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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 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 28  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. I Cheparinov vs L Loewe ½-½612011Corsica Masters OpenB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
2. A Inants vs P Tregubov  ½-½312011Corsica Masters OpenB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
3. G Flear vs R Mamedov  ½-½412011Corsica Masters OpenC41 Philidor Defense
4. V Baghdasaryan vs E Ghaem Maghami  ½-½522011Corsica Masters OpenC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
5. E Shachar vs V Durarbayli  ½-½222011Corsica Masters OpenB30 Sicilian
6. Fressinet vs H Melkumyan  ½-½652011Corsica Masters OpenC50 Giuoco Piano
7. A Grigoryan vs Sasikiran  ½-½432011Corsica Masters OpenE15 Queen's Indian
8. G Jones vs M Arnold  ½-½722011Corsica Masters OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
9. Sasikiran vs V Durarbayli  ½-½542011Corsica Masters OpenA64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8
10. M Arnold vs R Mamedov  ½-½222011Corsica Masters OpenE91 King's Indian
11. H Melkumyan vs G Jones  ½-½772011Corsica Masters OpenA96 Dutch, Classical Variation
12. T Baron vs G Jones  ½-½532011Corsica Masters OpenA80 Dutch
13. G Flear vs V Pesotskyi ½-½682011Corsica Masters OpenE76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack
14. N Sulava vs T Mamedjarova  ½-½522011Corsica Masters OpenE10 Queen's Pawn Game
15. J Mullon vs M Arnold  ½-½432011Corsica Masters OpenB53 Sicilian
16. V Baghdasaryan vs R Mamedov  ½-½402011Corsica Masters OpenB06 Robatsch
17. P Dimitrov vs P Tregubov  ½-½522011Corsica Masters OpenB20 Sicilian
18. A Grigoryan vs Y Judkovsky ½-½602011Corsica Masters OpenE71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3)
19. Fressinet vs I Cheparinov  ½-½572011Corsica Masters OpenD76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6
20. I Cheparinov vs Sasikiran  ½-½302011Corsica Masters OpenE15 Queen's Indian
21. H Melkumyan vs T Baron  ½-½642011Corsica Masters OpenD76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6
22. R Mamedov vs Y Judkovsky  ½-½652011Corsica Masters OpenC53 Giuoco Piano
23. G Jones vs P Tregubov  ½-½422011Corsica Masters OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
24. Fressinet vs J Mullon  ½-½862011Corsica Masters OpenE17 Queen's Indian
25. A Grigoryan vs M Arnold  ½-½622011Corsica Masters OpenD02 Queen's Pawn Game
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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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