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The 2015 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival – Masters

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Wei Yi, Hou Yifan

Wei Yi, Hou Yifan


(Photo taken from the official site)

Four players lead the event with perfect score – Nakamura, Wei, Adhiban and Vazquez.

Top results of the 4th round

1 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2776 3 1 – 0 3 GM Grandelius Nils 2602
2 GM Roiz Michael 2592 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Harikrishna P. 2723
3 GM Vazquez Igarza Renier 2592 3 1 – 0 3 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2680
4 GM Wei Yi 2675 3 1 – 0 3 GM Ju Wenjun 2547
5 GM Hou Yifan 2673 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Lalith Babu M.R. 2537
6 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2515 3 0 – 1 3 GM Adhiban B. 2630
7 GM Svidler Peter 2739 2½ 1 – 0 3 IM Kjartansson Gudmundur 2468
8 GM Topalov Veselin 2800 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Stefansson Hannes 2573
9 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2735 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Bok Benjamin 2572
10 GM Bogner Sebastian 2565 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2733

Top 10 players after 4 rounds

1 GM Nakamura Hikaru USA 2776 4.0
2 GM Wei Yi CHN 2675 4.0
3 GM Adhiban B. IND 2630 4.0
4 GM Vazquez Igarza Renier ESP 2592 4.0
5 GM Harikrishna P. IND 2723 3.5
6 GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2724 3.5
7 GM Oparin Grigoriy RUS 2551 3.5
8 GM Topalov Veselin BUL 2800 3.5
9 GM Lalith Babu M.R. IND 2537 3.5
10 GM Hou Yifan CHN 2673 3.5

Some games of the round

Top pairings of the 5th round

1 GM Adhiban B. 2630 4 – 4 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2776
2 GM Vazquez Igarza Renier 2592 4 – 4 GM Wei Yi 2675
3 GM Anton Guijarro David 2617 3½ – 3½ GM Topalov Veselin 2800
4 GM Bologan Viktor 2608 3½ – 3½ GM Svidler Peter 2739
5 GM Lalith Babu M.R. 2537 3½ – 3½ GM Yu Yangyi 2724
6 GM Harikrishna P. 2723 3½ – 3½ GM Lenderman Aleksandr 2614
7 GM Oparin Grigoriy 2551 3½ – 3½ GM Hou Yifan 2673
8 GM Howell David W L 2670 3½ – 3½ GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2603
9 GM Chirila Ioan-Cristian 2548 3 – 3 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2735
10 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2733 3 – 3 GM Muzychuk Anna 2544

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The 31st Weekend Sale

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All the material is in Fritz/ChessBase, pgn format and is sent by e-mail. Here are the offers:

Openings:

1.e4 repertoire (for the White side – ALL openings after 1.e4)- US$ 100

1.e4 e5 repertoire (for the Black side – ALL openings after 1.e4 e5) – US$ 100

1.d4 repertoire (for the White side – ALL openings after 1.d4) – US$ 100

All the openings I currently have – US$ 550

Gruenfeld – US$ 25

Catalan – US$ 15

Middlegame:

10 examples on “Gifted Moves” – US$ 5

10 examples on Knight delivers the last blow – US$ 5

10 examples on “Point of Intersection” – US$ 5

10 examples on “Blow back” – US$ 5

10 examples on Captures near the King – US$ 5

Endgame:

10 examples on 2 Bishops versus 2 Bishops – US$ 5

10 examples on Knight better than Bishop – US$ 5

10 examples on Knight endgame with Rooks – US$ 5

10 examples on 2 Rooks stronger than Queen – US$ 5

10 examples on Queen and Rooks (Rook) versus Queen and Rooks (Rook) – US$ 5

For questions about the material or anything else, please send an e-mail to [email protected] .

The 2015 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival – Masters

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Playing Hall

Playing Hall


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Thirteen players lead with perfect score.

Top results of the 3rd round

1 GM Nabaty Tamir 2579 2 0 – 1 2 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2776
2 GM Stefansson Hannes 2573 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2735
3 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2733 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Mikhalevski Victor 2571
4 GM Oparin Grigoriy 2551 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Yu Yangyi 2724
5 GM Harikrishna P. 2723 2 1 – 0 2 GM Chirila Ioan-Cristian 2548
6 GM Ju Wenjun 2547 2 1 – 0 2 GM Rapport Richard 2716
7 GM Lalith Babu M.R. 2537 2 1 – 0 2 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2681
8 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2680 2 1 – 0 2 GM Rasmussen Allan Stig 2526
9 GM Khotenashvili Bela 2526 2 0 – 1 2 GM Wei Yi 2675
10 GM Hou Yifan 2673 2 1 – 0 2 GM Al-Sayed Mohammed 2516

Top 10 players after 3 rounds

1 GM Adhiban B. IND 2630 3.0
2 GM Vazquez Igarza Renier ESP 2592 3.0
3 GM Harikrishna P. IND 2723 3.0
4 GM Wei Yi CHN 2675 3.0
5 GM Roiz Michael ISR 2592 3.0
6 GM Ju Wenjun CHN 2547 3.0
7 GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2515 3.0
8 GM Nakamura Hikaru USA 2776 3.0
9 GM Lalith Babu M.R. IND 2537 3.0
10 GM Hou Yifan CHN 2673 3.0

Some games of the round

Top pairings of the 4th round

1 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2776 3 – 3 GM Grandelius Nils 2602
2 GM Roiz Michael 2592 3 – 3 GM Harikrishna P. 2723
3 GM Vazquez Igarza Renier 2592 3 – 3 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2680
4 GM Wei Yi 2675 3 – 3 GM Ju Wenjun 2547
5 GM Hou Yifan 2673 3 – 3 GM Lalith Babu M.R. 2537
6 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2515 3 – 3 GM Adhiban B. 2630
7 GM Svidler Peter 2739 2½ – 3 IM Kjartansson Gudmundur 2468
8 GM Topalov Veselin 2800 2½ – 2½ GM Stefansson Hannes 2573
9 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2735 2½ – 2½ GM Bok Benjamin 2572
10 GM Bogner Sebastian 2565 2½ – 2½ GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2733

Official site.