2012 U.S. Junior Chess Champion Crowned in Saint LouisPR NewswireMonday, July 16th 201219-year-old Marc Arnold wins invitation to 2013 U.S. Chess Championship ST. LOUIS, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — In the closing ceremony last night, the Chess Club and...
Marc Arnold wins US Junior Championship
IM Marc Arnold (NY) defeated FM Alec Getz (NY) in the 2nd playoff game with the white pieces to clinch the 2012 US Junior Championship title. They drew the first game. Congratulations to both players for their excellent performance...
Arnold and Getz to face off in the playoff
Final standingsGroup A Rk Name Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score 1 IM Holt, Conrad 2500 x ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 5.0 2 FM Getz, Alec (*) 2321 ½ x 1 0...
Getz and Arnold lead US Junior Championship
Standings after 4 rounds Group A Rk Name Score M/F Rating TPR W-We 1 2 3 4 1 FM Getz, Alec 3.5 M 2321 2657 +1.50 1 1 ½ 1 2 IM Holt, Conrad 3.0 M 2500 2487 +0.03...
3-way tie for 1st in St. Louis, 2 GM norm earned
Final standings Rk Name Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 1 GM Moradiabadi, Elshan 2542 x ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 6.0 2 IM Arnold, Marc T 2502 ½...
Yang and Arnold earn GM norm
Final round results 1 IM Young, Angelo 2321 0-1 GM Margvelashvili, Giorgi 2547 2 IM Gerzhoy, Leonid 2489 1-0 GM Moradiabadi, Elshan 2542 3 GM Finegold, Benjamin 2505 1-0 IM Sevillano, Enrico 2502 4 IM Arnold, Marc T 2502...
GM norm chase in St Louis
There will be a few very interesting battles in the final round of the SL Invitational. IM Marc Arnold, who is at +3, will have white against IM Molner, who is at +2. If Arnold draws or wins, he...
Moradiabadi and Arnold lead St Louis after 7
Standings after 7 rounds Rk Name Score Rating TPR W-We 1 GM Moradiabadi, Elshan 5.0 2542 2647 +0.98 2 IM Arnold, Marc T 5.0 2502 2638 +1.30 3 IM Yang, Darwin 4.5 2448 2584 +1.34 4 GM Margvelashvili, Giorgi...
Arnold on target for GM norm, Yang need one more win
Marc Arnold is at +3 which is what he needs for his GM norm. Darwin Yang is at +2 and he will have white against Arnold in round 8 in St. Louis. Round 7 results 1 GM Moradiabadi, Elshan...
Moradiabadi wins again, Arnold on pace for GM
GM Elshan Moradiabadi, a key member of the SPICE National Championship team less than two weeks ago, is leading the St. Louis Invitational after 5 rounds with a 2700+ performance. He will also be one of the 8 GMs,...