GRANDMASTER Nick Pert remains favourite to win the Open Tournament of the Intertrust Guernsey International Chess Festival, having retained the outright lead after five rounds.

NICK PERT has taken a grip on the 37th Intertrust Guernsey International Chess Festival at the Peninsula.

JOHN CORNELISSE of the Netherlands sprang the first major shock of this year’s Intertrust Guernsey International Chess Festival by achieving a draw against the tournament’s top seed, grandmaster Sarunas Sulskis.

GRANDMASTER Sarunas Sulskis drew a sizeable crowd around his table at the Peninsula towards the end of round two of the Intertrust Guernsey International Chess Festival.

NO FEWER than four grandmasters will be taking part in this year’s Intertrust Guernsey International Chess Festival.

AFTER seven rounds and hours of mind-crunching the 36th Intertrust Guernsey International Chess Festival ended in an unprecedented three-way tie.

HE MAY be a triple winner of the Intertrust Guernsey International Chess Festival, but Tiger Hillarp-Persson is modest when it comes to his current form.

A REGULAR visitor to the island he may be, but there is something extra special about Jorg Vonhoff’s debut in the Intertrust Guernsey International Chess Festival.

ALTHOUGH it may not be immediately obvious, Wolfgang Mack’s connection with the Intertrust Guernsey International Chess Festival is stronger than many of his peers.

IT IS very much a family affair for Evgeny and Vladimir Sveshnikov.