After 3 rounds of the CIS Master Italian Team Championship 2015, top seeds ‘Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova’, boasting of such players as Nakamura, Vachier-Lagrave and Bacrot, took the sole lead with a perfect score of 6 match-points. This became possible courtesy of a comfortable 3-1 victory over 2nd seeds ‘WorldTradingLab Club 64 Modena’ in Round 3. Although Padova’s star-player GM Nakamura could only manage a draw against GM Brunello, their young Italian GMs Vocaturo and Dvirnyy came to the party with wins over IM D’Amore and IM Caprio respectively.
The battle between the 3rd and the 4th seeds – A.S.D. Circolo Scacchi vs P.W. Napoli – ended in a well-fought 2-2 draw with FM Bonafede scoring for A.S.D. Circolo Scacchi and IM Collutiis equalizing for Napoli. The other two games finished in draws, thus ensuring 1 match-point each for both the teams.
Rankings after 3 Rounds:
1) Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova – 6 Points
2) Il Grifone d’Arzignano – 4 Points
3) WorldTradingLab Club 64 Modena – 4 Points … (18 Teams)
Complete Round 3 Results: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr166264.aspx?lan=1&art=3&rd=3&wi=821
Women’s Section:
In the Women’s Section, A.S.D. Circolo Scacchi and S.S. Lazio Scacchi won their respective matches 3-0, and as such, have taken up the joint lead after Round 1 in this 5 round tournament.
Complete Round 1 Results: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr166271.aspx?lan=1&art=3&rd=1&wi=821