Gibraltar Round 3: Short Standing Tall

Submitted by FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Fri, 01/27/2012 at 5:08am.

Nigel Short crushed Mamedyarov to remain atop the super field in Gibraltar. He allowed no counterplay in applying the Spanish Inquisition.

Hou Yifan continued her perfect run, smashing Almasi. Adams sacrificed a pawn for pressure and prevailed against Fridman. Plenty of fighting chess, with no draws allowed before move 30.

Your humble reporter won again in a game that does not merit viewing, so I am off to a 2-1 start, same as Svidler and Korchnoi!

1	15	GM	Short Nigel D	2677	2	1 - 0	2	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2747	2
2	3	GM	Adams Michael	2724	2	1 - 0	2	GM	Fridman Daniel	2660	16
3	25	GM	Hou Yifan	2605	2	1 - 0	2	GM	Almasi Zoltan	2717	4
4	5	GM	Le Quang Liem	2714	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Parligras Mircea-Emilian	2650	18
5	27	GM	Howell David W L	2603	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Polgar Judit	2710	6
6	29	GM	Koneru Humpy	2589	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Laznicka Viktor	2704	8
7	31	GM	Kulaots Kaido	2581	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Movsesian Sergei	2700	10
8	11	GM	Sasikiran Krishnan	2700	2	½ - ½	2	GM	David Alberto	2598	28
9	13	GM	Sargissian Gabriel	2683	2	0 - 1	2	GM	Brunello Sabino	2581	30
10	33	GM	Felgaer Ruben	2571	2	1 - 0	2	GM	Bologan Viktor	2680	14
11	1	GM	Svidler Peter	2749	1½	½ - ½	2	IM	Muzychuk Anna	2580	32
12	7	GM	Shirov Alexei	2710	1½	1 - 0	1½	IM	Muzychuk Mariya	2483	57

Nigel Short is among the leaders in Gibraltar after 3 rounds (photo: Ray Morris-Hill)

(The top standings after 3 rounds are below - ED)

	Name	Nat	Elo	Pts
1	Short Nigel D	ENG	2677	3.0
2	Adams Michael	ENG	2724	3.0
3	Hou Yifan	CHN	2605	3.0
4	Brunello Sabino	ITA	2581	3.0
5	Felgaer Ruben	BRA	2571	3.0
6	Parligras Mircea-Emilian	ROU	2650	2.5
7	Le Quang Liem	VIE	2714	2.5
8	Polgar Judit	HUN	2710	2.5
9	Laznicka Viktor	CZE	2704	2.5
10	Sasikiran Krishnan	IND	2700	2.5
11	Movsesian Sergei	ARM	2700	2.5
12	Howell David W L	ENG	2603	2.5
13	David Alberto	LUX	2598	2.5
14	Koneru Humpy	IND	2589	2.5
15	Kulaots Kaido	EST	2581	2.5
16	Gustafsson Jan	GER	2643	2.5
17	Shirov Alexei	LAT	2710	2.5
18	Muzychuk Anna	SLO	2580	2.5
19	Jussupow Artur	GER	2569	2.5
20	Zatonskih Anna	USA	2506	2.5
21	Fier Alexandr	BRA	2603	2.5
22	Osuna Vega Enrique	ESP	2122	2.5
23	Gopal G N	IND	2566	2.5
24	Rapport Richard	HUN	2543	2.5
25	Dzagnidze Nana	GEO	2535	2.5
26	Huschenbeth Niclas	GER	2518	2.5
27	Allor Chukwuka	NGR	2145	2.5
28	Sos Andreu Eric	ESP	2113	2.5

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by skewer2000 - 26 days ago
Leesburg United States

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Hou Yifan has a great future.

by sryiwannadraw - 26 days ago
Southern Coast United States

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Great e4 games! Thank you:)

by FM gauranga - 26 days ago
United States

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This must be the best open anywhere. And a chance for lower rated players to play 2700+ GMs! More info and live games are available at http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com/