of FIDE Master (FM) four years later. In 2016, Brunello was awarded the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM), which was followed by that of International Master (IM) three years later.

Wikipedia article: Marina Brunello

Last updated: 2022-01-04 01:43:45

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 page 1 of 19; games 1-25 of 468  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Brunello vs B de Jong-Muhren  0-1402006Turin Olympiad (Women)B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
2. M Brunello vs B de Jong-Muhren 0-1382006Turin Olympiad (Women)B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
3. M Brunello vs T Skytte  0-1482006Turin Olympiad (Women)C45 Scotch Game
4. P Menon Jayadev vs M Brunello  ½-½412006Turin Olympiad (Women)D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
5. M Brunello vs A Baptista  ½-½452006Turin Olympiad (Women)C45 Scotch Game
6. H Puuska vs M Brunello  1-0502006Turin Olympiad (Women)D35 Queen's Gambit Declined
7. S Fridthjofsdottir vs M Brunello  ½-½412006Turin Olympiad (Women)C66 Ruy Lopez
8. F Aghasiyeva vs M Brunello  1-0762006Turin Olympiad (Women)C53 Giuoco Piano
9. M Brunello vs E Bonazzi  1-0222007Bratto Open-AB12 Caro-Kann Defense
10. F Bellia vs M Brunello  1-0362007Bratto Open-AC75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
11. M Brunello vs A Bove  ½-½182007Bratto Open-AB12 Caro-Kann Defense
12. D Brun vs M Brunello  ½-½572007Bratto Open-AD61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack
13. M Brunello vs G Valenti  ½-½502007Bratto Open-AB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
14. D Lapiccirella vs M Brunello  1-0352007Bratto Open-AD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
15. M Brunello vs E Pepino  0-1462007Bratto Open-AB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
16. G Lampl vs M Brunello  ½-½282007Bratto Open-AD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
17. M Brunello vs Z Djabri  ½-½382007Bratto Open-AB22 Sicilian, Alapin
18. A Pourkashiyan vs M Brunello  ½-½6520081st WMSG Blitz Team wC53 Giuoco Piano
19. K Cunanan vs M Brunello  1-03520081st WMSG Blitz Team wC72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
20. M Brunello vs B Hallaeva  1-02920081st WMSG Blitz Team wC45 Scotch Game
21. M Brunello vs N Popova  0-15520081st WMSG Blitz Team wB22 Sicilian, Alapin
22. M Brunello vs T Fomina  1-05520081st WMSG Blitz Team wB22 Sicilian, Alapin
23. B Teuschler vs M Brunello  0-12820081st WMSG Blitz Team wC71 Ruy Lopez
24. M Brunello vs M Bensdorp-De Labaca  0-15320081st WMSG Blitz Team wC02 French, Advance
25. M Brunello vs K Dolzhykova  ½-½4420081st WMSG Blitz Team wC02 French, Advance
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-11-11  BLarsen1967: Marina B. won the Italian Women's Champ. in 2008 (14 years old) - Right now she's playing in CENTO,with 3 out of 6
Mar-18-12  whiteshark: Interview with WIM Marina Brunello:
http://www.chessdom.com/interview-w...
Oct-12-14  PhilFeeley: Sister of Sabino Brunello?
Oct-12-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: Yes, I've updated the bio.
Nov-23-15  sonia91: Marina just became Italy's newest WGM (and the first homegrown one), having earned her final norm at European Team Championship (Women) (2015) thanks to her 2497 performance, which earned her also the bronze medal on board 3: http://etcc2015.com/wp-content/uplo...

Congratulations!

Oct-05-18  Gallicrow: WGM with a rating of 2272. Shows how worthless the women's titles are. They should be scrapped now - plenty of women get the real titles and if a woman is not strong enough to earn the IM title then FM is well respected and better than this WGM, WIM and, heaven help me, WFM nonsense.
Oct-05-18  sonia91: <Gallicrow> What an ignorant comment...There are plenty of GMs below 2500, IMs below 2400, FM below 2300 etc. And FYI she is also a FM and mind that WGM title has more requirements than FM: WGM also needs 3 norms, besides a 2300+ rating.

Congratulations to Marina on winning the gold medal on board 4 at 43rd Chess Olympiad (Women) (2018)!

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