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Play in the Tradewise Gibraltar Masters starts at 15.00 local time (GMT+1) on Tuesday 26 January 2016, with live commentary from GM Simon Williams and IM Elisabeth Paehtz throughout. There is play every subsequent day at this time until Thursday 4 February 2016, when the tenth final round starts earlier at 11.00 (GMT+1). Live coverage may be found via the official website.
This year the field is stronger than ever before. Apart from former World Champion Viswanathan Anand and Hikaru Nakamura, currently number six in the world on the FIDE, top players such as Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Pentala Harikrishna, Li Chao, Yu Yangyi, and others start in Gibraltar. Ten players have an Elo-ranking of 2700 or more.
| No. | Name | FideID | FED | Rtg | |
| 1 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2016192 | USA | 2787 |
| 2 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 623539 | FRA | 2785 |
| 3 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 5000017 | IND | 2784 |
| 4 | GM | Harikrishna P. | 5007003 | IND | 2755 |
| 5 | GM | Li Chao B | 8604436 | CHN | 2751 |
| 6 | GM | Yu Yangyi | 8603820 | CHN | 2747 |
| 7 | GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 4122356 | RUS | 2732 |
| 8 | GM | Wojtaszek Radoslaw | 1118358 | POL | 2727 |
| 9 | GM | Rapport Richard | 738590 | HUN | 2721 |
| 10 | GM | Fressinet Laurent | 608742 | FRA | 2700 |
| 11 | GM | Bacrot Etienne | 605506 | FRA | 2697 |
| 12 | GM | Ni Hua | 8601160 | CHN | 2697 |
| 13 | GM | Naiditsch Arkadij | 4650891 | AZE | 2696 |
| 14 | GM | Ragger Markus | 1610856 | AUT | 2689 |
| 15 | GM | Howell David W L | 410608 | ENG | 2685 |
| 16 | GM | Almasi Zoltan | 702293 | HUN | 2684 |
| 17 | GM | Short Nigel D | 400025 | ENG | 2684 |
| 18 | GM | Bruzon Batista Lazaro | 3503739 | CUB | 2666 |
| 19 | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2000024 | USA | 2665 |
| 20 | GM | Duda Jan-Krzysztof | 1170546 | POL | 2660 |
| 21 | GM | Ganguly Surya Shekhar | 5002150 | IND | 2660 |
| 22 | GM | Sutovsky Emil | 2802007 | ISR | 2647 |
| 23 | GM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | 5029465 | IND | 2642 |
| 24 | GM | Anton Guijarro David | 2285525 | ESP | 2639 |
| 25 | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | 5021596 | IND | 2639 |
... 250 players
To start the Festival Radoslaw Wojtaszek and Alina Kashlinskaya gave a simultaneous exhibition in the Hotel Caleta.
Tournament director Stuart Conquest greets the two grandmasters
Alina Kashlinskaya and Radoslaw Wojtaszek
Radoslaw Wojtaszek
Alina Kashlinskaya
Occasionally you just have to take your time. Here Alina Kashlinskaya tries
to find the right move against the daughter of Swedish grandmaster Pia Cramling.
Advice is welcome
Former World Champion Vishy Anand came for a visit and had a chat with Stuart Conquest.
Photos: John Saunders (Tournament page)
The overall prize-fund amounts to 185.000 pounds, of which the winner will receive 20.000 pounds.
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The Masters Turnament is played from 26 January to 4 February 2016. On 28 January a four-board-team-blitz-tournament will be played, on 31 January follows a two-board-team-blitz-tournament. The "Battle of the Sexes", a consultation game women against men will be fought on 30 January.
