Gibraltar Junior International Chess Festival 2017
The 7th Gibraltar Junior International Chess Festival is set to take place from 17-22nd August, 2017, at the Caleta Hotel, venue of the famous Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival. The number of participants is limited and only players rated under...
Unfortunate consequence
Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival head wants ‘leniency’ after Iran ban player for Israeli match EXCLUSIVE: Stuart Conquest tells Olive Press ‘unfortunate oversight’ led to pairing By Joe Duggan (Reporter) – 28 Feb, 2017 @ 15:27 TRADEWISE Gibraltar Chess Festival...
Courageous move or a bad decision?
Why the ‘Queen of Chess’ abandoned the Gibraltar tournament Christian Science Monitor Mengqi Sun Christian Science MonitorFebruary 4, 2017 It looks like the movement toward public protests has even reached the rarified air of international chess tournaments. On Friday,...
The rebellious World Champ sacrificed ratings & money to protest
The Queen of Chess Gives up Gibraltar Tournament in Protest By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID — Feb 2, 2017, 3:54 PM ET The world’s top female chess player has given up her last game to protest being paired against...
Ju Wenjun defeated Hou Yifan with black, breaks 2600 in Gibraltar
Rank after Round 8 http://chess-results.com/tnr257693.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 w-we 1 24 GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2650 6,5 2839 1,93 2 2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2796 6,5 2833 0,51 3 3 GM Nakamura Hikaru...
3 tie for the lead in Gibraltar after 6 rounds
Rank after Round 6 http://www.chess-results.com/tnr257693.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 w-we 1 5 GM Adams Michael ENG 2751 5,5 24,5 17,0 22,25 1,01 2 3 GM Nakamura Hikaru USA 2785 5,5 22,5 15,5 20,50 0,79...
More upsets in Gibraltar
Round 6 on 2017/01/29 at 15.00 (top 26 boards) http://chess-results.com/tnr257693.aspx Bo. No. Name FED Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name FED Rtg No. 1 3 GM Nakamura Hikaru USA 2785 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Lagarde Maxime FRA 2594...
Gibraltar Chess Festival: “remarkable achievement”
Governor describes Gibraltar Chess Festival as “remarkable achievement” 26th January 2017, 18:51 The Governor described the Gibraltar Chess Festival as a “remarkable achievement” during his visit to the event today. He went on to say the festival is the...