Italian Top Seed Fabiano Caruana won AAI International Grandmasters Chess Tournament

Italian top seed Fabiano Caruana defeated Filipino Wesley to emerge winner of the AAI International Grandmasters chess tournament on 2 July 2011. With his seven points bagged from the tournament, Caruana was richer by $8,000. The 30-move draw against Wesley raised Caruana's tally to seven points. Caruana performed at a rating of 2800, way above his starting rating of 2714.

For the first time in 10 rounds, all three games ended as draws that, in turn, maintained the overnight positions of the six competing Grandmasters.

Sasikiran, following his 49-move draw against Hou Yifan, finished runner-up and was richer by $6000. Laznicka whose performance-level touched 2694 against his own rating of 2681 was placed third. Parimarjan Negi, who played to his fifth seeding after drawing with Laznicka in 42 moves of Carokann was placed fifth while Wesley stood fourth.