Italian Chess Tournaments

Friday, 19 March 2010 23:59

Lacona - Isle of Elba May, 8-18th Open A, for players rated higher than 1800 elo, and Open B, for players U1900 elo - 9 rounds Ask for the complete program, technical information, touristic and for the conventional prices, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Isle of Elba, very well known for the vestiges of Napoleon, is really a nice place and in May prices are very convenient. Moreover, the seaside is wide and comfortable. Torino June 19th - Rapid Open June 20-27th, Torino open tournaments for women and for unrated players, taking place during the Italian Championships The former capital of Italy prepares itself to celebrate 150 years of unification of Italy www.scacchisticatorinese.it 2nd Festival Francophone July 3-9th, Arvier (Aosta Valley) 2nd Festival Francophone (open, 9 rounds) - www.scacchivda.com Open to all the players from about 70 countries belonging to the "Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie" (OIF), www.francophonie.org Aosta Valley is one of the most famous touristic regions in Italy, very well known for its castles, food and wines. 6th European Union Chess Championship September 4-12th, Arvier (Aosta Valley) 6th European Union championship (open, 9 rounds) - www.scacchivda.com Open to all players from the countries belonging to European Union, with wild card for players from Croatia, Fyrom and Turkey, but without the right to the title. Aosta Valley is one of the most famous touristic regions in Italy, very well known for its castles, food and wines. Livigno Open September 10-18th, Livigno (Sondrio, Valtellina) Open A for players rated higher than 2000 elo, Open B for players U2000 elo, Open C for unrated players www.livignoscacchi.it - www.livigno.eu Livigno is very well known as touristic skiing town. It is said "the little Tibet". A few kilometers from the city lies the village of Trepalle, at 2250 meters above sea level, the highest inhabited place of Europe! Adolivio Capece Press Officer, Italian Chess Federation