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Gibraltar Masters (2003) The first Gibraltar Masters tournament was a 59-player 10-round Swiss held in the Caleta Hotel, La Caleta (Catalan Bay), Gibraltar, 28 January to 6 February 2003. Main sponsor: Gibtelecom, the largest telecommunications provider in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Time control: 120 minutes for the whole game, with 30 seconds added per move from move 1. First to fifth prizes: GBP 4000, 2500, 1500, 1000, 600. There was also an Amateurs tournament, and some evening blitz events. Entry fee: Free for GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs. All others: GBP 40. Chief organizers: Stewart Reuben and David Sedgwick. Chief arbiter: David Welch? Rounds started at 3 pm. Vasilios Kotronias and Nigel Short shared the victory with 7.5/10. Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/2003021... BritBase: http://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pgn... TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi... FIDE: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament... Stewart Reuben in Arbiting Matters Too, January 2014, pp. 6-7: https://web.archive.org/web/2014080... Next: Gibraltar Masters (2004)  page 3 of 10; games 51-75 of 240  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 51. S Ledger vs M Young   1-0 17 2003 Gibraltar Masters A80 Dutch 52. P Gayson vs K White   1-0 31 2003 Gibraltar Masters B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 53. P Straub vs S W Giddins   0-1 29 2003 Gibraltar Masters C00 French Defense 54. C Vinas Guerrero vs I Thompson   ½-½ 50 2003 Gibraltar Masters C00 French Defense 55. M Gonzalez Amaya vs J Bick   0-1 29 2003 Gibraltar Masters C32 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit 56. Barsov vs P Gayson   1-0 30 2003 Gibraltar Masters A81 Dutch 57. J Shaw vs Short   0-1 51 2003 Gibraltar Masters B40 Sicilian 58. Tiviakov vs Korneev   ½-½ 17 2003 Gibraltar Masters B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 59. T Luther vs Kotronias   ½-½ 24 2003 Gibraltar Masters B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 60. McShane vs Epishin   ½-½ 17 2003 Gibraltar Masters B40 Sicilian 61. H Hamdouchi vs S Ledger   1-0 58 2003 Gibraltar Masters B25 Sicilian, Closed 62. M Palac vs D K Johansen   ½-½ 25 2003 Gibraltar Masters C07 French, Tarrasch 63. Speelman vs J Bellon Lopez   1-0 19 2003 Gibraltar Masters B27 Sicilian 64. C McNab vs S Sulskis   0-1 61 2003 Gibraltar Masters A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 65. M Pavlovic vs A Wohl   ½-½ 54 2003 Gibraltar Masters A00 Uncommon Opening 66. D H Campora vs B Lalic   ½-½ 37 2003 Gibraltar Masters B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 67. P Cramling vs D Reinderman   ½-½ 19 2003 Gibraltar Masters E60 King's Indian Defense 68. S W Giddins vs U Zak   0-1 30 2003 Gibraltar Masters D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 69. N Medvegy vs M Tissir   ½-½ 65 2003 Gibraltar Masters B32 Sicilian 70. A Ledger vs Plaskett   0-1 40 2003 Gibraltar Masters A04 Reti Opening 71. E Gullaksen vs A Cherniaev   0-1 52 2003 Gibraltar Masters B33 Sicilian 72. H Jonkman vs S Agdestein   0-1 46 2003 Gibraltar Masters C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation 73. J Bick vs Z Gyimesi   0-1 21 2003 Gibraltar Masters E41 Nimzo-Indian 74. R Bellin vs M Schmitz   1-0 30 2003 Gibraltar Masters C17 French, Winawer, Advance 75. D J Ledger vs B Baum   0-1 35 2003 Gibraltar Masters B07 Pirc  page 3 of 10; games 51-75 of 240    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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