21 January 2019
International Chess Festival Opens in Gibraltar
15 Russians to take part in Masters tournament.
Photo: Official Facebook page
A traditional chess festival opens in Gibraltar on January 21. 249 chess players will take part in the Masters tournament. The starting list is headed by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2780, France), Levon Aronian (2767, Armenia), Wesley So (2765, USA), Yu Yangyi (2764, China), Hikaru Nakamura (2749, USA) and other well-known players.
Russia is represented by Nikita Vituigov, Vladislav Artemiev, Maxim Matlakov, Kirill Alekseenko, Mikhail Antipov, Daniil Yuffa, Kateryna Lagno, Aleksandra Goryachkina, Valentina Gunina, Natalija Pogonina, Alisa Galliamova, Evgeniy Solozhenkin, Dina Belenkaya, Jouri Goriatchkin, and Elizaveta Solozhenkina.
The tournaments is a 9-round Swiss event.
The match days: January 22-30.
Tournament on Chess-Results
Official website
