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Chess master who played Bobby Fischer opens new club at Winsley
10:00am Sunday 8th December 2013
By Katie Smith
International Chess Master James Sherwin, who once played Grand Master Bobby Fischer, shared his skills at the launch of a new chess club in Winsley.
Mr Sherwin, 80, met and played against the new members of Bradford & Avon Valley Youth Chess Club on their opening night at St Nicholas Hall on Tuesday.
The club is open to children from West Wiltshire and Bath, aged six to 18, and will meet every Tuesday from 6 to 7pm for beginners and 6.30 to 7.45pm for intermediate level and above.
American Mr Sherwin, who now lives in Winsley, said: “It was wonderful. They are all talented and there are some promising players. I started playing chess when I was five, when I had nothing to do in the summer, so this is a good place for them to start.
“Chess is good for teaching rigorous thinking, flexibility, perseverance and sportsmanship. It can be a tough game.”
Mr Sherwin, a former president of the American Chess Foundation, earned the International Master title in 1958, and played against the likes of Fischer, Mikhail Tal and Tigran Petrosian.
He added: “Bobby was a friend but I lost touch with him after competing (at around the age of 30). He used to come to my house and we would play blitz.”
Roy Ludlow, secretary of Wiltshire County Chess Association and member of Trowbridge Chess Club, gave a financial donation and clocks to help launch the new club. Kingston Estate Agents also donated clocks.
Chairman of Bradford & Avon Valley Youth Chess, Richard Seymour, said: “Schools are a good place for beginners but we can bring them on to a higher standard here.”
To join the club email avon.youth.chess
Source: http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk
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December 8, 2013, 12:30 pm
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December 8, 2013, 4:00 pm
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Chess tourney raises RM5,770
Posted on 8 December 2013 - 08:22pm
Last updated on 8 December 2013 - 08:58pm
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 8, 2013): The Cheras Chess Academy raised RM5,770 to help typhoon Haiyan victims by organising a one-day chess tournament among its members today.
"Kids For Chess" founder Collin Madhavan who initiated the effort, pulled together parents and children to help raise funds for theSun Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund.
"I wanted to involve the children in this fund-raising effort to create awareness of what is happening outside the comfort of their homes," said Madhavan, an avid chess tutor for children and adults.
At the fundraiser today, many of his friends and the chess community came together for a simultaneous chess match at the International Youth Centre in Bandat Tun Razak, here.
Meanwhile, the Persatuan Kesejahteraan Rakyat 1Malaysia (KER1M) which was touched by the plight of the victims has donated RM3,000 to the fund.
Ceros Raja, private secretary to KER1M president Datuk Ranjith Raja, presented a cheque for the amount to theSun distribution channels senior manager G. Gurunathan.
Raja expressed his sadness over the disaster which hit the Philippines and which left many of its citizens without a home.
"As Malaysians, we should be more concerned about those facing hardship on a daily basis, including those abroad," he said.
With the two latest donations, theSun Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund breached the RM400,000 mark today.
On Nov 8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan had torn through the central Philippines, leaving a trail of devastation.
In thanking donors, theSun managing editor Freddie Ng hoped more Malaysians would donate generously towards the worthy cause.
"Thousands of people were killed, but millions more are at risk of death from hunger and disease," he said.
Funds collected through theSun will be channelled solely to Mercy Malaysia for immediate on-site health and medical relief operations.
Source: http://www.thesundaily.my
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December 8, 2013, 4:30 pm
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The 2nd Winter Sea Deluxe is set to take place from 2th to 6st January in Gabicce Mare, Italy, next to the Adriatic Sea.
The first edition had 132 participants and was won by the Hungarian Grandmaster Robert Ruck.
The playing venue is the old-fashioned Hotel Michelacci ****Superior, with SPA and rich meals, everything at 59 FB in double room. The closest airports to Gabicce are Rimini, Bologna and Ancona.
The players will be divided in four groups: Open A for those rated above 1900, Open B for the U2000 participants, Open C for U1600 and Juniors U16 (born after 1.1.1997).
Open A, valid for title norms, will be held over 9 rounds of Swiss system. Time control: 90′+30” from beginning.
Open B, C and U16 will be held over 7 rounds. Time control: 90′x40+15′+30” from beginning.
Top prize in the Open A is 500 EUR. The total prize fund is 5,000 EUR.
The tournament is organized by the Fano Chess Club and Dario Pedini. The club celebrates 25th anniversary in 2013.
This year Fano Chess Club 1988 already organized the Italian Rapid Championships with 600 players and the 2nd Fano on the Sea & Carnival International with 144 players and super GM Richard Rapport.
The 3rd summer edition is scheduled for 28th July – 3rd August, 2014.
Official Website: http://www.fano2013.com
Email: scacchifano@yahoo.it
Mobile: +39-335-224916
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December 8, 2013, 5:38 pm
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Chess — Stephen Dann
Sunday, December 8, 2013
http://www.telegram.com
The passing of Nelson Mandela last week brought memories of Jerry Bibuld to mind, the fellow who precipitated banning South Africa from FIDE (World Chess Federation) events in 1977. Both men were for equality of the races. In prison 27 years in an 8-by-8-foot cell, Mandela and other inmates made chess sets out of soap and driftwood.
Russia, China and Ukraine took the medals in the World Team in Turkey. The USA was fourth, even though it defeated Russia in the 10-country round robin on four boards. Excellent coverage at www.chessbase.com.
World Under 12 Champion Sam Sevian of Southbridge was awarded the IM title recently in Armenia, crossing the 2400 FIDE rating barrier at a Budapest, Hungary, event in early November, and two of his games were posted Thursday at www.uschess.org.
Postal Master Dr. Imre Toth, a retired dentist from Bolton, has another feature describing the 33-year-old Nashoba Jr. Chess Club (www.nashobachess.org), which meets again Friday at 5:30 p.m. at the high school on Green Road. The Q&A story can be found at www.wickedlocal.com/bolton and describes one of the longest running programs for kids open to the public, now twice a month.
Belated results again show John Curdo of Auburn winning the 18-player Noble November Open in Worcester. The Thursday program is described at www.chesspals.com.
Cape Cod's www.chesscafe.com is still conducting its amazing 70 percent off clearance sale of books and equipment in stock where you can buy within Mass., and enjoy all the free features archived on the 15-year site created and maintained by Mark Donlan, a former editor of Chess Horizons magazine.
Tops this week at www.masschess.org are the Boylston Chess Foundation's Saturday $5 Open in Somerville and MACA's own four-section Pillsbury Memorial Sunday at the Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlboro. MACA honors two of its greatest chess celebrities in December, Harry N. Pillsbury (1872-1906) and George S. Sturgis (1891-1944), founder and first president of both the U.S. Chess Federation and MACA during the 1930s.
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December 8, 2013, 5:47 pm
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10-year-old makes chess finals
Posted December 8, 2013 by Chanda Davies in Sports
By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA At OYDC -
A GRADE-FOUR pupil at American International School (AIS) in Lusaka, Alva Sorensen yesterday made it to the final phase of the senior national team selection after finishing fifth during the trials held at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC).
The 10-year-old Sorensen, who trains with his father Peter and brother Hampas, defied all odds to make the top five together with players from the University of Zambia (UNZA) and the Copperbelt University (CBU).
Sorensen, and four other qualifiers from this tournament, will now compete for the final five national team spots for 2014 against five others who are already established national team players.
The youngster finished with four points from a possible six and needed to beat Helen Chanda in the final round to get a place in the team that saw Phyllis Mwilola, from the UNZA win the women event with 5.5 points from a possible six.
Mwilola dropped just half-a-point along her winning the event to former international Yvonne Saina, who finished second on 4.5 points, in the last round.
Three players followed in close third tied on four points to close the doors on players making the next stage of selection with Mulwale Kabamba, from the CBU, and Maureen Chilufya of Ndola B Chess Club, and Sorensen in fifth place.
In the men’s section which was still being played by Press time, Kelvin Chumfwa took over sole leadership with six points after his brother Stanley lost his seventh round match to guarantee himself a place in the final stage of selection.
Source: http://www.times.co.zm
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December 8, 2013, 5:50 pm
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Four GMs and two IMs share lead
PTI | Dec 8, 2013, 09.11 PM IST
KOLKATA: Four Grandmasters and two International Masters shared the lead with 3.5 points each after the end of the fourth round of the SREI International Grandmasters Chess Tournament on Sunday.
On the top board, GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan drew with GM Valeriy Neverov, while second seed GM Ivan Popov outwitted GM Levon Babujian as the trio remained on top alongside a fourth GM Marat Dzhumaev on the leader board.
There were also impressive performances from two IMs -- Mikhail Mozharov and Jacek Stopa -- who shared the lead with four GMs after four rounds.
Top Board Results (Round 4) GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (3.5) drew GM Valeriy Neverov (3.5); GM Levon Babujian (3) lost to GM Ivan Popov (3.5); GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly (3) drew GM Hovik Hayrapetyan (3); GM R R Laxman (3) drew GM Vladislav Borovikov (3); GM Marat Dzhumaev (3.5) b GM Sinisa Drazic (2.5); IM Murali Karthikeyan (3) drew GM Tornike Sanikidze (3); IM Bhuvanesh R Ramnath (2.5) lost to IM Mikhail Mozharov (3.5); IM Narayanan Srinath (2.5) lost to IM Jacek Stopa (3.5); GM Ziatdinov Raset (2.5) drew GM Deep Sengupta (2.5); GM Merab Gagunashvili (3) bt Suvrajit Saha (2); Azer Mirzoev (2.5) drew Nr Vignesh (2.5); S Ravi Teja(2) lost to GM Niaz Murshed (3).
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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December 8, 2013, 10:05 pm
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Shelby Lyman on Chess: No Place to Hide
Sunday, December 8, 2013
We have turned a page in chess history.
Magnus Carlsen’s crushing victory over Viswanathan Anand in their world title match in Chennai, India ushers in a new paradigm.
Carlsen plays the game differently than any champion before. Although this has also been true of many new champions — most notably in modern times Bobby Fischer, Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov, the 22-year-old Norwegian is the first to develop his skills from start to finish in the computer age.
Kasparov used computers brilliantly, but he was already world champion before they became part of his repertoire.
Like a chess-playing computer himself, Carlsen seems to play without fear of losing. He simply makes move after move until his opponent cracks. A remarkable intuition for the right move, finely-honed by reviewing tens of thousands of games on computer screens, plays no small part in this ability.
He makes errors, of course, but smaller and fewer than his opponents.
Because he continues the fight until the board is practically bare of pieces and because he creates imbalances and winning possibilities in seemingly innocuous positions, an easy draw against Carlson is a contradiction in terms.
There is usually no way to resist the pressure he creates except by welcoming the fight and replying in kind. Not an easy thing to do. Draws when they do occur are well-earned.
The aggressor Carlsen, himself rarely loses.
Source: http://www.vnews.com
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December 8, 2013, 10:10 pm
Candidates Tournament: March 11 - April 1 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
How did the the qualifiers earn a spot in the Candidates' Tournament? Below is the breakdown:
Qualifiers by ratings (2):
1. Aronian
2. Karjakin
Qualifiers from the World Cup (2):
3. Kramnik
4. Andreikin
Qualifiersfrom the Grand Prix series (2):
5. Topalov
6. Mamedyarov
Organizers' nominee (1):
7. Svidler
World Championship Loser (1):
8. Anand
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December 9, 2013, 12:00 am
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White to move. How should White proceed?
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Rinck 1904, presented by Andreas
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December 8, 2013, 10:01 pm
Susan Polgar Explains the French Defense, Lines with 3. Nc3Susan Polgar Explains the French Defense, Lines with 3. Nc3Posted on December 05,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, Beginner's Corner. The French Defense is a fantastic opening to add to your repertoire because it is extremely solid and black should have an easy time of emerging from the early moves with good play in the center. This chess video excerpt from Susan Polgar's chess DVD ¨Master the French, part 3 of 3¨ focuses specifically on all lines of the French Defense starting with 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 - including 3. ..Bb4; 3. ..dxe4; 3. ..Nf6 4. e5; and 3. ..Nf6 4. Bg5. G[...]
Susan Polgar Explains the French Defense, Tarrasch VariationPosted on November 28,2013 By William in General Chess Articles. The Tarrasch Variation is one of the most common lines against the French Defense, starting with 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 as white protects his pawn on e4 but does not want to allow 3. Nc3 Bb4 - pinning the knight and doubling white's pawns for the rest of the game. However the Tarrasch Variation also has it's drawbacks as white will spend a lot of extra time to complete his development because his knight on d2 will be blocking natural developing[...]
How to Attack like a Grandmaster by GM Damian LemosPosted on November 25,2013 By GM Damian Lemos in General Chess Articles. Many beginner chess players are nervous at the board and this translates into timid play. If you prefer to build a solid position and wait for a mistake by your opponent, you are not playing good chess! If you want to win games, you have to attack your opponent at every chance. You must capitalize on every opportunity to make threats against your opponent and create problems that your opponent will be forced to solve. In this chess video excerpt [...]
Master the French Defense with GM Susan PolgarPosted on November 25,2013 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in General Chess Articles. The French Defense is the perfect opening choice for the beginner and intermediate chess player as it is an extremely solid defense against 1. e4, relying on a clear positional foundation to guide play in the opening and middlegame. The French Defense has been played by countless top players including Mikhail Botvinnik, Ulf Andersson, Vassily Ivanchuk, Hikaru Nakamura, Magnus Carlsen, etc.. so it is clear that this is an opening you can play thro[...]
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December 9, 2013, 5:30 am
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December 9, 2013, 6:00 am
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December 9, 2013, 10:00 am
GM Aronian, Levon ARM 2803 - 2
GM Nakamura, Hikaru USA 2786 - 4
GM Caruana, Fabiano ITA 2782 - 7
GM Gelfand, Boris ISR 2777 - 8
GM Karjakin, Sergey RUS 2756 - 12
GM Dominguez, Leinier CUB 2754 - 14
GM Naiditsch, Arkadij GER 2737 - 18
GM Giri, Anish NED 2734 - 20
GM So, Wesley PHL 2719 - 30
GM Harikrishna, Pentala IND 2708 - 42
GM Rapport, Richard HUN 2687 - 58
GM van Wely, Loek NED 2678 - 69
Average rating : 2743
Category : 20
FIDE - Ratings of December 2013
Official website: http://www.tatasteelchess.com
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December 9, 2013, 11:15 am
The Moscow based Center for New Technologies “Digital” hosted the Battle of Generations match between GM Daniil Dubov (2641) and GM Alexei Shirov (2685) on 2-8th December.
Shirov was convincing in the classical games, winning four and drawing two for the overall 5-1 victory.
The match consisted of six games with the FIDE time control 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec (from move one).
According to the regulations, in case of a draw with regular time control, a pair of blitz games 5′+3′ would follow. Of the four blitz games Dubov won two and two were drawn. However, the blitz games are not counted toward the match score.
The match was organized by ChessTV and sponsored by businessman Oleg Skvortsov. Grandmaster Sergey Shipov provided live online commentary.
Replay the games with computer analysis
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December 9, 2013, 12:30 pm
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The 19th International Open Tournament “Villa de Navalmoral” was held on 5-8th December at the hotel Moya in Navalmoral de la Mata (Cáceres), Spain.
After seven rounds of play GM Namig Guliyev (Azerbaijan) and IM Vitali Koziak (Ukraine) shared the first place with 6,0 points each. Guliyev took the winner’s trophy on better tie-break.
The total prize fund was 12,300 EUR, with 3000 EUR reserved for the first place.
The notorious Borislav Ivanov played in the first five rounds, winning against two Grandmasters in the process, before being removed from the competition.
Final standings:
1. GM Guliyev Namig AZE 2551 – 6
2. IM Koziak Vitali UKR 2486 – 6
3. GM Peralta Fernando ARG 2600 – 5.5
4. GM Grigoryan Karen H. ARM 2604 – 5.5
5. GM Epishin Vladimir RUS 2548 – 5
6. GM Ibarra Jerez Jose Carlos ESP 2510 – 5
7. FM Gonzalez Perez Arian FID 2467 – 5
8. IM Dias Paulo POR 2397 – 5
9. IM Enchev Ivajlo BUL 2447 – 5
10. IM Barria Zuñiga Daniel CHI 2434 – 5
11. GM Perez Candelario Manuel ESP 2568 – 4.5
12. FM Ivanov Borislav BUL 2318 – 4.5
13. GM Nikolov Momchil BUL 2529 – 4.5
14. GM Fedorchuk Sergey A. UKR 2660 – 4.5
15. IM Antoli Royo Joaquin Miguel ESP 2405 – 4.5
16. IM Brito Garcia Alfredo ESP 2307 – 4.5
17. FM Garcia-Ortega Mendez Jose M. ESP 2308 – 4.5
18. FM Ryan Joseph IRL 2280 – 4.5
19. GM Komljenovic Davorin CRO 2407 – 4.5
20. Gonzalez Trigal Jose Luis ESP 2222 – 4.5
21. IM Forcen Esteban Daniel ESP 2511 – 4.5
22. Gertosio Franck FRA 2210 – 4.5
23. Vasques Antonio Pedro Freixia POR 2187 – 4.5
24. Melero Fidalgo Juan De Dios ESP 2250 – 4.5
25. FM Cabezas Ayala Ivan ESP 2316 – 4
26. GM Campora Daniel H. ARG 2474 – 4
27. Rodriguez Garcia Manuel Fco. ESP 2149 – 4
28. Garcia Romero Benjamin Abel ESP 2199 – 4
29. FM Gavilan Diaz Mario ESP 2255 – 4
30. Gallardo Fernandez Cesar ESP 2249 – 4
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December 9, 2013, 12:30 pm
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December 9, 2013, 1:30 pm
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The chess club “Junior” from Rijeka, Croatia, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a rapid chess tournament on 8th December.
36 club members and friends participated in the 9-round Swiss event.
The time control was 10 minutes + 5 seconds per move. However, even the additional time increment proved to be insufficient in some of the key games, which were decided by overstepping the time limit. Fortunately for the public that gathered around the tables, the games were exciting until the last round.
Rijeka chess club, where the tournament took place, is regularly visited by many lovers of the game, youngest participants, and their parents, and this praiseworthy tournament was no exception.
WGM Iva Videnova from Bulgaria convincingly won the event with 8,0/9 points. International Masters Darko Doricand Boris Golubovic finished point and a half behind behind the winner.
Instead of cash prizes, the organizers provided 14 vouchers for different kinds of relaxation for the best players – wellness and Spa, accommodation in 4-star hotels and the top prize – cruise voucher for the winner, sponsored by Jadroagent travel agency.
You can meet WGM Iva Videnova this week on the online chess playing platform for rapid games and Master Challenges, she is also available for online classes in the Chessdom chess shop.
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December 9, 2013, 7:24 pm
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Game plan to promote chess at various levels
The Sunday Times
Tuesday, Dec 10, 2013
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Chess Federation (SCF) thanks Dr Yik Keng Yeong for highlighting the fact that a small country can produce world champions if it leverages its strengths ("Promoting chess is the right move"; last Sunday).
Singapore has produced several international masters (the rank just short of grandmaster) over the past few years.
As Dr Yik has pointed out, chess is uniquely suited to our strengths. Our challenge is in producing a sustainable pipeline of talent that will spur players on to greater heights. Many of our junior players at the primary-school level compete on an equal footing with opponents from countries with more storied chess traditions. They have also managed to hold their own in adult-level competitions, for example, the Asian Cities Chess Championship.
Yet, when many of these juniors reach secondary school, they tend to drop out of chess because of a lack of support from their schools, which either have closed their chess clubs or relegated the sport to a minor co-curricular activity (CCA), forcing the juniors to join another CCA.
Much promising talent has been lost in this way.
The SCF is keen to support schools at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels that would like to promote chess. We are prepared to work with schools to realise the benefits of chess through talks, supplying coaches and organising events.
Chess teaches resourcefulness, resilience and discipline. How many young children can sustain a high level of mental rigour, emotional balance and physical fitness to last through a four-hour-long game, not just once but twice a day?
Our trainees do that regularly as these capabilities are inculcated from the very beginning, and it is no accident that our most successful players have gone on to successful professional careers.
The SCF's approach to chess is aligned with the Education Ministry's current emphasis on character building, as well as the Singapore Sports Council's Vision 2030, which sees sport as a way by which our youth can be made "future ready".
Ignatius Leong
President
Singapore Chess Federation
http://news.asiaone.com
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December 9, 2013, 7:46 pm
Masters is fully booked two months ahead
The Gibraltar Chess Festival 2014 will attract close to 400 people, including players, families, officials, and visitors, staying ten nights or more in Gibraltar and in neighbouring Spain.
There are more than fifty Grandmasters and over a hundred titled players.
There will be a higher ratio than ever of female players (40+), said the organisers.
They added: Fifty countries will be represented, including players travelling from Bangladesh, Namibia, Egypt, Mongolia, New Zealand, and Brazil. Record numbers will be travelling from India (12), China (6), Norway (20) etc.
Another plus point is that Simen Agdestein, former coach of new 22-year old World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, is bringing his chess students from Oslo.
The Festival has been voted Best Open in the World for the last two years by the Association of Chess Professionals, which shows to what extent this event is putting Gibraltar on the map.
Source: http://www.panorama.gi
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