Isle of Wight Masters

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.