Russian Nikita Vitiugov (2694) won the Gibraltar chess tournament. Like Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France (2711), Chanda Sandipan of India (2590) and Nigel Short of England (2690), Vitiugov earned 8.0 points but he had the best result in playoff. Vitiugov received 20 000 GBP from the prize money.
Xue Zhao of China (2554) gained 12 000 GBP. She earned 7.5 points and had the best result among women. Nana Dzagnidze of Georgia (2555) earned 6.5 points and took the 28th place. As for Salome Melia (2403), she took the 54th place with 6.0 points.
