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Gibraltar Chess Festival 2020: Paravyan wins in a playoff!
1/30/2020 – Live games and commentary with GM David Howell and Fiona Steil-Antoni from 10:00 UTC (11:00 CET, 5:00 EST). The penultimate round produced a quintet of leaders. Now-familiar names like Esipenko, Wang, Maghsoodloo and Paravyan, joined by Mustafa Yilmaz top the standings with 7.0/9. After Round 10, the top four finishers with 7½ were Esipenko, Wang, Yuffa and Paravyan, who contested a four-way playoff. Paravyan and Wang reached the final match, and in a stunning upset Paravyan wins the Gibraltar Masters by defeating Want 1½ to ½. | Pictured: Live webcast
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Final round and playoff
While last year Vladislav Artemiev secured tournament victory with a remarkable 8½/10 score, this edition sees five players tied on 7 points and sixteen chasers on 6½, a situation markedly similar to the one seen in 2018. Back then, the co-leaders drew and three players got last round wins to join them on 7½. Rating performances decided who qualified to the deciding knockout, which was won by Levon Aronian.
Standings after Round 10 (top 20)
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | |
| 1 | GM | Esipenko Andrey | 2654 | 7,5 | 2809 |
| 2 | GM | Wang Hao | 2758 | 7,5 | 2792 |
| 3 | GM | Yuffa Daniil | 2566 | 7,5 | 2774 |
| 4 | GM | Paravyan David | 2629 | 7,5 | 2760 |
| 5 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2770 | 7,5 | 2759 |
| 6 | GM | Navara David | 2717 | 7,5 | 2711 |
| 7 | GM | Yilmaz Mustafa | 2607 | 7,5 | 2701 |
| 8 | GM | Maghsoodloo Parham | 2674 | 7,0 | 2743 |
| GM | Werle Jan | 2545 | 7,0 | 2743 | |
| 10 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2738 | 7,0 | 2710 |
| 11 | GM | Aryan Chopra | 2562 | 7,0 | 2709 |
| 12 | GM | Kobalia Mikhail | 2609 | 7,0 | 2684 |
| 13 | GM | Karthikeyan Murali | 2606 | 7,0 | 2671 |
| 14 | GM | Adams Michael | 2694 | 7,0 | 2668 |
| 15 | GM | Le Quang Liem | 2713 | 7,0 | 2667 |
| 16 | GM | Jones Gawain C B | 2679 | 7,0 | 2654 |
| 17 | GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | 2648 | 7,0 | 2649 |
| 18 | GM | Moussard Jules | 2600 | 7,0 | 2647 |
| 19 | GM | Deac Bogdan-Daniel | 2626 | 7,0 | 2627 |
| 20 | GM | Tan Zhongyi | 2493 | 7,0 | 2600 |
All stories on the 2020 Gibraltar Masters
Live games and commentary
Players receive 100 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 50 minutes for 20 moves, then 15 minutes until the end of the game plus 30 seconds per move starting from move one.
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Commentary by GM David Howell and WGM Fiona Steil-Antoni
Standings after Round 9 (top 20)
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | |
| 1 | GM | Esipenko Andrey | 2654 | 7,0 | 2819 |
| 2 | GM | Wang Hao | 2758 | 7,0 | 2813 |
| 3 | GM | Maghsoodloo Parham | 2674 | 7,0 | 2794 |
| 4 | GM | Paravyan David | 2629 | 7,0 | 2783 |
| 5 | GM | Yilmaz Mustafa | 2607 | 7,0 | 2714 |
| 6 | GM | Werle Jan | 2545 | 6,5 | 2758 |
| 7 | GM | Yuffa Daniil | 2566 | 6,5 | 2739 |
| 8 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2770 | 6,5 | 2720 |
| GM | Topalov Veselin | 2738 | 6,5 | 2720 | |
| 10 | GM | Aryan Chopra | 2562 | 6,5 | 2712 |
| 11 | GM | Kobalia Mikhail | 2609 | 6,5 | 2687 |
| 12 | GM | Navara David | 2717 | 6,5 | 2676 |
| 13 | GM | Adams Michael | 2694 | 6,5 | 2675 |
| 14 | GM | Le Quang Liem | 2713 | 6,5 | 2674 |
| 15 | GM | Karthikeyan Murali | 2606 | 6,5 | 2669 |
| 16 | GM | Jones Gawain C B | 2679 | 6,5 | 2666 |
| GM | Adhiban B. | 2654 | 6,5 | 2666 | |
| 18 | GM | Saric Ivan | 2655 | 6,5 | 2655 |
| 19 | GM | Kadric Denis | 2585 | 6,5 | 2635 |
| 20 | GM | Praggnanandhaa R | 2602 | 6,5 | 2630 |
Top results of Round 1
Top results of Round 2
Top results of Round 3
Top results of Round 4
Top results of Round 5
Top results of Round 6
Top results of Round 7
Top results of Round 8
Top results of Round 9
Starting list (top 20)
With 17 players each, England and Spain unsurprisingly have strong contingents, but they are surpassed by the Indian delegation, which comprises 29 players, led by Adhiban Baskaran, and featuring future stars Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh.
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| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | |
| 1 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 2770 |
| 2 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | FRA | 2770 |
| 3 | GM | Wang Hao | CHN | 2758 |
| 4 | GM | Topalov Veselin | BUL | 2738 |
| 5 | GM | Navara David | CZE | 2717 |
| 6 | GM | Le Quang Liem | VIE | 2713 |
| 7 | GM | Alekseenko Kirill | RUS | 2704 |
| 8 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | UKR | 2698 |
| 9 | GM | Matlakov Maxim | RUS | 2698 |
| 10 | GM | Adams Michael | ENG | 2694 |
| 11 | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | GEO | 2686 |
| 12 | GM | Jones Gawain C B | ENG | 2679 |
| 13 | GM | Maghsoodloo Parham | IRI | 2674 |
| 14 | GM | Saric Ivan | CRO | 2655 |
| 15 | GM | Adhiban B. | IND | 2654 |
| 16 | GM | Esipenko Andrey | RUS | 2654 |
| 17 | GM | Lagarde Maxime | FRA | 2651 |
| 18 | GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | IND | 2648 |
| 19 | GM | Donchenko Alexander | GER | 2647 |
| 20 | GM | Tabatabaei M.Amin | IRI | 2638 |
...240 Players
Gibraltar is known in part for its high prize fund specifically for women, with the top scorer taking home GBP £20,000, ensuring once again that many women take part in the Chess Festival. Notable names include Alexandra Kosteniuk, Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, Lei Tingje, Tan Zhongyi and many more.
Links
- Official site
- Full-results (Chess-Results)
