Gibraltar Round 4: Calm Before The Storms

Gibraltar Round 4: Calm Before The Storms

FM FM_Eric_Schiller

Updated: Jan 28, 2012, 1:05 PM | 2 | Chess Event Coverage

There were a few more draws on the top boards today in Gibraltar.

1	25	GM	Hou Yifan	2605	3	½ - ½	3	GM	Adams Michael	2724	3
2	30	GM	Brunello Sabino	2581	3	½ - ½	3	GM	Short Nigel D	2677	15
3	5	GM	Le Quang Liem	2714	2½	1 - 0	3	GM	Felgaer Ruben	2571	33
4	6	GM	Polgar Judit	2710	2½	½ - ½	2½	GM	Koneru Humpy	2589	29
5	28	GM	David Alberto	2598	2½	½ - ½	2½	GM	Shirov Alexei	2710	7
6	8	GM	Laznicka Viktor	2704	2½	1 - 0	2½	GM	Kulaots Kaido	2581	31
7	10	GM	Movsesian Sergei	2700	2½	1 - 0	2½	GM	Jussupow Artur	2569	34
8	32	IM	Muzychuk Anna	2580	2½	0 - 1	2½	GM	Sasikiran Krishnan	2700	11
9	18	GM	Parligras Mircea-Emilian	2650	2½	0 - 1	2½	GM	Gopal G N	2566	35
10	39	GM	Rapport Richard	2543	2½	1 - 0	2½	GM	Gustafsson Jan	2643	21
11	26	GM	Fier Alexandr	2603	2½	0 - 1	2½	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2535	41
12	47	IM	Huschenbeth Niclas	2518	2½	½ - ½	2½	GM	Howell David W L	2603	27

Leaders after 4 rounds (11 players tied at 3.5):

1	GM	Hou Yifan	CHN	2605	3.5	2900
2	GM	Adams Michael	ENG	2724	3.5	2896
3	GM	Short Nigel D	ENG	2677	3.5	2892
4	GM	Le Quang Liem	VIE	2714	3.5	2875
5	GM	Laznicka Viktor	CZE	2704	3.5	2867
6	GM	Sasikiran Krishnan	IND	2700	3.5	2864
7	GM	Movsesian Sergei	ARM	2700	3.5	2858
8	GM	Brunello Sabino	ITA	2581	3.5	2851
9	GM	Gopal G N	IND	2566	3.5	2684
10	GM	Rapport Richard	HUN	2543	3.5	2676
11	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	GEO	2535	3.5	2654
12	GM	David Alberto	LUX	2598	3.0	2736
13	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	AZE	2747	3.0	2733
14	GM	Koneru Humpy	IND	2589	3.0	2729
15	GM	Polgar Judit	HUN	2710	3.0	2727
16	GM	Almasi Zoltan	HUN	2717	3.0	2714
17	GM	Svidler Peter	RUS	2749	3.0	2699
18	GM	Howell David W L	ENG	2603	3.0	2697
19	GM	Bologan Viktor	MDA	2680	3.0	2678
20	GM	Felgaer Ruben	ARG	2571	3.0	2668

Still, plenty of exciting action!

Women's World Champion Hou Yifan is among the leaders (photo © Ray Morris-Hill)

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