On Saturday 7 June, right on time after the ritual welcome from the Municipality's Tourism Councilor Rossana Benazzo, the Acqui Terme International Open started.
Ninety-four players at the start divided into the three scheduled tournaments: A, 50+, 65+. For this first edition we expected around a hundred players and so it more or less happened.
Participation from abroad was notable with 14 foreign Federations present (there would be 15 with Russia which however participates under the FIDE flag), in particular we would like to highlight USA, AUSTRALIA, HONG KONG. We hadn't had the latter even in the various world championships that we have organized here in Acqui Terme over the years.
As was noted during the welcome, the intention is to take stock after having organized at least three editions so as to allow the event to settle down and to understand whether or not it is appreciated by chess players. One round per day may or may not be liked, as is the absence of double rounds. The seniors should be happy right away since in Italy we are the first to include two dedicated tournaments in an event, a practice that is instead common in other countries.
Live games and results on the website.
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