This year’s Edmonton International will be a 10 player round-robin with GM/IM norm opportunities.
The field for the event is now set.
4th Edmonton International Final line-up:
- GM Victor Mikhalevski (Israel, 2607)
- GM Josh Friedel (US, 2551)
- GM Jesse Kraai (US, 2509)
- IM Gergely Antal (HUN, 2495)
- IM Edward Porper (CAN, 2445)
- FM Eric Hansen (CAN, 2409)
- IM Marc Esserman (US, 2408)
- FM Vladimir Pechenkin (CAN, 2372)
- FM Dale Haessel (CAN, 2201)
- Keith Mackinnon (CAN, 2125)
The average rating is 2412 (category 8).
Norm Requirements:
GM norm: 7/9
6.5/9 for Dale Haessel and Keith Mackinnon.
IM norm: 5/9
Round Times:
Thursday: 7 pm
Friday – Monday: 11 am AND 6 pm
Official website: http://edmontonchessclub.org/festival/international.php
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
7/9 is hard to get.
Susan why Anon sayin that? After Kasparov’s idea 1 d4 d5! im fine!{ we took care of Fischer’s e4 already, i guess its his turn, ssssh.)Besides Susan we already took Gretzy from there and brought him to L.A. so i didnt bother.Maybe ill just beat up on Vucic and Regan! hehe i hope Regan doesnt see this blog, hes real competitve ya know Susan , tricked with the old chess! do u know Regan got computers tryin to figure out who stronger Fischer or Kasparov – Yeah i spoke with him about this , I told him it wasnt necessary i already KNOW. i think i got ULTRAIGNORED!.Susan im in the Downtown Library i think they got Black folks in the kitchen ! Makin me hungry. hehehe.Susan my son Shaka always wanna go to Mcdonalds i took him to gg’s on Jefferson and Ferry and they hit him in his lil face!!! hahaha. Old School Style! hahaha. Greens and conebread! haha.
Susan: Did you notice that Canadian teenager (16) Keith MacKinnon, defeated Jesse Kraai in round 8. That game is worth posting.