American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has won the 13th Tradewise Gibraltar Masters, which concluded at the Caleta Hotel on Thursday 5 February 2015.
Nakamura drew his last round game against Pentala Harikrishna (India) after a long struggle where white tried to convert an extra pawn in a theoretically hot rook ending.
Nakamura concluded the event with 8½/10 points to claim the top prize of £20,000 and become world #7 on the elo list.
David Howell, playing Black against Hou Yifan, could have reached 8½ had he won but, in trying to do so, overreached and was lost at one stage. Hou Yifan missed her best chance and the game was eventually drawn. Howell earned £16,000.
Hou Yifan was the clear winner of the women’s first prize of £15,000, additional to her prize for sharing third place. Sharing second through fifth women’s prizes were Rout Padmini (India), Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine), Ju Wenjun (China) and Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria) 6½.
Final standings:
1 GM Nakamura Hikaru USA 2776 – 8.5
2 GM Howell David W L ENG 2670 – 8
3 GM Hou Yifan CHN 2673 – 7.5
4 GM Vitiugov Nikita RUS 2735 – 7.5
5 GM Topalov Veselin BUL 2800 – 7.5
6 IM Wagner Dennis GER 2501 – 7.5
7 GM Wei Yi CHN 2675 – 7.5
8 GM Adhiban B. IND 2630 – 7.5
9 GM Harikrishna P. IND 2723 – 7.5
10 GM Bachmann Axel PAR 2629 – 7.5
11 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2695 – 7.5
12 GM Svidler Peter RUS 2739 – 7
13 GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2724 – 7
14 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2733 – 7
15 GM Naroditsky Daniel USA 2622 – 7
16 GM Rapport Richard HUN 2716 – 7
17 GM Nabaty Tamir ISR 2579 – 7
18 GM Sutovsky Emil ISR 2637 – 7
19 GM Bok Benjamin NED 2572 – 7
20 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2569 – 7
21 GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2574 – 7
22 GM Rodshtein Maxim ISR 2680 – 6.5
23 GM Lalith Babu M.R. IND 2537 – 6.5
24 GM Lenderman Aleksandr USA 2614 – 6.5
25 GM Oparin Grigoriy RUS 2551 – 6.5
GM Ju Wenjun CHN 2547 – 6.5
27 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2681 – 6.5
28 WGM Padmini Rout IND 2388 – 6.5
29 GM Salgado Lopez Ivan ESP 2628 – 6.5
30 IM Nakar Eylon ISR 2419 – 6.5
31 IM Kuipers Stefan NED 2390 – 6.5
32 GM Muzychuk Anna UKR 2544 – 6.5
33 GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2617 – 6.5
34 GM Bologan Viktor MDA 2608 – 6.5
35 GM Mareco Sandro ARG 2583 – 6.5
36 GM Edouard Romain FRA 2638 – 6.5
37 GM Salem A.R. Saleh UAE 2603 – 6.5
38 GM Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo VEN 2649 – 6.5
39 GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2515 – 6.5
40 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2665 – 6.5
41 GM Popilski Gil ISR 2522 – 6.5
42 GM Felgaer Ruben ARG 2575 – 6.5
43 IM Donchenko Alexander GER 2511 – 6.5
44 GM Xu Jun CHN 2523 – 6.5
45 GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2631 – 6.5
46 GM Rasmussen Allan Stig DEN 2526 – 6.5
FM Salomon Johan NOR 2319 – 6.5
48 GM Hansen Eric CAN 2574 – 6.5
49 GM Troff Kayden W USA 2541 – 6.5
50 IM Santiago Yago De Moura BRA 2406 – 6.5
51 GM Vishnu Prasanna. V IND 2463 – 6
52 GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar IND 2595 – 6
53 GM Debashis Das IND 2503 – 6
54 GM Sethuraman S.P. IND 2624 – 6
GM Spraggett Kevin CAN 2538 – 6
56 IM Muzychuk Mariya UKR 2520 – 6
57 IM Tari Aryan NOR 2487 – 6
58 GM Krush Irina USA 2467 – 6
59 IM Trent Lawrence ENG 2470 – 6
60 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2602 – 6
61 GM Chirila Ioan-Cristian ROU 2548 – 6
62 IM Kjartansson Gudmundur ISL 2468 – 6
63 FM Dragnev Valentin AUT 2344 – 6
64 GM Khotenashvili Bela GEO 2526 – 6
GM Al-Sayed Mohammed QAT 2516 – 6
66 IM Guo Qi CHN 2439 – 6
67 IM Smith Axel SWE 2483 – 6
68 GM Blomqvist Erik SWE 2520 – 6
69 IM Mkrtchian Lilit ARM 2449 – 6
70 IM Melia Salome GEO 2473 – 6
71 GM Zhukova Natalia UKR 2482 – 6
72 CM Balogun Oluwafemi NGR 2193 – 6
73 GM Venkatesh M.R. IND 2460 – 5.5
74 GM Roiz Michael ISR 2592 – 5.5
75 IM Javakhishvili Lela GEO 2486 – 5.5
76 GM Shyam Sundar M. IND 2489 – 5.5
77 GM Mikhalevski Victor ISR 2571 – 5.5
78 GM Neelotpal Das IND 2437 – 5.5
79 GM Harika Dronavalli IND 2496 – 5.5
FM Plotkin Victor CAN 2306 – 5.5
81 IM Zude Arno GER 2377 – 5.5
82 IM Codenotti Marco ITA 2374 – 5.5
83 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2671 – 5.5
84 FM Holm Kristian Stuvik NOR 2330 – 5.5
85 IM Svane Rasmus GER 2496 – 5.5
86 IM Pichot Alan ARG 2480 – 5.5
87 IM Bellin Robert ENG 2338 – 5.5
88 GM Bogner Sebastian SUI 2565 – 5.5
89 GM Boruchovsky Avital ISR 2517 – 5.5
90 CM Urbina Perez Juan Antonio ESP 2221 – 5.5
91 Yu Jonathan CAN 2081 – 5.5
92 GM Paehtz Thomas GER 2365 – 5.5
93 GM Bellon Lopez Juan Manuel ESP 2370 – 5.5
94 IM Karavade Eesha IND 2398 – 5.5
95 Janev Pavel BUL 2196 – 5.5
96 IM Adla Diego ARG 2469 – 5.5
97 IM Das Arghyadip IND 2476 – 5.5
98 IM Martinez Martin David ESP 2407 – 5.5
99 GM Cramling Pia SWE 2518 – 5.5
IM Nagy Gabor HUN 2410 – 5.5
101 WGM Bartel Marta POL 2347 – 5.5
102 IM Docx Stefan BEL 2450 – 5.5
103 IM Georgiadis Nico SUI 2490 – 5.5
104 FM Ladron De Guevara Pinto Paolo ESP 2367 – 5.5
105 Bar Aviv ISR 2142 – 5.5
106 FM Nuri Kambez SUI 2305 – 5.5
107 FM De Haan Eric NED 2299 – 5.5
108 GM Vazquez Igarza Renier ESP 2592 – 5
109 GM Stefansson Hannes ISL 2573 – 5
110 IM Foisor Cristina-Adela ROU 2390 – 5
IM Houska Jovanka ENG 2388 – 5
112 FM Guerrero Vargas Andres VEN 2320 – 5
113 WGM Soumya Swaminathan IND 2346 – 5
114 FM Tate Alan SCO 2297 – 5
115 FM Christiansen Johan-Sebastian NOR 2354 – 5
116 IM Vuilleumier Alexandre SUI 2336 – 5
117 IM Watson John L USA 2319 – 5
118 GM Solomon Kenny RSA 2399 – 5
119 GM Carlsson Pontus SWE 2465 – 5
120 FM Zwahr Paul GER 2354 – 5
121 Hommerson Paul NED 2229 – 5
122 GM Tarjan James E USA 2518 – 5
123 Perez Garcia Alejandro ESP 2207 – 5
124 Seyfried Claus GER 2147 – 5
125 IM Wemmers Xander NED 2353 – 5
126 WIM Frisk Ellinor SWE 2266 – 5
127 IM Raznikov Danny ISR 2494 – 5
128 FM Cordes Hans-Joerg Dr. GER 2262 – 5
129 Boyer Censore Giuseppe Enmanu VEN 1960 – 5
130 Spence David J ENG 2231 – 5
131 FM Scharrer Patrick ITA 2231 – 5
132 IM Almagro Llamas Pablo ESP 2469 – 5
133 Byron Alan M ENG 2188 – 5
134 FM Terron Elena Francisco M. ESP 2218 – 5
135 Havik Victor NOR 2137 – 5
136 Barrenechea Bahamonde Gustavo ESP 2223 – 5
137 FM Santos Ruiz Miguel ESP 2310 – 5
138 Amgalanbaatar Ravdanlkhumbuu MGL 2117 – 5
139 IM Lejlic Samir SWE 2354 – 5
140 FM Viana Dirceu BRA 2268 – 5
141 Hellwig Tobias GER 2172 – 5
142 IM Teran Alvarez Ismael ESP 2430 – 4.5
143 Galmandakh Badrakh MGL 2240 – 4.5
144 Lombaers Peter NED 2291 – 4.5
145 CM Walton Alan J ENG 2129 – 4.5
146 Al-Tamimi Hamad QAT 2214 – 4.5
147 WGM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat IRI 2372 – 4.5
148 FM Sorm Daniel CZE 2319 – 4.5
149 Rydstrom Tom SWE 2292 – 4.5
150 Semprun Martinez Fernando ESP 2253 – 4.5
151 Tscharotschkin Michael GER 2144 – 4.5
152 Heinemann Josefine GER 2160 – 4.5
153 WIM Olsarova Tereza CZE 2288 – 4.5
154 Schneider German GER 2150 – 4.5
155 IM Povah Nigel E ENG 2324 – 4.5
156 FM Menna Barreto Felipe Kubiaki BRA 2247 – 4.5
157 Elishev Ivan RUS 2153 – 4.5
158 Hamer Martyn ENG 2014 – 4.5
159 FM Sanchez Jerez Emilio Miguel ESP 2282 – 4.5
160 Heer Stephan SUI 2157 – 4.5
161 Zimmermann Rene GER 2172 – 4.5
162 FM Krockenberger Martin GER 2152 – 4.5
163 Compton Alistair NZL 2071 – 4.5
164 FM Hoffmann Hendrik GER 2206 – 4.5
165 FM Buchal Stephan GER 2273 – 4.5
166 Machlik Edit NOR 1913 – 4.5
167 Freuler Roman SUI 2071 – 4.5
168 Danielsson Robert SWE 2121 – 4.5
169 Machlik Monika NOR 2015 – 4.5
170 Veltkamp Gerben NED 2175 – 4.5
Fomani Medhi ESP 2033 – 4.5
172 CM Daneri Martin ARG 2123 – 4.5
173 FM Baert Andy BEL 2114 – 4
174 Herman Diego ARG 2148 – 4
175 Dasaolu Rotimi NGR 2053 – 4
176 Suez-Panama Gilles FRA 2030 – 4
177 WFM Mareckova Martina CZE 2102 – 4
178 WGM Vojinovic Jovana SRB 2301 – 4
179 Hewson Brian Wr ENG 2084 – 4
180 Schaefer Reyk GER 2104 – 4
181 Verneuil Pascal FRA 2093 – 4
182 Whatley Stephen A J ENG 1949 – 4
183 IM Prosviriakov Vladimir USA 2257 – 4
184 Mehlhorn Uwe GER 2121 – 4
185 Rodriguez Alvarez Vidal VEN 2122 – 4
186 Lobersli Henrik Oie NOR 1957 – 4
187 Burke Mitchell R ENG 1928 – 4
188 Kim Yongjoo KOR 1903 – 4
189 Cawley Paul F ENG 2070 – 4
190 Othman Mustapha NGR 1968 – 4
191 Ferreira Oscar Luiz Vieira BRA 1980 – 4
Lochte Szilvia HUN 1934 – 4
193 Morais Vitor POR 1934 – 4
194 Skutta Bernd Dr. GER 2059 – 4
195 Lien Kjell Hakon NOR 2020 – 4
196 Amos Frank GER 2097 – 4
197 Gieritz Dietmar GER 2048 – 4
198 Agbabishvili Lali CAN 1978 – 4
199 Kuhne Detlev GER 2131 – 4
200 Henderson De La Fuente Lance ESP 2014 – 4
201 Green Per SWE 1996 – 4
202 Kristinsson Magnus ISL 1744 – 4
203 Henrichsen Jens DEN 2030 – 4
204 FM Weeramantry Sunil SRI 2127 – 3.5
205 Burrows Martin P ENG 2136 – 3.5
206 Michalowski Peter GER 2024 – 3.5
207 WIM Varga Klara HUN 2145 – 3.5
208 FM Kandic Milan SRB 2101 – 3.5
Klug Christian GER 1884 – 3.5
210 George Lolomari Erekosima NGR 1857 – 3.5
211 Saber Yasser MAR 0 – 3.5
212 WFM De Rosa Mariagrazia ITA 2101 – 3.5
213 Jameson David WLS 2068 – 3.5
214 Klyszcz Michael GER 1975 – 3.5
215 Wiedersich Jens GER 2125 – 3.5
216 Godinho Marques Pedro POR 1950 – 3.5
217 Mahoney Ian CAN 1838 – 3.5
218 Curado Manuel Joao Ferro POR 1860 – 3.5
219 Gravett Alan D ENG 1877 – 3.5
220 Downey Keith WLS 1919 – 3.5
221 IM Ducarmon Quinten NED 2488 – 3
222 Vanheirzeele Daniel BEL 2091 – 3
223 Nilsen Martin NOR 2011 – 3
224 Odeh Kenneth NGR 1982 – 3
225 WCM Gonzalez Espana Maria Gabriel VEN 1917 – 3
226 Weishaeutel Moritz GER 1905 – 3
227 Byrn Carsten DEN 2044 – 3
228 Holleland Sigve NOR 2116 – 3
229 WFM Beltz Franziska GER 2130 – 3
230 Christophe-Hayot Romain FRA 1793 – 3
231 Bohman Leif SWE 1803 – 3
232 Spanton Tim R ENG 1963 – 3
233 Moradi Kimia IRI 1984 – 3
234 Jurdao Perez Marcos Ernesto ESP 2131 – 2.5
235 Opasiak Dustin Tennessee POL 1729 – 2.5
236 Tortolero Cesar VEN 1937 – 2.5
237 Aure Anders Nilsson NOR 1688 – 2.5
238 Sajjadi Kimiya NOR 1634 – 2.5
239 Homer Neil S ENG 1716 – 2.5
240 Bauer Dieter GER 1728 – 2.5
241 Greibrokk Ingrid Andrea NOR 1758 – 2.5
242 Magnusdottir Veronika Steinun ISL 1566 – 2.5
243 GM Agdestein Simen NOR 2626 – 2
244 Adewole Adeyinka NGR 1962 – 2
245 Kuenitz Klaus GER 1680 – 2
246 Beadle John R ENG 1694 – 2
247 Bendriss Hatim MAR 0 – 1.5
248 CM Osuna Vega Enrique ESP 2108 – 1.5
249 Nwoye Nnamdi NGR 2015 – 1.5
250 Gouait Raymond FRA 1595 – 1.5
251 Bouxo Luis Antonio Maximino POR 1711 – 1.5
252 Tveten Per NOR 1601 – 1.5
253 WGM Dolzhikova Olga NOR 2194 – 1
254 CM Reuben Stewart ENG 2078 – 1
255 Tranter Stephen ENG 1997 – 0.5
256 Bullock Lee ENG 1519 – 0.5
257 Gardner Phillip K ENG 1788 – 0
