IM Sam Shankland writes about his first trip to Gibraltar for the 8th Gibtelecom Chess Congress, where he narrowly missed out on a GM norm.
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The American squad in Gibraltar was led by Gata Kamsky and Alex Lenderman, who both scored 7.5/10, good for a 9-way-tie for first, though both missed out on the first place playoff, which was won by Michael Adams.
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11-year-old expert, Luke Harmon-Vellotti conducted a 20-board simul on January 30 to benefit victims of the Haiti earthquake. Luke wants to be a doctor and Grandmaster.
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