Vimar Marostica finally won the 2007 italian team championship, beating Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova in the last round after a tough battle and scoring 9 points out of 10. Decisive was Robert Huebner’s victory over Albanian GM Erald Dervishi on the first board; all other games were drawn. Il Massimo Palermo, led by Spanish GM Francisco Vallejo Pons, took second place with 8 points and Mens Sana 1871 Siena was third at 6; Padova, Platinum Bologna and La Zisa Palermo scored 5 points each; Triestina, Eporediese, Legnano and Penne has been relegated and will be replaced by Dlf Firenze, Monza, Chieti and Pisignano next year. This is the seventh shield for Vimar: a real record in Italy. Full standings on my Italian site:
www.messaggeroscacchi.it/italia/cis07.html.
Top scorers of the competition were Vallejo (5/5) and French GM Robert Fontaine (4/5) on the first board, IM Sabino Brunello (4/5) and FM Piero Mazzilli (3.5/5) on the second, GM Lexy Ortega (4/5), IM Carlo D’Amore (3/4) and FM Sergio Corso (3/4) on the third and masters Mario Ferro and Andrea Amato (3/5) on the fourth. Only 2 points each (out of 4) for Huebner and Italian champion GM Michele Godena.
100 games played, only 23 drawn: many tough battles, but lots of mistakes, too. I found some interesting positions, anyway: Black to move in all cases. Find the best continuations and have fun!
Black to play and...
Black to play and...
Black to play and...
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