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A hi from Porto Mannu

21 May 2007 12:13 PM | Last modified: 12:14

Suddenly the reports from Sofia ended. And for me the Mtel tournament already feels a bit far away and long ago. What was the case? Friday afternoon I managed to post the last material right in time and then I had to hurry to the airport. Via Rome I flew to Sardinia on Saturday morning where my next tournament started in the afternoon.

It’s located at the north coast of Sardinia, the area is called Capo d’Orso / Porto Mannu. The resort where the players stay is located beautifully at a bay and everyone enjoys the delicious Italian food. The only negative aspect is that there’s no internet at all. I write this on a slow internet computer at the nearest town, Palau, which can only be reached by taxi. (Luckily I could share it with two Spaniards.) The have many lectures here, by amongst others the well-known trainers/writers Aagaard, Marin and Rowson (who also play in the tournament). I already put Aagaard’s on video and Marin has also agreed. I also want to interview the three. So in short: I’m doing nice things for ChessVibes but I’m afraid I can only publish it next week… Although I might be able to arrange something via the organizers. The tournament has five electronical boards, using a mobile internet connection. So, hopefully until soon!

Written by peter | Filed under Tournaments 

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10 Responses to “A hi from Porto Mannu”

  1. arne on 21 May 2007 12:49 PM

    HEEL vervelend dit allemaal weer hoor, Peter ;-) Veel plezier daar, en succes in het toernooi.

  2. ivan on 21 May 2007 18:32 PM

    Te deseo las mejor de las suertes ahí en Capo d’Orso. Que anotes muchas victorias.

    Un Saludo.

  3. Matt Helfst on 21 May 2007 20:03 PM

    Italian food and chess, how much better can life get?

    Wow, thank you Peter. I look forward to seeing the new videos on ChessVibes in the near future.

  4. Dominik Bomans on 21 May 2007 21:37 PM

    Sounds like a perfect week: chess, italian
    food (and wine?), no internet (= not stress from
    outside) …
    Still, I am looking forward to your new reports
    and videos!
    I really enjoy your site…

  5. AnnA on 22 May 2007 1:49 AM

    Hi Peter! Good luck in your games!

    Tell Marin I say hi :)

    Besos,
    Anna

  6. Annemarie on 22 May 2007 15:45 PM

    Waar kan je de uitslagen van de partijen lezen?

  7. forest on 22 May 2007 18:23 PM

    hier: http://asd.caissa.it/portomannu/vega/index.html

    en hier al zijn persoonlijke scores:
    http://asd.caissa.it/portomannu/vega/playercard.html#29

  8. roger64 on 23 May 2007 6:18 AM

    well, it is a pity for you that you missed the -expected but nevertheless thrilling- Topalov’s comeback in the last round of MTEL tournament.

    It-s like these greats phenomenoms of nature, volcanoes, hurricanes and so on…Must see.

    A great great game by its sheer force of will. This guy is a true champ.

  9. remkov on 26 May 2007 8:00 AM

    hoe zit dat nu met die kandidaten? en waar staat topalov in dat plaatje? kan iemand dat eens duidelijk uitleggen?

  10. antonio on 11 June 2007 20:47 PM

    ciao Peter, un grande saluto and many compliments for your report from Porto Mannu.
    Maybe next year…….one never knows……
    ciao, ciao a tutti gli scacchisti olandesi

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