Vassily Ivanchuk for the first time in Italy!

International Chess Festival in Forni di Sopra (Italy)

June 15-22, Forni di Sopra (IT)

The chess world is thrilled since the legend Vassily Ivanchuk is joining the 10th edition of the International Chess Festival in Forni di Sopra (Italy).

The tournament takes place in the wonderful Italian Dolomites, in a village where time has stopped and you get the feeling of living in a fairytale. From June 15 to 22, a full week to relax and have fun, letting off steam from everyday life, traffic, meetings, duties and all those annoying things we need to do in our daily routine.

What a lovely place, isn't it?

This festival has hosted during these editions strong professional players, such as Mikhail Gurevitch, Nabaty Tamir, Alexander Fier, Viktor Moskalenko, Ivan Lopez Salgado, Oleg Korneev, Oleg Romanishin, Carlos Matamoros, just to name some of them.

For the 10th anniversary seven chess Grandmasters have already confirmed their presence, including Ivanchuk, Mareco and Dreev. You’ll also find some rising stars of chess: 2017 World U18 Champion José Martinez and the European Chess Championship Under 16 Francesco Sonis will get a chance to win the 8000 Euros prize fund.

World U18 Champion José Martinez

Vassily “Chucky” Ivanchuk for the first time ever will play an open tournament in Italy and it’s a big honour for Italy to host such a strong Grandmaster, who only three years ago brilliantly won the World Rapid Chess Championship, when the video of its closing ceremony became viral.

This will be the first time for Chucky in an open tournament in Italy.