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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 (Battaglini), 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 4; games 26-50 of 89  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. A Inants vs I Cheparinov  0-1612011Corsica Masters OpenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
27. R Mamedov vs J Mullon 1-0212011Corsica Masters OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
28. G Jones vs M Arnold  ½-½722011Corsica Masters OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
29. A Grigoryan vs Sasikiran  ½-½432011Corsica Masters OpenE15 Queen's Indian
30. Fressinet vs H Melkumyan  ½-½652011Corsica Masters OpenC50 Giuoco Piano
31. I Cheparinov vs V Pesotskyi 1-0412011Corsica Masters OpenA40 Queen's Pawn Game
32. M Arnold vs P Dimitrov  1-0542011Corsica Masters OpenA28 English
33. E Shachar vs V Durarbayli  ½-½222011Corsica Masters OpenB30 Sicilian
34. V Baghdasaryan vs E Ghaem Maghami  ½-½522011Corsica Masters OpenC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
35. H Melkumyan vs C Debray  1-0342011Corsica Masters OpenD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
36. R Dimitrov vs G Jones  0-1362011Corsica Masters OpenA20 English
37. G Flear vs R Mamedov  ½-½412011Corsica Masters OpenC41 Philidor Defense
38. Sasikiran vs G Flom (Battaglini)  1-0392011Corsica Masters OpenA64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8
39. T Baron vs Fressinet  0-1632011Corsica Masters OpenC67 Ruy Lopez
40. R Dimitrov vs V Pesotskyi  0-1502011Corsica Masters OpenB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
41. A Demuth vs T Mamedjarova  1-0262011Corsica Masters OpenE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
42. Y Berthelot vs G Flom (Battaglini)  1-0522011Corsica Masters OpenC10 French
43. T Baron vs M Massoni  1-0212011Corsica Masters OpenD81 Grunfeld, Russian Variation
44. N Sulava vs A Grigoryan  1-0372011Corsica Masters OpenE90 King's Indian
45. I Cheparinov vs E Shachar 1-0862011Corsica Masters OpenA84 Dutch
46. M Arnold vs R Mamedov  ½-½222011Corsica Masters OpenE91 King's Indian
47. Sasikiran vs V Durarbayli  ½-½542011Corsica Masters OpenA64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8
48. P Tregubov vs Fressinet  0-1492011Corsica Masters OpenE00 Queen's Pawn Game
49. H Melkumyan vs G Jones  ½-½772011Corsica Masters OpenA96 Dutch, Classical Variation
50. P Tregubov vs C Rabineau  1-0222011Corsica Masters OpenE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
 page 2 of 4; games 26-50 of 89  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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