I received probably over 400 messages and comments about Ray Robson’s final GM norm. A number of people have pointed out to me that Ray clinched his final GM norm and won the PanAm Junior Championship after 8 rounds...
National chess media treat
Sports 15 October, 2009 [ 16:56 ]Peru’s Jorge Cori wants to reach the Top 20 LivinginPeru.comIsabel Guerra After reaching a milestone by becoming the youngest International Grand Master in history, Jorge Cori aims to become one of the greatest...
Peru’s Jorge Cori became GM at 14 years 2 months
14 October, 2009 [ 12:42 ]Peru’s Jorge Cori became the youngest Grand Master in the worldLivinginPeru.comIsabel Guerra The Peruvian chess player Jorge Cori became the youngest Grand Master (GM) in the world. Aged 14 years and 2 months, the...
Robson wins PanAm Junior Championship by 1.5 point
According to FIDE rule, as the winner of this event, Ray automatically receives a 9-round GM norm, which is his final norm. Final top 10 standings: 1 IM ROBSON Ray USA 2527 8,0 2 TRISTAN Leonardo ARG 2412 6,5...
My unoficial calculation
Here is my unofficial calculation with some help from Chessdom.com and other bloggers. I am not sure if they are all correct. Please feel free to make corrections or add any additional names which I may have left out:...
One of the youngest in history
Ray Robson is the newest American GM!Robson wins Panamerican, prepares for World Chess Cup 2009Report by Chessdom.com Ray Robson is the newest American grandmaster! Robson has won the Panamerican Junior Championship with one round to go. After a 7/7...
Breaking News! Robson is the newest American GM!
I just got a confirmation from Gary, Ray Robson’s Dad, from Uruguay that Ray has won the Panamerican Junior Championship with one round to spare. After a 7/7 start, he took a draw in round 8 in a superior...
Robson closes in on GM title
According to one of the bloggers on this blog, Ray is leading the 2009 Panamerican Junior in Uruguay by 2 points. He is 7/7 so far. All he needs is 1/2 point in his final 2 games to win...
GM Finegold title application
http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_details.phtml?event=45635 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Breaking News! GM Finegold at last!
Danny went all out and he tried very hard. But at the end, GM-elect Ben Finegold was just too solid. Congratulations to America’s newest Grandmaster Ben Finegold! We will have a celebration for Ben at my home tonight. Well...