This is another solid performance by Gata.
Bindrich (2512) – Kamsky (2693) [E92]
Gibraltar (10), 04.02.2010
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 9.Bg5 c6 10.Nxe5 Re8 11.f4 Na6 12.0–0–0 h6 13.Bh4 g5 14.Bg3 Nc5 15.Bf3 g4 16.Bf2 gxf3 17.Bxc5 fxg2 18.Rhg1 Nh5 19.Nd3 b6 20.Bd6 Bxc3 21.bxc3 Rxe4 22.Rxg2+ Kh7 23.Ne5 Bh3 24.Rf2 f6 25.Nxc6 Rxc4 26.Ne7 Rxc3+ 27.Kb2 Rc4 28.Rd3 Be6 29.Re3 Bd7 30.f5 Re8 31.Rd2 Ng7 32.Ba3 Ba4 33.Red3 Rc7 34.Rd4 Bb5 35.Rd5 a6 36.Ng6 Nxf5 37.Nf8+ Rxf8 38.Bxf8 Ne3 39.Rh5 Nc4+ 40.Kc3 Nxd2+ 41.Kxd2 Rd7+ 42.Kc1 Kg8 43.Bxh6 Rh7 44.Rh4 Bd7 45.h3 b5 46.Rd4 Bxh3 47.Be3 Rc7+ 48.Kb2 Rc6 49.a4 Kf7 50.Rh4 Bf5 51.axb5 axb5 52.Rf4 Ke6 53.Bd4 Rc4 54.Ka3 Kf7 55.Kb3 Kg6 56.Be3 Rxf4 57.Bxf4 Bd7 58.Kc3 Kf5 59.Bd6 Ke4 60.Kd2 f5 61.Bc5 f4 62.Kc3 Kf3 63.Kd2 Kg2 Black wins 0–1
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This is big news. How come the USCF isn’t posting anything about it?
Susan is it me or is BLACK starting to win more games? And why have fide treated African players like ” intellectual dwarfs”? {hey yall thats Elleanor from the McGloughlin Group]. Um just askin?
error – he tied for third
How does he tie for 3rd if he also has 7.5 points?
Susan , you goofed. This is a screwy tourney where after 9 rounds they start a playoff for first.
The top four players with 7 points went into a playoff for first.
Gata was in the next group half a point behind at 6 1/2.
Gata won his final game to finish with 7 1/2
At best you could say Kamsky tied for third. or fifth.
BTW Lendeman also finished with 7 1/2
Hi Susan,
It looks like Alex Lenderman should be able to pick up an insurance GM norm for his performance at Gibraltar. I know that FIDE was looking into one of his GM norms and he hadn’t been awarded the GM title yet so if he picks up a norm here he should be awarded the GM title soon.