Gibraltar rocks the world of chess with a quarter of a billion website hits - Gibraltar Chronicle


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Gibraltar rocks the world of chess with a quarter of a billion website hits
Gibraltar Chronicle
Tradewise 2012 has rocked the world of chess and made history this week. Hou Yifan from China at 17 years of age played the best result by a female player in the history of the game. The world of chess will be talking about her achievements in this ...
17-Year-Old's Victory Puts Pressure on Best Woman Ever to Play the Game New York Times
Hou Yifan, Short win Gibraltar, Nigel wins playoff Chessbase News
Hou Yifan concedes to Short but still makes history China Daily
Huffington Post
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SANDS: A poisoned pawn that hasn't lost its kick - Washington Times


Washington Times
SANDS: A poisoned pawn that hasn't lost its kick
Washington Times
By David R. Sands Two sharp games showcasing the notorious Sicilian Poisoned Pawn Variation top the menu today, served up at the just-concluded Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival, held on the British island at the entrance to the Mediterranean.

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'Encourage younger generation in chess' - DAWN.com


DAWN.com
'Encourage younger generation in chess'
DAWN.com
Dr Nigel David Short (MBE) returns victorious from the Tradewise Gibraltar Masters Chess-2012 tournament in Gibraltar. - Reuters Photo. KARACHI: Pakistan is just a short stopover for the 46-year-old British chess grandmaster Dr Nigel David Short (MBE) ...

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GIBRALTAR: School's 1st hall of fame class honors successful grads, teachers ... - Southgate News Herald

GIBRALTAR: School's 1st hall of fame class honors successful grads, teachers ...
Southgate News Herald
1977 Class B state championship baseball team: The Marauders won the first Michigan High School Athletic Association-sponsored state championship in any sport in school history. The team was 30-7 and won the Huron League, district and regional titles, ...

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A leopard never changes its spots - Panorama

A leopard never changes its spots
Panorama
But many people believe that this latest saga in the Gibraltar-Spain sovereignty issue is no more than the start of another chapter in the long history most of us know to well! Although the fact is that times have moved on, and unlike in the early ...

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SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE QUEEN'S ACCESSION TO THE THRONE - Vox Online News

SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE QUEEN'S ACCESSION TO THE THRONE
Vox Online News
There is already considerable excitement in Gibraltar about the Diamond Jubilee, with lots of events planned, but for many people today's events will be their first chance to be part of the celebrations – and a part of history.

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Vivid tapestries bring ancient battle to life at Meadows - Fort Worth Star Telegram


Fort Worth Star Telegram
Vivid tapestries bring ancient battle to life at Meadows
Fort Worth Star Telegram
... but in the aftermath of his successful campaigns into North Africa in the late 1470s, he found a way to announce his military victories so that no one was likely to forget that it was he who wrested control of the Strait of Gibraltar from Morocco.

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