The Champion GM Ni Hua posing for CHEERS!!!
Last year Zoltan Almasi or Hungary took first place in the traditional Italian tournament, scoring half a point more than Ni Hua. This year the Chinese grandmaster came to the event with a 69-point higher rating, while Almasi had dropped by 28 points. The result: Ni Hua took first place with 7.5/9 and a 2840 performance, while Almasi came a distant second with 6.0/9.
Zoltan Almasi, 2663 vs Alexey Dreev, 2670 in round five (Dreev won in 96 moves)
Alexei Dreev, 2670, vs Mihail Marin, 2556 in round six (Marin won in 62 moves)
Luca Shytaj, 2472, vs Ni Hua, 2710 in round seven. Ni Hua won in 33 moves
Manuel Leon Hoyos, Mexico, vs Miso Cebalo, Coratia in round eight (draw)
Mihail Marin, Romania vs Jan Gustafsson in round eight: 1-0 in 40 moves
Decisive game Ni Hua vs Almasi in round eight: Black won in 41 moves
Source: Chessbase.
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