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Gibraltar 2012: Short Wins Tie-Break Playoff
Submitted by SonofPearl on Thu, 02/02/2012 at 10:42am.
There was a dramatic tiebreak playoff at the 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar Masters, after Hou Yifan drew her final round game with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and was caught on 8/10 points by England's Nigel Short, who beat Krishnan Sasikiran.
Short won the first rapid playoff game (10 mins plus 5 second increment) with the white pieces and drew the second to take the Masters title and £20,000.
Despite this, the 2012 Gibraltar tournament has been all about Hou! Her win against Judit Polgar proved to be no fluke, as she continued to hold her own in the rest of the event, achieving a fantastic final result.
Hou, Yifan vs. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
Gibraltar Open | Caleta ENG | Round 10| 2 Feb 2012 | ECO: B07 | 1/2-1/2
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. h3 Bh5 8. e5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bxe2 10. Nxe2 Nbd7 11. c4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Bf4 Qa5 14. a3 Nxe5 15. b4 Qc7 16. Qd4 f6 17. Rad1 a5 18. Qe4 Kf7 19. Bg3 axb4 20. axb4 Bxb4 21. Nd4 Bc5 22. f4 Bxd4+ 23. Rxd4 Nd7 24. Qxe6+ Kxe6 25. f5+ Ke7 26. Bxc7 Rhe8 27. Rb1 Ra7 28. Rbd1 Nf8 29. Rb1 Kf7 30. c5 Re7 31. Bd6 Rd7 32. Rdb4 h5 33. Rh4 Nh7 34. Rxh5 Kg8 35. Rh4 Ra8 36. Rb6 Ng5 37. Rhb4 Ra7 38. Bb8 Ra1+ 39. Kh2 Rd5 40. Rxb7 Rxf5 41. Bd6 Ra2 42. Rg4 Rf3 43. h4 Rh3+ 44. Kg1 Ra1+ 45. Kf2 Ra2+ 46. Kg1
Sasikiran, Krishnan vs. Short, Nigel
Gibraltar Open | Caleta ENG | Round 10| 2 Feb 2012 | ECO: A63 | 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a4 h6 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Ra3 a6 13. Nd2 Rb8 14. a5 b5 15. axb6 Nxb6 16. b3 Ng4 17. Bb2 f5 18. e3 g5 19. Raa1 Bb7 20. Rae1 Rbe8 21. h3 Ne5 22. f4 Ng6 23. Kh2 gxf4 24. gxf4 Kh7 25. Nc4 Nxc4 26. bxc4 Bc8 27. Rf3 Rg8 28. Rg1 Bf6 29. Bh1 Ne5 30. Rfg3 Rxg3 31. Rxg3 Nxc4 32. Bc1 Bh4 33. Rf3 Qg7 34. Ne2 Nb6 35. e4 Rxe4 36. Rb3 Re8 37. Bf3 Bf2 38. Bg4 Qg6 39. Rxb6 fxg4 40. Qxg6+ Kxg6 41. Rxd6+ Kf7 42. Ng3 Re1 43. Bd2 Rg1 44. Rf6+ Kxf6 45. Ne4+ Kf7 46. Nxf2 Ra1 47. hxg4 Ra2 48. Be3 Bxg4 49. Kg3 Bf5 50. Bxc5 Ra5
Short, Nigel vs. Hou, Yifan
Gibraltar Open Playoff | Caleta ENG | Round 1.1| 2 Feb 2012 | ECO: B23 | 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d3 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 Rb8 10. Qe1 Nd7 11. b3 e5 12. f5 gxf5 13. Nh4 f4 14. g3 Bf6 15. Nf5 Nb6 16. gxf4 Bxf5 17. fxe5 Bxe5 18. Rxf5 Kh8 19. Bf4 Nd7 20. Qd2 Qh4 21. Rf1 Rbe8 22. Ne2 Rg8 23. Rxf7 Qh3 24. Ng1 Qg4 25. Nf3 Qh3 26. Qf2 Bxf4 27. Rxf4 Rg6 28. Nh4 Rg5 29. Nf5 Reg8 30. Nxd6 Ne5 31. Nf7+ Nxf7 32. Rxf7 R5g6 33. Rf8 Qh5 34. Rxg8+ Rxg8 35. Qf6+ Rg7 36. Rg1
Hou, Yifan (2605) vs. Short, Nigel D (2677)
Gibraltar Open Playoff | Caleta ENG | Round 1.2| 2 Feb 2012 | ECO: C11 | 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Qb6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. Nexd4 Nc6 9. c3 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bc5 11. Rb1 Bxd4 12. cxd4 Nb8 13. b4 Nc6 14. Be3 Bd7 15. Be2 Ne7 16. a4 a6 17. O-O Rc8 18. Bf2 O-O 19. Qb3 Qc7 20. Qh3 Bxa4 21. Bd3 h6 22. Bh4 Bb5 23. Bxb5 axb5 24. Rf3 Nf5 25. Bf2 Qc2 26. Rf1 Rc4 27. Rd3 h5 28. Rfd1 g6 29. Be1 Qe2 30. R3d2 Qe4 31. Bf2 Qxf4 32. Qa3 Rfc8 33. g3 Qg4 34. Qd3 Rc1 35. Qf1 Rxd1 36. Rxd1 Rc4 37. h3 Qf3 38. Rd3 Qe4 39. Qd1 Rc1 40. Qxc1 Qxd3 41. Qc8+ Kg7 42. Qd8 Nxd4 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. Qf6+ Kg8
The top finishers at the 2012 Gibraltar Masters:
| Name | Nat | Elo | Pts. | TB1 | |
| 1 | Hou Yifan | CHN | 2605 | 8.0 | 2872 |
| 2 | Short Nigel D | ENG | 2677 | 8.0 | 2838 |
| 3 | Adams Michael | ENG | 2724 | 7.5 | 2807 |
| 4 | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 2747 | 7.5 | 2783 |
| 5 | Bologan Viktor | MDA | 2680 | 7.5 | 2734 |
| 6 | Sutovsky Emil | ISR | 2703 | 7.5 | 2669 |
| 7 | Le Quang Liem | VIE | 2714 | 7.0 | 2733 |
| 8 | Almasi Zoltan | HUN | 2717 | 7.0 | 2730 |
| 9 | Howell David W L | ENG | 2603 | 7.0 | 2725 |
| 10 | Sasikiran Krishnan | IND | 2700 | 7.0 | 2717 |
| 11 | Movsesian Sergei | ARM | 2700 | 7.0 | 2711 |
| 12 | Svidler Peter | RUS | 2749 | 7.0 | 2700 |
| 13 | Negi Parimarjan | IND | 2641 | 7.0 | 2694 |
| 14 | Polgar Judit | HUN | 2710 | 7.0 | 2693 |
| 15 | Laznicka Viktor | CZE | 2704 | 7.0 | 2681 |
| 16 | Fridman Daniel | GER | 2660 | 7.0 | 2632 |
| 17 | Gustafsson Jan | GER | 2643 | 7.0 | 2628 |
| 18 | Jussupow Artur | GER | 2569 | 7.0 | 2625 |
| 19 | Salem A R Saleh | UAE | 2505 | 7.0 | 2621 |
| 20 | Berg Emanuel | SWE | 2550 | 7.0 | 2603 |
The results on the top boards in the final round:
| No. | Name | Elo | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Elo | No. | |
| 1 | 25 | Hou Yifan | 2605 | 7½ | ½ - ½ | 7 | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2747 | 2 |
| 2 | 14 | Bologan Viktor | 2680 | 7 | ½ - ½ | 7 | Adams Michael | 2724 | 3 |
| 3 | 11 | Sasikiran Krishnan | 2700 | 7 | 0 - 1 | 7 | Short Nigel | 2677 | 15 |
| 4 | 10 | Movsesian Sergei | 2700 | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6½ | Svidler Peter | 2749 | 1 |
| 5 | 21 | Gustafsson Jan | 2643 | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6½ | Almasi Zoltan | 2717 | 4 |
| 6 | 22 | Negi Parimarjan | 2641 | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6½ | Le Quang Liem | 2714 | 5 |
| 7 | 23 | Erdos Viktor | 2634 | 6½ | 0 - 1 | 6½ | Sutovsky Emil | 2703 | 9 |
| 8 | 27 | Howell David | 2603 | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6 | Shirov Alexei | 2710 | 7 |
| 9 | 6 | Polgar Judit | 2710 | 6 | 1 - 0 | 6 | Korchnoi Viktor | 2558 | 37 |
| 10 | 8 | Laznicka Viktor | 2704 | 6 | 1 - 0 | 6 | Rapport Richard | 2543 | 39 |
More details are at the excellent official website. All photos by Ray Morris-Hi
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