International Master
Grandmaster Matthew Wadsworth secured first place at the Isle of Wight Masters in Ryde, defeating the field on tiebreak after tying at 7/9 with IM Tobias Koelle of Germany and GM Matthew Turner of Scotland. The tournament, held last weekend, marked Wadsworth's second consecutive victory there. Meanwhile, Scottish player Freddy Waldhausen Gordon, aged 15, qualified for the International Master title at the Graz Open in Austria.
Riportato dall'IA
At 17, Lorenzo Perea Fruet from Málaga, Spain, has earned the International Master title and claimed silver medals at the U-17 World Cup and U-18 European Championship. These back-to-back achievements highlight his rapid rise in the global chess scene. Born in 2008, Perea's success stems from early talent and dedicated training in Andalusia's chess community.