Gibraltar Masters Wide Open After 4 Rounds
After 4 rounds of the 2013 Tradewise Gibraltar Masters, only 4 players still have a perfect score.
Vietnamese GM Le Quang Liem is the only one of the 8 competitors rated above 2700 Elo to achieve a 4/4 score. The others are Nikita Vitiugov of Russia, Dariusz Swiercz of Poland, and Eduardo Iturrizaga of Venezuela.
Melia Salome of Georgia is the leading woman with 3½/4, just ahead of several other women on 3/4 including her compatriot Nana Dzagnidze and former women's world champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria.
The official tournament website has full results, games, photos and videos. There is also live coverage and commentary available. Rounds in the Masters competition start at 15:00 (14:00 UTC) every day except the final round which starts at 11:00 (10:00 UTC).
IM Irina Krush and GM Simon Williams commentating on the games
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The leading standings after 4 rounds
| # | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts | TB |
| 1 | Le Quang Liem | VIE | 2705 | 4.0 | 3255 |
| 2 | Vitiugov Nikita | RUS | 2694 | 4.0 | 3246 |
| 3 | Swiercz Dariusz | POL | 2627 | 4.0 | 3234 |
| 4 | Iturrizaga Eduardo | VEN | 2650 | 4.0 | 3225 |
| 5 | Adams Michael | ENG | 2725 | 3.5 | 2809 |
| 6 | Yu Yangyi | CHN | 2688 | 3.5 | 2780 |
| 7 | Al-Sayed Mohammed | QAT | 2507 | 3.5 | 2780 |
| 8 | Teran Alvarez Ismael | ESP | 2399 | 3.5 | 2779 |
| 9 | Jones Gawain C B | ENG | 2632 | 3.5 | 2778 |
| 10 | Navara David | CZE | 2710 | 3.5 | 2773 |
| 11 | Ehlvest Jaan | USA | 2603 | 3.5 | 2765 |
| 12 | Kamsky Gata | USA | 2740 | 3.5 | 2736 |
| 13 | Tkachiev Vladislav | FRA | 2650 | 3.5 | 2736 |
| 14 | Georgiev Kiril | BUL | 2643 | 3.5 | 2734 |
| 15 | Ivanchuk Vassily | UKR | 2758 | 3.5 | 2733 |
| 16 | Sandipan Chanda | IND | 2590 | 3.5 | 2693 |
| 17 | Jakubiec Artur | POL | 2518 | 3.5 | 2667 |
| 18 | Melia Salome | GEO | 2403 | 3.5 | 2658 |
| 19 | Ibarra Jerez Jose Carlos | ESP | 2538 | 3.5 | 2625 |
| 20 | Felgaer Ruben | ARG | 2557 | 3.5 | 2617 |
| 21 | Gordon Stephen J | ENG | 2533 | 3.5 | 2600 |
| 22 | Stefanova Antoaneta | BUL | 2516 | 3.0 | 2660 |
| 23 | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | FRA | 2711 | 3.0 | 2656 |
| 24 | Salgado Lopez Ivan | ESP | 2606 | 3.0 | 2610 |
| 25 | Wojtaszek Radoslaw | POL | 2723 | 3.0 | 2607 |
| 26 | Kulaots Kaido | EST | 2587 | 3.0 | 2600 |
| 27 | Oparin Grigoriy | RUS | 2478 | 3.0 | 2590 |
| 28 | Jussupow Artur | GER | 2611 | 3.0 | 2580 |
| 29 | Dzagnidze Nana | GEO | 2555 | 3.0 | 2577 |
| 30 | Fridman Daniel | GER | 2667 | 3.0 | 2566 |
| 31 | Womacka Mathias | GER | 2442 | 3.0 | 2562 |
| 32 | Kanep Meelis | EST | 2512 | 3.0 | 2558 |
| 33 | Shirov Alexei | LAT | 2708 | 3.0 | 2556 |
| 34 | Zatonskih Anna | USA | 2491 | 3.0 | 2528 |
| 35 | Short Nigel D | ENG | 2690 | 3.0 | 2523 |
| 36 | Paehtz Elisabeth | GER | 2482 | 3.0 | 2514 |
| 37 | Dittmar Peter | GER | 2330 | 3.0 | 2512 |
| 38 | David Alberto | ITA | 2599 | 3.0 | 2510 |
| 39 | Tischbierek Raj | GER | 2472 | 3.0 | 2503 |
| 40 | Hoang Thanh Trang | HUN | 2469 | 3.0 | 2496 |
| 41 | Docx Stefan | BEL | 2426 | 3.0 | 2485 |
| 42 | Kjartansson Gudmundur | ISL | 2408 | 3.0 | 2479 |
| 43 | Larino Nieto David | ESP | 2497 | 3.0 | 2478 |
| 44 | Akesson Ralf | SWE | 2441 | 3.0 | 2477 |
| 45 | Poetsch Hagen | GER | 2437 | 3.0 | 2469 |
| 46 | Trent Lawrence | ENG | 2429 | 3.0 | 2456 |
| 47 | Nezad Husein Aziz | QAT | 2394 | 3.0 | 2450 |
| 48 | Amato Andrea | ITA | 2259 | 3.0 | 2407 |
| 49 | Tania Sachdev | IND | 2403 | 3.0 | 2396 |
| 50 | Lindsoe Fredrik Aunan | NOR | 2064 | 3.0 | 2393 |
| 51 | Cernousek Lukas | CZE | 2453 | 3.0 | 2382 |
| 52 | Cramling Pia | SWE | 2518 | 3.0 | 2381 |
| 53 | Hommerson Paul | NED | 2237 | 3.0 | 2357 |
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Photos via the official website. Games via TWIC.
