Marc Arnold is at +3 which is what he needs for his GM norm. Darwin Yang is at +2 and he will have white against Arnold in round 8 in St. Louis.
Round 7 results
| 1 | GM Moradiabadi, Elshan | 2542 | – GM Margvelashvili, Giorgi | 2547 | ½-½ |
| 2 | IM Young, Angelo | 2321 | – IM Sevillano, Enrico | 2502 | 0-1 |
| 3 | IM Gerzhoy, Leonid | 2489 | – IM Molner, Mackenzie | 2465 | ½-½ |
| 4 | GM Finegold, Benjamin | 2505 | – IM Yang, Darwin | 2448 | 0-1 |
| 5 | IM Arnold, Marc T | 2502 | – IM Brooks, Michael A | 2456 | 1-0 |
Round 8 pairings
| 1 | GM Margvelashvili, Giorgi | 2547 | – IM Brooks, Michael A | 2456 | |
| 2 | IM Yang, Darwin | 2448 | – IM Arnold, Marc T | 2502 | |
| 3 | IM Molner, Mackenzie | 2465 | – GM Finegold, Benjamin | 2505 | |
| 4 | IM Sevillano, Enrico | 2502 | – IM Gerzhoy, Leonid | 2489 | |
| 5 | GM Moradiabadi, Elshan | 2542 | – IM Young, Angelo | 2321 |
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Good luck to them.