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52nd Reggio Emilia 2009-10 (9)

52nd Reggio Emilia 2009-10

Kamsky beat Almasi in Round 9 to catch him. Photo © Janis Nisii

Kamsky beat Almasi in Round 9 to catch him. Photo © Janis Nisii | http://www.ippogrifoscacchi.it

The 52nd Reggio Emilia tournament took place 28th December 2009 - 6th January 2010. Gata Kamsky edged out Zoltan Almasi on tie-break after defeating him in the final round and catching him on 6.5/9.

52nd Reggio Emilia Tournament 2009-10 (Reggio Emilia ITA)
Mon 28th Dec 2009 - Wed 6th Jan 2010 - Official Site

Masters (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:100m:50+30smp(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

Masters (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 100m:50+30smp(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

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52nd It Reggio Emilia ITA (ITA), 28 xii 2009 - 6 i 2010 cat. XV (2624)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Kamsky, Gata g USA 2695 * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 2782
2. Almasi, Zoltan g HUN 2704 0 * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 2781
3. Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2652 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 0 2700
4. Godena, Michele g ITA 2537 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 2713
5. Jobava, Baadur g GEO 2696 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 2615
6. Landa, Konstantin g RUS 2664 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 4 2576
7. Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2692 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 1 ½ 4 2573
8. Safarli, Eltaj g AZE 2592 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 4 2584
9. Brunello, Sabino m ITA 2507 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * 1 3 2511
10. Vocaturo, Daniele g ITA 2500 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 * 2364

Round 1 (December 28, 2009)
Almasi, Zoltan - Godena, Michele ½-½ 88 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Landa, Konstantin - Jobava, Baadur ½-½ 34 E00 Catalan
Bologan, Viktor - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 41 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Brunello, Sabino - Safarli, Eltaj 0-1 50 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Vocaturo, Daniele - Kamsky, Gata 0-1 50 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Round 2 (December 29, 2009)
Caruana, Fabiano - Almasi, Zoltan ½-½ 14 E00 Catalan
Godena, Michele - Vocaturo, Daniele 1-0 45 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Jobava, Baadur - Bologan, Viktor 1-0 44 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Safarli, Eltaj - Kamsky, Gata ½-½ 30 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen
Brunello, Sabino - Landa, Konstantin ½-½ 38 E04 Catalan
Round 3 (December 30, 2009)
Kamsky, Gata - Godena, Michele ½-½ 48 A07 Barcza System
Almasi, Zoltan - Jobava, Baadur 1-0 46 B65 Sicilian Rauzer
Landa, Konstantin - Safarli, Eltaj ½-½ 15 D81 Gruenfeld Botvinnik
Bologan, Viktor - Brunello, Sabino 1-0 35 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Vocaturo, Daniele - Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 45 A07 Barcza System
Round 4 (December 31, 2009)
Caruana, Fabiano - Kamsky, Gata ½-½ 57 B18 Caro Kann
Jobava, Baadur - Vocaturo, Daniele 1-0 36 E77 King's Indian Four Pawns
Landa, Konstantin - Bologan, Viktor 0-1 29 E97 King's Indian Classical
Safarli, Eltaj - Godena, Michele ½-½ 36 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Brunello, Sabino - Almasi, Zoltan 0-1 40 D71 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Round 5 (January 2, 2010)
Kamsky, Gata - Jobava, Baadur 1-0 40 A10 Dutch, QI and KID Systems
Almasi, Zoltan - Landa, Konstantin ½-½ 22 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Godena, Michele - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 35 C07 French Tarrasch
Bologan, Viktor - Safarli, Eltaj 1-0 40 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Vocaturo, Daniele - Brunello, Sabino 0-1 63 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Round 6 (January 3, 2010)
Jobava, Baadur - Godena, Michele ½-½ 21 D22 QGA
Landa, Konstantin - Vocaturo, Daniele 1-0 65 B76 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Bologan, Viktor - Almasi, Zoltan 0-1 100 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Safarli, Eltaj - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 34 B40 Sicilian Classical
Brunello, Sabino - Kamsky, Gata 0-1 49 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Round 7 (January 4, 2010)
Kamsky, Gata - Landa, Konstantin ½-½ 44 B18 Caro Kann
Almasi, Zoltan - Safarli, Eltaj 1-0 61 C70 Ruy Lopez
Caruana, Fabiano - Jobava, Baadur ½-½ 39 B65 Sicilian Rauzer
Godena, Michele - Brunello, Sabino ½-½ 22 B18 Caro Kann
Vocaturo, Daniele - Bologan, Viktor ½-½ 76 C50 Giuoco Piano
Round 8 (January 5, 2010)
Almasi, Zoltan - Vocaturo, Daniele 1-0 34 E06 Catalan
Landa, Konstantin - Godena, Michele ½-½ 40 D23 QGA
Bologan, Viktor - Kamsky, Gata ½-½ 40 C19 French Winawer
Safarli, Eltaj - Jobava, Baadur ½-½ 52 B65 Sicilian Rauzer
Brunello, Sabino - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 49 E67 King's Indian Fianchetto
Round 9 (January 6, 2010)
Kamsky, Gata - Almasi, Zoltan 1-0 41 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Caruana, Fabiano - Landa, Konstantin 1-0 25 C42 Petroff's Defence
Godena, Michele - Bologan, Viktor 1-0 34 C41 Philidor's Defence
Jobava, Baadur - Brunello, Sabino ½-½ 40 A18 English Opening
Vocaturo, Daniele - Safarli, Eltaj 0-1 59 C53 Giuoco Piano

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