Ivanchuk wins Gibraltar

Vassily Ivanchuk has won the 2011 Gibraltar Masters with a huge score of 9/10. He was chased all the way to the finish by Nigel Short who scored an almost as impressive 8.5/10, which may well have been a winning score in any other year. Ivanchuk conceded 2 draws during the tournament, while Short lost to Ivanchuk and drew one other game. Further down the field IM Aleks Wohl finished on 6/10, while WFM Vaness Reid scored 3.5

Kotronias,V (2599) - Ivanchuk,V (2764) [B78]

Gibraltar Masters Caleta ENG (5.2), 29.01.2011

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