• Kecksemet, Hungary

    June 2003.  I played from the 20th to the 29th June in a closed all-play-all tournament in Kecksemet, Hungary. My results were : Lost – Drawn – Lost – Drawn – Won – Lost – Won – Won – Won and I scored 5 / 9.  

  • Open Internazionale Citta di Viterbo

    2003 May. I played in the Open Internazionale Citta di Viterbo near Rome from the 31st May to 2nd June 2003. I finished on the same points as the winner but came second on board count. Still, the trophy for second looks much nicer than the winners ….

  • Italian Schools Championships

    2003 May. The Italian Schools Championships took place on the 24-25 May. My school was representing Tuscany, following an earlier tournament in Tuscany, and we finished second. The honour of being the best chess school in Italy went to a school from Palermo – but second was a great achievement for us!  

  • INTERNATIONAL NECKAR OPEN DEIZISAU, STUTTGART

    2003 April Beat two GrandMasters in the Neckar Open and gained my first IM norm. The Neckar Open in Germany over Easter has been my best tournament so far. I finished on 6 / 9. My results are here.  I received the certificate for my first IM norm from the organisers of the Neckar Open.…

  • 4NCL

    2003 March. Pleased with a win over Simon Knott IM in the 4NCL in England

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