27 January 2016

Tradewise Masters Starts in Gibraltar

Vishy Anand draws with Szidonia Vajda (2359) in the first round.

One of the strongest Swiss format tournaments of the year is traditionally held in Gibraltar. This year it attracted Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vishy Anand, Pentala Harikrishna, Li Chao, Yu Yangyi, Dmitry Jakovenko, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, and many other well-known players, including Russian women's champion Aleksandra Goryachkina. 

There were several upsets in the first round: Anand, playing White, drew with Szidonia Vajda, rated 2359, Yu Yangyi made a drew with Alexandre Vuilleumier, 2356, and Zhao Xue lost as White to David Spence, 2140.