6th North American FIDE Invitational
Round 6
November 01, 2007
[Section – Board 1] Pasalic, Mehmed vs Mokriak, Ludmila 1-0
[Section – Board 2] Tsyganov, Igor vs Vigorito, David 1/2-1/2
[Section – Board 3] Haessel, Dale vs Robson, Ray 0-1
[Section – Board 4] Chow, Albert vs Andrews, Todd 1/2-1/2
[Section – Board 5] Young, Angelo vs Muhammad, Stephen 1-0
Games provided by http://www.monroi.com/
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
In a tournament set up for getting norms, you should accept a few convenient draws.
The strong anti-draw policy in this event contradicts the norm purpose. For example, two quick draws against IMs and beat Mokriak, and Robson gets a norm.
If he fights it out each game, anything can happen.
It doesn’t contradict anything. If you want a norm and a title you should have to fight for it.
These tournaments are not ‘set up for getting norms’. They are tournaments where norm opportunities are present. There’s a huge difference.
In April 2005 I didn’t have a anti-draw policy and half of the games were quick draws. It was unacceptable to myself, my co-organizer, and our sponsors.
These events are not norm factories. They have opportunity present but you have to prove your capability of playing at that level.
If you want a norm factory – go to Europe.
–Sevan
I stopped by last night: very nice event, great games!