[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Reggio Emilia finishes: Almasi wins, Gashimov gets the Brilliancy Prize

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
Reggio Emilia finishes: Almasi wins, Gashimov gets the Brilliancy Prize
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1199739542.shtml


   [1]Reggio Emilia in Italy hosts one of the great traditional
   tournaments of the world's chess calendar, and the 50th edition was
   just won by Hungarian Zoltan Almasi with 6/9, half a point ahead of
   Vugar Gashimov, Ni Hua, and Penteala Harikrishna. Konstantin Landa
   scored 4.5, Viktor Korchnoi and David Navara garnered 4 points apiece,
   Sergei Tiviakov and Mihail Marin each scored 3.5 points, and local
   entrant Michele Godena brought up the rear with 3/9.
   It was a fine performance by Almasi, whose rating is on the verge of
   2700, but we'll take a look at second-place finisher Gashimov's win
   over Tiviakov. It's a pity that brilliancy prizes are so rare
   nowadays, but happily Reggio Emilia is an exception to the current
   trend. Let's have a look at the prize-winning game, right [2]here.

References

   1. http://www.ippogrifoscacchi.it/50%5Ftdc/
   2. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/files/regemil2008_gashimov_tiviakov.htm