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Chess

Man made

3 November 2018

9:00 AM

3 November 2018

9:00 AM

This year’s Isle of Man Masters, sponsored by Chess.com, could claim to be the strongest ever open chess competition. The line-up was formidable, with most of the English Olympiad squad participating, as well as former world champions Vladimir Kramnik and Viswanathan Anand.
 
As it was, the championship titans failed in their bid to capture the £50,000 first prize.

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