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🏆 Corsica Masters Open (2011)

  PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games)
Laurent Fressinet, Krishnan Sasikiran, Ivan Cheparinov, Rauf Mamedov, Hrant Melkumyan, Gawain Jones, Pavel Tregubov, Vasif Durarbayli, Ehsan Ghaem Maghami, Avetik Grigoryan, Nenad Sulava, Adrien Demuth, Tal Baron, Marc Tyler Arnold, Radoslav Dimitrov, Glenn Flear, Gabriel Flom, Vahe Baghdasaryan, Jean-Baptiste Mullon, Pavel Dimitrov, Ezra Kirk, Ehud Shachar, Xavier Bedouin, Gary Giroyan, Teddy Coleman, Christopher Debray, Michael Massoni, Vitalii Pesotskyi, Zeinab Mamedjarova, Julien Saada, Yair Judkovsky, Aghasi Inants, Yannick Berthelot, Turkan Mamedjarova, Udi Weisbuch, Clement Rabineau, Stojan Emilov Ivanov, Lennard Loewe, Nadav Egozi, Alexis Skouvaklis, Robert Kossobudzki, Zvetomir Angelov, Remi Picard, Thibault Luciani, Martine Dubois, Maha Eid, Piotr Meller

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Corsica Masters Open (2011)

The 15th Corsica Masters Open was a 9-round Swiss played in Bastia, Corsica, France, 22-28 October 2011, with double rounds on 24 and 26 October. The top 14 players qualified for the Corsica Masters (2011) (which started at 5 pm on 28 October). Time control: 90 minutes for the whole game, with 30 seconds added per move from move 1. Chief organizer: Léo Battesti and the Corsica Chess Club. Chief arbiter: Akkhavahn Vilaisarn. About 90 games were made available.

Krishnan Sasikiran won with 7.5/9, ahead of Gawain Jones (7/9) and 13 players (of which 12 qualified) with 6.5/9.

Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/2011110...
Schedule: https://web.archive.org/web/2011110...
Crosstable: https://web.archive.org/web/2011103...
Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/news/view/201...
TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnew...
FIDE: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament...

 page 2 of 2; games 26-40 of 40  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. H Melkumyan vs V Durarbayli  1-0532011Corsica Masters OpenE55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation
27. I Cheparinov vs T Coleman  1-0332011Corsica Masters OpenD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
28. Sasikiran vs Fressinet  1-0402011Corsica Masters OpenD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
29. V Durarbayli vs Y Berthelot  1-0642011Corsica Masters OpenA34 English, Symmetrical
30. T Coleman vs N Sulava  1-0672011Corsica Masters OpenE00 Queen's Pawn Game
31. G Jones vs X Bedouin  1-0252011Corsica Masters OpenC45 Scotch Game
32. R Mamedov vs S E Ivanov  1-0752011Corsica Masters OpenB42 Sicilian, Kan
33. M Arnold vs V Baghdasaryan  1-0612011Corsica Masters OpenA00 Uncommon Opening
34. V Durarbayli vs T Coleman  1-0652011Corsica Masters OpenB42 Sicilian, Kan
35. G Flom vs R Picard  1-0562011Corsica Masters OpenE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
36. M Massoni vs X Bedouin  1-0402011Corsica Masters OpenB83 Sicilian
37. Sasikiran vs H Melkumyan  1-0732011Corsica Masters OpenD78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
38. G Jones vs I Cheparinov 1-0372011Corsica Masters OpenB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
39. P Tregubov vs V Pesotskyi  1-0392011Corsica Masters OpenE60 King's Indian Defense
40. J Mullon vs E Kirk  1-0412011Corsica Masters OpenB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
 page 2 of 2; games 26-40 of 40  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-30-11  plimko: Official Site
http://www.opencorsica.com/php/

Another interesting site
http://www.corse-echecs.com/

Results and more:
http://www.echecs.asso.fr/Default.a...

On 'Scacchi Internazionali':
http://biker60.wordpress.com/2011/1...

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