Chess festival sees record number of women masters in 18-year history

First Move Chess 210119 {seq} (Photos Bugeja) by the the Mayor John Gonzalves

22nd January 2020

Just over a quarter of chess masters competing in the Gibraltar International Chess Festival this year are women, marking the highest number of female masters in the festivals 18-year history. The annual festival is split into three tournaments: masters, challengers and amateurs, with some 400 players competing across the three tournaments. This year some 248...