The 2015 Tradewise Chess Festival got underway with a simultaneous display given by IM Jovanka Houska (England) and IM Salome Melia (Georgia) on 25 January to welcome the first arrivals at the Caleta Hotel.
Photos of the simuls may be accessed here: https://www.flickr.com/gp/johnchess2/6h4Zvo/
The Tradewise Gibraltar Challengers and Amateur tournaments began on 26 January, with sponsors Coca Cola making the ceremonial opening move on the top board. A selection of photos here: https://www.flickr.com/gp/johnchess2/7pAU5b/
The formal opening of the tournament takes place at 2030 CET tonight (26 January), with round one of the 2015 Tradewise Gibraltar Masters starting at 1500 CET on Tuesday 27 January.
John Saunders
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PRESS OFFICE – 2015 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival
Alice Mascarenhas, John Saunders and Leontxo Garcia, Tradewise Press Chess Officers
gibchesspress@gmail.com
www.gibraltarchesscongress.com
Lots of monkeying around.
Yes and it all looks like Nakamura.
Nakamura will pulverized this field like a hurricane. It will be the greatest destruction in the history of chess.
Nakamura will destroy and humble this field. A very disgraceful mis-match. Wesley should have played here instead of Tata and face the wrath of the great master GM Naka.
😯Nakamura will simul these players and win them all. 😉
It won’t be a surprised if Naka crash and annihilate these pretenders. Field full of wannabes.
calm down naka troll san, don’t get your hope so high you will just hurt your feeling!! naka will place last