In September “Solo” played in three tournaments in Italy: Rome, Livigno and Biella. The best results was reached in the 1st International Chess Tournament Barclays in Rome: clear 1st place in the strong field.
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Next came the II International Livigno Chess Open on height of 1800 meters in italian Alps. This tournament brought a very strong line-up: 21 GMs and 13 IMs amongst 52 participants. Yuri was less furios than in Rome and took the decent 5th place in the end.
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And finally, in weekend five-round II International Open “Citta’ di Biella” Yuri took “bronze” scoring 4 points. 6 GMs and 6 IMs played amongst 69 players.
Final results