The 25th Italian Junior Chess Championships were held from 30th June to 7th July in Villaggio Kastalia near Ragusa, Sicily. 548 players competed in 10 age groups U16-14-12-10-8 (Boys and Girls).
The three sisters Scarpa from Rimini won three medals – Silvia with gold in U12, Claudia gold in U10 and Alessandra silver in U8 (shared 1st but worst technical tie-break).
Tea Gueci from Palermo, the only girl that played against the boys, finished excellent 4th in the U14 group, with 6.5/9 points.
Info by Adolivio Capece. Official website
Final standings (after 9 rounds)
Under 16:
1.Federico Boscolo (Venezia) – 7.5
2.Giacomo Gregori (Ancona) – 7
3.Alexander Teutsch (Bolzano) – 7
Girls:
1.Daniela Movileanu (Roma-Frascati) – 8
2.Virginia Colantuono (Roma) – 7.5
3.Annarita De Somma (Napoli) – 6.5
Under 14:
1.Fulvio Zamengo (Venezia) – 7.5
2.Andrea Manfroi (Roma-Vitinia) – 7
3.Alex Dobboletta (Bologna) – 7
4.Tea Gueci (Palermo) – 6.5
Girls:
1.Gaia Paolillo (Barletta) – 8
2.Alessia Santeramo (Barletta) – 7.5
3.Daniela Bresciani (Bergamo) – 6
4.Irene Lazzarini (Lucca) – 6
Under 12:
1.Lorenzo Lodici (Venezia) – 7.5
2.Luca Moroni (Milano) – 7
3.Valerio Carnicelli (Roma-Frascati) – 7
4.Tommaso Bernardini (Roma-Vitinia) – 7
Girls:
1.Silvia Scarpa (Rimini) – 7.5
2.Desiree Di benedetto (Roma-Frascati) – 7.5
3.Giulia Giordano (Cagliari) – 6.5
Under 10:
1.Cesare Wang (Modena) – 8
2.Francesco Sonis (Oristano) – 7
3.Edoardo Di benedetto (Roma-Frascati) – 7
4.Matteo Pitzanti (Cagliari) – 7
Girls:
1.Claudia Scarpa (Rimini) – 8
2.Maria Palma (Biella) – 8
3.Claudia Santeramo (Bari) – 7
Under 8:
Samuele Lunghi (Milano) – 8.5
Aledssandro Damico (Barletta) – 7
Andrea Becchi (Modena) – 7
Girls:
Francesca Garau (Cagliari) – 8
Alessandra Scarpa (Rimini) – 8
Samia Sheik (Trento) – 6.5
