NM Nolan Hendrickson had the most difficult task of all the norm contenders going into the final round. He had to beat IM Bregadze with black to do it. And he did! Congratulations! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
1st GM norm for Webster U sophomore IM Neimer
Webster University IM Vitaly Neimer scores his 1st GM norm by drawing against GM Ray Robson in the final round. Needing only a draw to clinch the tournament, Robson turned down a draw offer by Neimer early in the...
IM norm for Canadian FM Hambleton at SPICE Cup Open
Canadian FM Aman Hambleton has secured his IM norm by drawing against IM Justin Sarkar with white in the final round. Congratulations! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Mutually enriching talks
Einstein appreciated champ’s intellectSaturday October 20, 2012 8:18 AM Emanuel Lasker might have been the most impressive chess player ever. Not only did he reign as world champion for 27 years, but he also possessed a powerful and spirited...
Norm contenders
Based on the careful calculation of Chief Arbiter Ken Ballou, here are the remaining norm contenders: FM Kayden Troff already clinched IM norm. FM Kayden Troff needs to beat GM Victor Mikhalevski with white for GM norm. IM Vitaly...
Vachier-Lagrave leads SPICE Cup after 8
SPICE Cup photos: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/2012SPICECup Pairings: https://chessdailynews.com/spice-cup-2012-pairings/ Schedule: https://chessdailynews.com/spice-cup-2012-schedule/ Standings after 8 rounds 1 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2705 ** ½ ½½ ½1 ½½ 1 5.0 2 Ding, Liren 2702 ½ ** ½½ ½½ 1 01 4.5 3 Le, Quang Liem 2703...
SPICE Cup Open Final Round Pairings
Final round pairings1 IM Vitaly Neimer (2384) – GM Ray Robson (2602) 2 GM Manuel Leon Hoyos (2603) – GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez (2605) 3 GM Alejandro Ramirez (2551) – GM Eugene Perelshteyn (2528) 4 FM Kayden W Troff (2312) – GM...
SPICE Cup Open Final Round
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SPICE Cup Open Standings after 8 rounds
# Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Tot 1 GM Ray Robson 2602 W34 W29 W11 D15 D2 D6 W3 W5 6½ 2 GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez...
IM norm with 1 round to spare for Troff
FM Kayden Troff beating former US Champion GM Shulman in round 7Congratulations to Kayden Troff. He earned his IM norm after only 8 rounds! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar