PRESS RELEASE 10
31st January 2016
Men delighted with their 4th win in
the Battle of the Sexes in Gibraltar
CAPTION: The Battle of the Sexes – both teams with tournament organiser Brian Callghan.
Pic: Sophie Triay.
THE 4TH BATTLE OF THE SEXES - the most popular event in the Tradewise Gibraltar Festival social
calendar, took place at the Caleta Hotel last night. It turned out to be another hugely successful and unique
experience with the men taking the crown in a two one win against the ladies.
This year the Battle of the Sexes saw the presence of Gibraltar’s Equality and Tourism Minister Samantha
Sacramento.
The Master of Ceremonies was our own Tournament Director Stuart Conquest who added spice to the
event in his own inimitable way. The arbiters were: Margit Brokko (Estonia); Ana Srebrnic (Slovenia).
CAPTION: Nigel Short and his team of GMs delighted at taking the lead. Pic: Sophie Triay.
CAPTION : (left) It’s the ladies move next by Alina Kashlinskaya.
CAPTION: (right) Nigel Short and Stuart Conquest wait for the ladies surprise move.
PICS: Sophie Triay
THE TEAMS
The women's captain was GM Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria), former Women's World Champion.
The men's captain was GM Nigel Short (England), three times Gibraltar Champion.
WOMEN’S TEAM: Josefine Heinemann, Bela Khotenashvili, Valentina Gunina, Natalia Zhukova, Tania
Sachdev, Natalia Pogonina, Alina Kashlinskaya
MEN’S TEAM: Hikaru Nakamura, Laurent Fressinet, Yu Yangyi, Nigel Short, Surya Shekhar Ganguly,
Richard Rapport
OTHERS: Jovana Vojinovic, David Howell, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Ni Hua.
CAPTION: (right) The arbiters were: Margit Brokko (Estonia); Ana Srebrnic (Slovenia). PIC: John Saunders.
CAPTION: (left) Shirley Callaghan received a cheque for the Neuroblastoma charity from the Captain of the winning men’s team Nigel Short.
Pic: Sophie Triay.
After a long drawn battle, with both teams at one each it was the men who won the third game to remain
overall champions of the Battle of the Sexes. Final result it was the men who won 2-1.
At the end of the event the captain of the men’s team Nigel Short presented a cheque for £1,000 to Shirley
Callaghan for the Neuroblastoma Society.
Alice Mascarenhas, John Saunders and Leontxo Garcia, Tradewise Press Chess Officers
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