Hou Yifan and Nigel Short tie for 1st place
Women’s World Champion Hou Yifan and Nigel Short both scored 8/10 in the Gibraltar Masters so a play-off is now required. In the final round today Hou Yifan drew her game against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov on board 1 and Nigel Short defeated Krishnan Sasikiran on board 3.
LIVE games will begin soon.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
the sudden death rules are unfair on whoever gets black disgraceful
How fun is this!? I wish the best for both!
What a fun finish…Is it me? or does that roll off the tongue Very much like Hou Yifan?
Maybe its just me.
Good luck to both.
Hmm, usually in tiebreakers black has overwhelming advantage since they win if draw. Is Gibraltar different?
Well! Well! Well! Nigel Short ‘shorted’ Yifan’s circuits rapidly! He just about propped up the crumbling male bastions of chess! Brat Short,so often disliked and ridiculed by chess fans,can play if he feels in the mood! And,he must be feeling rich today as well! That said,terrific run by Yifan. Carlsen could not have done better ( I mean in the classical games of course ) A few years earlier Yifan commented that she would like to learn from the great Judith.Well! She demolished Judith! and a few other male super GM’s as well! Hope to see Yifan continue her splendid run and improve her rapid skills too.
India
A wonderful result. Congrats to all!
Hou for fighting all the way and being Brilliant and to Nigel..Who reminds some of us..We are not THAT old yet!
Congrats to both.