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This summer in Sicily there will be the 6th "Terre degli Elimi", the most important international chess festival of the island.
It will be an intense high level chess week from July 28th to August 4th! Erice is a magic ancient place and in the free time you are able to visit places of incomparable beauty and charm as Segesta, the Egadi Islands, Zingaro, Scopello. Erice in western Sicily (Italy) is 15 km away from 'airport "Vincenzo Florio" in Trapani (Ryanair Hub), is a true and proper tourist pearl of Sicily, located about 700 meters above sea level overlooking the sea. To arrive in Erice, can reach Trapani by plane (Vincenzo Florio airport) with daily Ryanair flights offering direct connections from leading Italian and European airports (Paris, Girona, Bratislava, Frankfurt Hann, Eindhoven, Kaunas, Krakow, Warsaw ecc.) at very cheap prices.
And all this without suffering from the summer sultriness thanks to the microclimate of the mountaintop!
The Festival includes:
- a main tournament A Open, in 9 rounds, for players rated >1800;
- a secondary B Open, in 9 rounds too, for players
- a promotional C Open, in 8 rounds, for players < 1500.
The tournaments will be held July 28th to August 4th in the halls of the Sales palace in Erice.
The Open A will be valid for international norms of FM, IM and GM. The total prize money will be more of 3500 €.
Play with the masters
GM
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Imre Hera
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Hungary
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2592
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GM
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Danyyil Dvirnyy
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Italy
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2540
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GM
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Fabien Libiszewski
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France
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2530
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IM
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Sergei Matsenko
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Russia
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2505
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GM
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Salvador Alonso
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Argentina
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2488
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GM
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Denes Boros
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Hungary
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2462
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IM
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Sabrina Vega Gutierrez
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Spain
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2395
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IM
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Sophie Milliet
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France
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2369
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IM
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Daniel Contin
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Italy
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2303
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FM
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Andrei Matsenko
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Russia
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2303
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WIM
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Amalia Aranaz Murillo
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Spain
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2287
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FM
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Mario Ferro
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Italy
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2285
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-M
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Federico Madiai
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Italy
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2240
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-M
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Riccardo Marzaduri
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Italy
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2163
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WFM
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Alessia Santeramo
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Italy
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2118
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FM
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Giuseppe Fabiano
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Italy
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2011
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WFM
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Maria Teresa Arnetta
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Italy
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2004
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WFM
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Elena Matsenko
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Russia
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1996
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If you have never come to Sicily or like to play with the masters Erice may finally be the right time!
See you soon!
For info on accommodation and reservations write to
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(Alessandro Monaco)
We look forward! You will be welcome!
Contacts
Organizer: Alessandro Monaco -
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- mobile phone +39 3343114606
All details on international official website http://elimi.ericescacchi.it
Facebook page of Terre degli Elimi https://www.facebook.com/Terre.Elimi?ref=hl
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