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Chess Life Online 2008 January Americans in Gibraltar
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GM Hikaru Nakamura in Gibraltar, Photo IM Irina Krush
Seven rounds into the Gibraltar Gibtelecom Masters (January 27-February 5), Vugar Gashimov of Azerbaijan leads with 6/7 and faces Peter Svidler in round 8. Defending champion GM Hikaru Nakamura and Varuzhan Akobian have 5/7. Here is Nakamura's seventh round win. Update: Nakamura draws on board one and finishes a half a point off of first. Peter Svidler and Vadim Milov tie for first on 8/10. Nana Dzagnidze wins the women prize. 2885 Irina Krush, who contributed a photo gallery below, defeated GM Chanda Sandipan (2568) in round six, but lost to an even higher rated Indian GM, Surya Shekhar Ganguly (2614) on the White side of the Grunfeld. Now Krush has 4.5/7. 2879 2883 IM Anna Zatonskih, who recently confirmed an appearance at the 2009 SuperNationals (look for more details soon) stands on 4/7. Check out round eight pairings here. Watch live games on the official site , Monroi or the Internet Chess Club. Look for more games, photos and news on Monroi.com. Gibraltar Photo Gallery by Irina Krush 
Former World Champion Boris Spassky makes the first move in Stefanova's game; in the foreground is GM Nana Dzagnidze.
An ape on the rock
Your photographer, Irina Krush, in a good mood
The host hotel for the tournament
Top seed, GM Peter Svidler of Russia
Do you think they're playing blindfold chess?
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