Casino di Lugano

Final Report

GM Michele Godena

First Casino di Lugano International has ended today with four players sharing the honors. The event went without significant upsets, with 10 Grandmasters scoring well among 72 participants. Kudos to David Camponovo for putting up a great tournament on the short time-limit. We hope the sponsors are happy with the festival and will continue to support chess activities in Lugano. Prize fund was 18.600 CHF.

Final standings:

1-4. GM Robert Zelcic 2554, GM Joseph Gallagher 2509, GM Nenad Sulava 2549 and GM Michele Godena 2558 with 5.0 points from 6 rounds
5-10. GM Aleksander Delchev 2600, IM Mihajlo Stojanovic 2588, IM Sabino Brunello 2454, GM Vadim Malakhatko 2598, GM Artur Kogan 2566 and IM Branko Rogulj 2387 with 4.5 points etc.

On 27th May IM Elena Sedina and IM Mihajlo Stojanovic were hosting a simul, where Mihajlo won all of his games and Elena lost only one. Blitz tournament took place on 28th May, GM Aleksander Delchev finished first, followed by IMs Mihajlo Stojanovic and Branko Rogulj.