31 January 2019

Vladislav Artemiev Wins Masters Tournament in Gibraltar

Grandmaster won the last game as well.

Photo: John Saunders
Photo: John Saunders

In the tenth round of the Gibraltar International Chess Festival, Vladislav Artemiev (Russia) defeated Yu Yangyi (China) with Black to win the Masters Tournament with 8.5 points out of 10. 

Murali Karthikeyan (India) is second with 8 points. 

Nikita Vitiugov (3rd place, Russia), David Howell (4th place, England), and David Anton Guijarro (5th place, Spain) have scored 7.5 points each. 

Former Women's World Champion Tan Zhongyi (China) showed the best result among women - 7 points. 

Final standings

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Our congratulations to Vladislav Artemiev and Nikita Vitiugov on their successful performance in Gibraltar!