2011 SPICE Spring Invitational Schedule

The 2011 SPICE Spring Invitational, one of the most prestigious International Invitational Chess Tournaments in the United States, will take place from March 12 – 16, 2011 on the beautiful campus of Texas Tech University.

Time control: G/90 + 30 sec increment
Average rating: 2435+

1. SM Aleskerov, Faik 2324 FIDE – 2458 USCF (Azerbaijan)
2. FM Yang, Darwin 2416 FIDE – 2467 USCF (USA)
3. IM Naroditsky, Daniel 2438 FIDE – 2485 USCF (USA)
4. GM Kuljasevic, Davorin 2528 FIDE – 2558 USCF (Croatia)
5. IM Sipos, Istvan 2407 FIDE – 2458 USCF (Hungary)
6. IM Altounian, Levon 2432 FIDE – 2478 USCF (USA)
7. IM Esserman, Marc 2425 FIDE – 2530 USCF (USA)
8. GM Diamant, Andre 2520 FIDE – 2532 USCF (Brazil)
9. GM Bykhovsky, Anatoly 2517 FIDE – 2649 USCF (Israel)
10. IM Kleiman, Jake 2413 FIDE – 2470 USCF (USA)

March 12 10:00am

Round 1
Aleskerov – Kleiman
Yang – Bykhovsky
Naroditsky – Diamant
Kuljasevic – Esserman
Sipos – Altounian

March 12 4:00pm

Round 2
Kleiman – Altounian
Esserman – Sipos
Diamant – Kuljasevic
Bykhovsky – Naroditsky
Aleskerov – Yang

March 13 10:00am

Round 3
Yang – Kleiman
Naroditsky – Aleskerov
Kuljasevic – Bykhovsky
Sipos – Diamant
Altounian – Esserman

March 13 4:00pm

Round 4
Kleiman – Esserman
Diamant – Altounian
Bykhovsky – Sipos
Aleskerov – Kuljasevic
Yang – Naroditsky

March 14 10:00am

Round 5
Naroditsky – Kleiman
Kuljasevic – Yang
Sipos – Aleskerov
Altounian – Bykhovsky
Esserman – Diamant

March 14 4:00pm

Round 6
Kleiman – Diamant
Bykhovsky – Esserman
Aleskerov – Altounian
Yang – Sipos
Naroditsky – Kuljasevic

March 15 10:00am

Round 7
Kuljasevic – Kleiman
Sipos – Naroditsky
Altounian – Yang
Esserman – Aleskerov
Diamant – Bykhovsky

March 15 4:00pm

Round 8
Kleiman – Bykhovsky
Aleskerov – Diamant
Yang – Esserman
Naroditsky – Altounian
Kuljasevic – Sipos

March 16 9:30am

Round 9
Sipos – Kleiman
Altounian – Kuljasevic
Esserman – Naroditsky
Diamant – Yang
Bykhovsky – Aleskerov

Closing ceremony: March 16 2:30pm