IM Hess just earned his 2nd GM norm at the 2009 SPICE Spring Invitational while leading the field by 2 full points with 3 games to go.
Aronian is leading Amber with Kramnik and Anand in second. Carlsen and Morozevich are tied for 4th and 5th.
IM Tatiana Kosintseva won the playoff match against IM Lilit Mkrtchian to earn the European Women’s Championship title.
It’s Saturday Open Forum. The forum is yours. What would you like to discuss?
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Congratulations to soon to be GM Hess.
what happened to IM Ray?
Have you noticed what will happen in August in Mainz?
Anand, Aronian, Nepomniash and Naiditsch in the rapid;
Aronian, Nakamura, Bologan and Movsesian in the chess960;
and again nearly 700 players like the stupid okay and other world class people in the rapid Open,
11 rounds ch.
Look forward to that!
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