2008 Gibtelecom Final Standings

Hola darlings! I'd like nothing better than to report on the final women's standings after the completion of Round 10 earlier today. However, the Gibtelecom website has not yet updated their final tables. All I can tell you at this point is that USA's own GM Hikaru Nakamura has won the Masters' Event over GM Bu Xiangzhi after sudden-death play-off, and takes home a prize worth 12,000 BPS (not quite $24,000 USD). A nice pay day for 10 days' work. Nakamura earned his pay, particularly since he was not among the early leaders in the event and was written off by many as an "also ran." Ha! According to Susan Polgar's blog, IM Victoria Cimilyte has earned a GM norm for her performance at Gibtelecom Gibraltar. Congrats! Here's the prize structure for the women: Women's Awards in 2008 Gibtelecom Masters Open to all Women 1st Prize £5,000 2nd Prize £2,500 3rd Prize £1,500 Prizes for best relative rating achievement 2250-2349 £1,000 2150-2249 £1,000 Under 2150 £1,000 Rating prizes in each of the three bands will not be added to the main women’s awards. There is also a Best Game Prize: £1,000 • for more information go to the Best Game Prize page at the official website.