The 1st Cento Open was held from 5th to 13th February in Pieve di Cento, near Bologna. Three players shared the first place with 7 points each but the world-class Grandmaster and top seed, GM Alexey Dreev, was declared the champion on best tiebreak score. The second place goes to GM David Alberto, who was the sole leader through the middle of the tournament, and GM Roland Salvador of Philippines claims the third.

The top 20 finishers, top 7 Italian players and top 5 in each rating group were awarded with money prizes, from the fund that amounted to 26.000 EUR.

Final standings:
1-3. GM Dreev Aleksey 2694, GM David Alberto 2580 and GM Salvador Roland 2533 - 7.0
4-8. GM Delchev Aleksander 2629, GM Korneev Oleg 2576, GM Sokolov Ivan 2657, GM Rozentalis Eduardas 2588 and GM Godena Michele 2541 - 6.5
9-19. GM Danielian Elina 2454, GM Romanishin Oleg 2534, IM Manca Federico 2384, IM Piscopo Pierluigi 2406, GM Naumkin Igor 2499, IM Mogranzini Roberto 2425, GM Brunello Sabino 2540, IM Solomon Kenny 2425, IM Ansell Simon 2423, IM Lekic Dusan 2389 and IM Jakovljevic Vlado 2394 - 6.0 etc

Full crosstables, games and more information on the official website ScacchiRandagi.com.

The final day of the chess tournament coincided with the opening of the European Carnival. The trophies were given on the stage on the Cento central square in front of thousands of people and dozen of TV cameras.