Gibraltar is an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom on the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean south of Spain. A strategic location on the Strait of Gibraltar that links the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, also placing it between Europe and Africa.
This is the fourth Gilbraltar Chess Congress. This year’s event brings some very strong players. This is the standing of the top group after 8 rounds:
1 GEORGIEV,Kiril……….. BUL g 2645 7
2 VOLKOV,Sergey………… RUS g 2629 6½
3 AL-MODIAHKI,Mohamad…… QAT g 2579 6
4 GUREVICH,Mikhail……… TUR g 2629 6
5 GYIMESI,Zoltan……….. HUN g 2602 6
6 SUTOVSKY,Emil………… ISR g 2624 6
7 AKOPIAN,Vladimir……… ARM g 2704 5½
8 AL SAYED,Mohamad N……. QAT m 2470 5½
9 ARESHCHENKO,Alex……… UKR g 2670 5½
10 ARIZMENDI MARTINEZ,Julen. ESP g 2534 5½
11 BELLON LOPEZ,Juan…….. ESP g 2415 5½
12 BOLOGAN,Viktor……….. MDA g 2661 5½
13 CRAMLING,Pia…………. SWE g 2515 5½
14 EFIMENKO,Zahar……….. UKR g 2666 5½
15 GANGULY,Surya………… IND g 2579 5½
16 KOBALIA,Mikhail………. RUS g 2654 5½
17 KORCHNOI,Viktor………. SUI g 2608 5½
18 SANDIPAN,Chanda………. IND g 2522 5½
19 SHORT,Nigel………….. ENG g 2676 5½
20 SPEELMAN,Jon…………. ENG g 2539 5½
For more information about this event, check out http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com
Cramling is doing good.
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