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Jan222019
Gibraltar, Day 1: Any Upsets?
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 10:40PM
No. Well, yes, but no full-point upsets at the top. Still, there were some half-points stolen by the underdogs: Yu Yangyi and Hikaru Nakamura gave up draws to IM Ariel Erenberg (2409) and FM Vaso Blesic (2390), respectively, on boards 4 and 5. Maxim Matlakov (2700) drew on board 13 against FM Anand Nadar (2373), and unless my eyes aren't doing their job the next half-point upset didn't arise until board 29. For the most part then, the favorites did their job, so we'll check back in tomorrow. For those who wish to explore further, the tournament website is here.
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