30 October 2017

Alexey Dreev Wins Corsica Masters in France

He defeats Gata Kamsky in the final.

A Russian grandmaster Alexey Dreev won a traditional rapid tournament Corsican Circuit 2017 in France. The competition consisted of two stages: a qualification Swiss tournament, after with 16 best players were fighting in knock-out matches to determine the winner.  

Quarterfinals: G. Kamsky (USA) - M. Antipov (Russia) 1.5-0.5, R. Jumabayev (Kazakhstan) - A. Zubov (Ukraine) 2.5-1.5, N. Huschenbeth (Germany) - V. Onischuk (Ukraine) 2-0, and A. Dreev (Russia) - J. Moussard (France) 2-0. Semi-final: G. Kamsky -  R. Jumabayev 1.5-0.5, and A. Dreev - N. Huschenbeth 3-1. 

In the final match, Alexey Dreev defeated Gata Kamsky 1.5-0.5. 

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