The 70th Italian Chess Championship is being played from 23rd November to 4th December at the Hotel Athena in the city of Siena. 12 players compete in the round robin tournament where GM Lexy Ortega is defending the title earned at the 2009 Championship.

Participants:
Caruana Fabiano GM ITA 2709
Godena Michele GM 2549
Brunello Sabino GM 2544
Rombaldoni Denis IM 2494
Dvirnyy Daniyyl IM 2492
D'Amore Carlo IM 2485
Ortega Lexy GM 2480
Rombaldoni Axel IM 2471
Garcia Palermo Carlos GM 2465
Genocchio Daniele IM 2433
Piscopo Pierluigi IM 2399
Bonafede Alessandro FM 2310

Follow the event on the official website. Live games here.