Gibraltar 21 to 29 January 2019
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Re: Gibraltar 21 to 29 January 2019
He got him anyway
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Re: Gibraltar 21 to 29 January 2019
Aronian, Levon vs Howell, David W L 0-1
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Re: Gibraltar 21 to 29 January 2019
Impressive victory by 20-year-old Russian GM Vladislav Artemiev to win the tournament (8.5/10, 7 wins, 3 draws, performance rating of 2941). He is now number 20 in the world in the live ratings, and is being touted as "the new Vlad" (a reference to Kramnik's retirement).
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Re: Gibraltar 21 to 29 January 2019
Chess.com report on the last round including the surprising revelation about the winner
"Artemiev won £25,000 for his win–not a bad haul and quite useful since he just got married three months ago. Maybe he can now take a taxi to the tournament next year.
For this year, he stayed in Spain, crossing the border on foot each day and walking around 45 minutes to reach the host Caleta Hotel. This might be the largest event ever won by a player who was staying in another country while competing!"
"Artemiev won £25,000 for his win–not a bad haul and quite useful since he just got married three months ago. Maybe he can now take a taxi to the tournament next year.
For this year, he stayed in Spain, crossing the border on foot each day and walking around 45 minutes to reach the host Caleta Hotel. This might be the largest event ever won by a player who was staying in another country while competing!"
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Re: Gibraltar 21 to 29 January 2019
"This might be the largest event ever won by a player who was staying in another country while competing!"
Almost certainly! Malmo (Sweden) is on the border with Denmark, but the tournament is probably not as big as Gibraltar... Someone needs to run a massive tournament in Berwick or near the Welsh-English border.
Almost certainly! Malmo (Sweden) is on the border with Denmark, but the tournament is probably not as big as Gibraltar... Someone needs to run a massive tournament in Berwick or near the Welsh-English border.
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Re: Gibraltar 21 to 29 January 2019
It's a nice little question, isn't it? There's been other events in microstates of course (the Monaco tournaments come to mind) but you'd guess that if they were as substantial as Gibraltar, the top players would all be staying close by, as they presumably were here.
"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
lostontime.blogspot.com
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
lostontime.blogspot.com