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The 2015 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival – Masters

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Nakamura-Harika

Nakamura-Harika


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Only a few players managed to get half a point from the elite GMs. Thirty-nine players lead with 2 out of 2.

Top results of the 2nd round

1 GM Debashis Das 2503 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Topalov Veselin 2800
2 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2776 1 1 – 0 1 GM Harika Dronavalli 2496
3 IM Wagner Dennis 2501 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Svidler Peter 2739
4 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2735 1 1 – 0 1 IM Raznikov Danny 2494
5 IM Svane Rasmus 2496 1 0 – 1 1 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2733
6 GM Yu Yangyi 2724 1 1 – 0 1 GM Shyam Sundar M. 2489
7 IM Ducarmon Quinten 2488 1 0 – 1 1 GM Harikrishna P. 2723
8 GM Rapport Richard 2716 1 1 – 0 1 IM Tari Aryan 2487
9 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2486 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Matlakov Maxim 2695
10 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2681 1 1 – 0 1 IM Smith Axel 2483

Some games of the round

Top pairings of the 3rd round

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

Official site.

The 2015 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival – Masters

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Topalov-Sanchez

Topalov-Sanchez


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The top players didn’t have a very tough day and won all their games.

Top results of the 1st round

1 GM Topalov Veselin 2800 1 – 0 FM Sanchez Jerez Emilio Miguel 2282
2 WGM Vojinovic Jovana 2301 0 – 1 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2776
3 GM Svidler Peter 2739 1 – 0 WIM Frisk Ellinor 2266
4 WIM Olsarova Tereza 2288 0 – 1 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2735
5 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2733 1 – 0 Rydstrom Tom 2292
6 FM Nuri Kambez 2305 0 – 1 GM Yu Yangyi 2724
7 GM Harikrishna P. 2723 1 – 0 FM De Haan Eric 2299
8 FM Tate Alan 2297 0 – 1 GM Rapport Richard 2716
9 GM Matlakov Maxim 2695 1 – 0 Lombaers Peter 2291
10 FM Buchal Stephan 2273 0 – 1 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2681

Some games of the round

Top pairings of the 2nd round

1 GM Debashis Das 2503 1 – 1 GM Topalov Veselin 2800
2 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2776 1 – 1 GM Harika Dronavalli 2496
3 IM Wagner Dennis 2501 1 – 1 GM Svidler Peter 2739
4 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2735 1 – 1 IM Raznikov Danny 2494
5 IM Svane Rasmus 2496 1 – 1 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2733
6 GM Yu Yangyi 2724 1 – 1 GM Shyam Sundar M. 2489
7 IM Ducarmon Quinten 2488 1 – 1 GM Harikrishna P. 2723
8 GM Rapport Richard 2716 1 – 1 IM Tari Aryan 2487
9 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2486 1 – 1 GM Matlakov Maxim 2695
10 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2681 1 – 1 IM Smith Axel 2483

Official site.