PRESS RELEASE 3
27 January 2015
IT’S THE FIRST MOVE AT TRADEWISE 2015
CAPTION: Tradewise Chairman James Humphreys shakes the hand of Fide Master Emilio Miguel
Sanchez Jerez who yesterday found himself playing on the top board playing against top seeded
player, and World No. 4, Veselin Topalov. Pic: Sophie Triay.
The First Move of the 2015 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival at The Gibraltar Masters tournament
took place this afternoon at the Caleta Hotel.
At precisely 3pm (Gibraltar time) James Humphreys, Chairman of Tradewise Gibraltar Insurance Ltd,
the main sponsor of this event made the first move on the top board against top seeded player, and
World No. 4, Veselin Topalov.
CAPTION: Tradewise Chairman James Humphreys makes the first move for World No. 4, Veselin
Topalov, and the top seeded player at the 13th edition of the Tradewise Chess Festival. Pic: Sophie
Triay.
In his First Round game Topalov is playing against one of the many Spanish players in this festival
Fide Master Emilio Miguel Sanchez Jerez with a rating of 2282. Topalov’s rating stands at 2800.
James Humphreys, whose company has been sponsoring the game for 10 years, was pleased to be
back again at the start of the tournament and that his company was giving it its full support as the
main sponsor.
Moments later the 252 chess players in The Masters from some 60 countries made their opening
moves in the tournament which is being held over the next 10 days over 10 rounds.
Alice Mascarenhas, John Saunders and Leontxo Garcia, Tradewise Press Chess Officers
[email protected] | www.gibraltarchesscongress.com
Steve Connor, Webmaster.
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