In the B tournament however, the Bulgarian Simeonov Ventsislav triumphed while the Milan Francesco Albano won the C tournament. “In this 53rd edition- adds Cassani- the Italian champions did well. But I would like to emphasize the fantastic performance of the young Paolo Formento, member of our circle, that at the age of only 14 shined  in the major tournament closing with 5 points and gaining in a winning position a draw with the Russian GM Igor Efimov. 

Formento is approaching with great strides to achieve the magistral title. We are all very proud. At the same time, Antonino Faraci, vice president and veteran of the festival, once again did well with 4 points 1/2. In the minor tournaments the local players gave an excellent demonstation: In the B tournament shined with a good fourth place Fabio De Luca; in the C tournament Andrea Ruo, Borrelli e Bianchimani. In the juvenile tournament, our member Jacopo Privitera won, dominating the final standings. And lastly Attilio Damiano, Nicolò De Luca, Valentina Ruo and Amerigo Novaro did a really good figure, all young passionates of this sport”.

This year the Imperia Chess Festival saw at the starting line 161 partecipants in the four tournaments and 60 in the magistral tournament, the most prestigous one. It counted 6 Grand Masters and 11 international masters, the two most highest titles in this sport. Cassini states: “ The location of the Festival in the Palazzetto of  Sports turned out to be a good choice appreciated by all. I would like to thank once again the town mayor Paolo Stresciano and the councilor Luca Volpe for their availabilty. The city of Imperia must be proud  of an event that contiues after 53 years, an historical record hard to match, with the entire city that gains in terms of tourism and popolarity. For what concerns  our Circle, the true heart of the festival,  I would like to thank all the members that have worked for the organization, implementation and proper functioning of the event.

In this prospective a special mention must go to Gianni Ricca and to Stefano Novaro, for competence and commitment, without forgetting all the others which with little funds and a lot of efforts, both economically and physically, have really given  a lot”. And ends:” with the hope to always improve ourselves and with the granitic passion that supports us, we invite all the passionates to the many other  tournaments that will follow the festival which can be found onthe notices of our website: www.imperiascacchi.it”. Among these, the Imperia Chess Circle which is giving its contribute in the organization of the 2nd International San Remo Chess Festival that will take place at the Nyala Suite Hotel in San Remo (via Solaro, 134) January 5-8 2012 (www.sanremoscacchi.com).

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It’s  a high level event of  undoubted charm the event that will take place from February 25 to February 27  2011 in San Remo.

In that weekend, in fact, the city of flowers will host the Chess Festival “San Remo Chess 2011″, an unmissable appointment that after many years, marks the return in our city of an international chess tournament, with the ambition of becoming a reference point for passionates, Italians and foreigners.

San Remo boasts an amazing coat of arms in the chess environment  as it hosted in 1930 a world championship that became a legend with the victory of  Alexander Alekhine.

 It was the biggest tournament organized in Italy and one of the most important international events of that period to which partecipated almost all the best players of that time. The tournament , that took place at the Casino, saw the victory of the World Champion Alekhine with an almost unbeatable performance of 14 wins over 15 matches.

The story, the fotos and the text of the match of such an important event are documentated in the book by  Enrico Cecchelli, member of the Imperia Chess Circle,  entitled San Remo 1930: the tournaments of the giants (Sanremo 1930: il torneo dei giganti).

Now, thanks to the Imperia Chess Circle, that signed a prestigous partnership with this fascinating discipline organizing the most long running national tournament – this year the international chess festival of Imperia reached its 52nd edition-, San Remo hosts once again the Chess Festival.

The official seat of the event will be the Nyala Suite Hotel in via Solaro 134.

“The Imperia Chess Circle – states the President Gianni Rossi Cassani – is honoured to contribute with its decades-long  experience in organizing the tournament with the collaboration  of the staff of Nyala Suite Hotel. Sure that such event will collaborate successfully with the prestigous ” Imperia Chess Festival”, pride of our partnership, and hoping for an equally positive path and projected to the future as a solid destination in the national and international chess circuit, we invite all players and passionates to partecipate”.

Moreover, the Nyala wonder Travel, strong of its decade experience, will arrange the accomodation of  the partecipants and the promotion and the communication of the event outside the traditional chess environment.

“This event – states Igor Varnero (Nyala Wonder Travel) – puts our city in the center of grand circuit, the chess one, which can count passionates and players in the whole world. There will be three days dedicated to the competition, to fun and to the game, that will project San Remo in a real international dimension”.

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