By John Saunders
The 2020 Gibraltar Masters, the 18th in the series, got underway on Tuesday 21 January 2020 at the Caleta Hotel. The entrants include seven players rated 2700+, and a further 27 rated 2600 or more, with 248 players in all vying for the increased first prize of £30,000 (roughly equivalent to US$39,000).
Special Olympics Gibraltar will be hosting the Gareth Cowin Futsal Tournament this weekend when teams from Special Olympics Isle of Man and Algeciras will be joining the event.
By John Saunders
The 2020 Gibraltar Masters starts on 21 January 2020 with seven players rated 2700 and above topping a stellar field of 248 players vying for the increased first prize of £30,000. The list of competitors also includes many of the world’s leading female players who will be playing for the top women’s prize of £20,000.
Yesterday Mayor John Gonçalves visited the Gibraltar International Chess Festival to make the First Move of the 2020 Gibraltar International Chess Festival.
Sandpits held its last Padel tournament of the year from 2-7 December at Sandpits club.
