In the first 4 rounds of the UTD Invitational, FM Ray Robson scores 4-0, defeating IM Dmitry Schneider 2502, GM Magesh Panchanathan 2500, GM Jun Zhao 2552, and IM Drasko Boskovic 2465 (these are all FIDE ratings as their USCF ratings are higher). Is he on his way to be the next next great player?
1 FM Ray Robson 2368 USA 4.0
2 GM Alejandro Ramirez 2505 CRC 3.5
3 IM Davorin Kuljasevic 2464 CRO 3.0
4 GM Zviad Izoria 2643 GEO 3.0
5 IM Jacek Stopa 2410 POL 2.5
6 IM John Bartholomew 2435 USA 2.0
7 GM Jun Zhao 2552 CHN 1.5
8 IM Salvijus Bercys 2418 USA 1.5
9 IM Dmitry Schneider 2502 USA 1.5
10 WGM Chunhong Ning 2354 CHN 0.5
11 IM Drasko Boskovic 2465 SRB 0.5
12 GM Magesh Panchanathan 2500 IND 0.5
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
wow. does that mean he has a performance rating of a gazillion?!
Does that mean he qualifies for IM/GM nornms?
whats the website again?
Just looking at the list of players, it looks like Ray Robson needs 5.5 for an IM norm and 7.5 for a GM norm.
Both are well within reach.
Wow, didn’t Jun Zhao just upset Harikrishna at the World Cup?
http://www.monroi.com/wdc/flashviewer/watch1.php?round_id=1644&game_id=21939&s_id=QWER8U6T
White destroyed the young prodigy and future best US GM ever!
1. Who is the Best Ever US born left-handed chess player?
2. Who is the Best Ever US born right-handed chess player?
My theory states that left-handed players are poor at chess because the wrong pat of their brain is stimulated, and the clock is too far away when you’re playing white. Of course there are exceptions to this rule of the thumb.
Also:
3. Who is heaviest US born chess player?
now Robson is tied for first with Ramirez and Kuljasevic, after his lost to Kuljasevic in the 5th round. i wonder why UTD doesn’t update their result page (they only have first round result), at least the standings, while susan has more recent result.
probably because UTD’s webmaster is a regular non chess employee who does not work weekends.
ah ok.