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Tradewise Gibraltar: Nikita Nudges Out Nigel

2/3/2013 – The final round of this very strong event – seven 2700+ players, 14 players rated between 2600 and 2699 – was full of drama: four players tied for first on 8.0/10, necessitating a knock-out play-off to decide the winner of the £20,000 first prize. It boiled down to serial Gibraltar winner Nigel Short vs the young Russian GM Nikita Vitiugov. What a tiebreak final that was – and it was all caught on video!

Gibraltar: Forty somethings on the rampage

1/30/2013 – In our previous reports we extolled the performance of mainly young players at the Tradewise Chess Festival. Today John Saunders concentrates on players over forty, like Georgiev, Short and Adams, who are still amply able beat up youngsters. After nine rounds of play three players share the lead with 7.5 points each, followed by seven with 7.0 points. Report and analysis.

Gibraltar: Four Amigos and the Battle of the Sexes

1/28/2013 – After four rounds of the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2013 there were four players in the lead with perfect 4.0/4 scores, after five rounds just two were left (Le Quang Liem and Nikita Vitiugov) and after six there are three GMs with 5.5/6 points. We bring you another long and very entertaining report by John Saunders, with pictures and analysis, but which ends in something completely different.

Gibraltar: The Magnificent Eight Ride Again

1/26/2013 – "Seven" would have been much more appropriate, but there happen to be eight Super-GMs with ratings over 2700 in the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2013. After three rounds, only three of the Magnificent Eight remained on 100% – together with a 18-year-old GM from China, Yu Yangyi, who is rated 2688 and clearly a prodigious talent. John Saunders reports.

Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival: winners stumble

1/25/2013 – Early rounds of big opens rarely produce major surprises, as the top half of the draw tends to murder the bottom half in cold blood. But in this year’s Gibraltar Masters a number of top players were served reminders on how careful you must be against weaker opposition. Ask Vassily Ivanchuk, Gata Kamsky or Nigel Short. After three rounds 15 players have perfect scores. John Saunders reports.
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