Notre collègue MI Alpin Colomban Vitoux au tournoi fermé de Grands Maîtres du Marshall Chess Club en attendant sa participation à la Mitropa Cup et au Top 12 fin mai début juin :

plutôt en difficulté à mi-parcours ! la norme de GMI ne sera pas pour cette fois ci !

 

Marshall Grandmaster Norm Invitational!

posted Apr 1, 2014, 3:24 PM by MarshallChessClub .   [ updated Apr 6, 2014, 6:41 PM ]

 

The Marshall Chess Club is organizing a ten player Invitational.  6.5 points are required for a GM norm, 5 points for an IM norm.

Rounds:          1^st: April 4, 2014, 7 p.m.

                        2^nd: April 5, 2014, 12 p.m.

                        3^rd: April 5, 2014, 6 p.m.

                        4^th: April 6, 2014, 12 p.m.

                        5^th: April 6, 2014, 6 p.m.

                        6^th: April 12, 2014, 12 p.m.

                        7^th: April 12, 2014, 6 p.m.

                        8^th: April 13, 2014, 12 p.m.

                        9^th: April 13, 2014, 6 p.m.      

 

Time Control: Game in 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move one.

Rd 1: 1-10, 2-9, 3-8, 4-7, 5-6. Rd 2: 10-6, 7-5, 8-4, 9-3, 1-2. Rd 3: 2-10, 3-1, 4-9, 5-8, 6-7.
Rd 4: 10-7, 8-6, 9-5, 1-4, 2-3. Rd 5: 3-10, 4-2, 5-1, 6-9, 7-8. Rd 6: 10-8, 9-7, 1-6, 2-5, 3-4.
Rd 7: 4-10, 5-3, 6-2, 7-1, 8-9. Rd 8: 10-9, 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5. Rd 9: 5-10, 6-4, 7-3, 8-2, 9-1.

The drawing of lots took place on April 1 with the following result:

1) IM Columban Vitoux (FRA) FIDE Rating 2414

2) IM Akshat Chandra (USA) 2370

3) FM Michael Bodek (USA) 2376

4) Matthew Herman (USA) 2389

5) IM Yaacov Norowitz (USA) 2426

6) GM Tamaz Gelashvili (GEO) 2584

7) Igor Sorkin (ISR) 2375

8) GM Mikheil Kekelidze (GEO) 2485

9) GM Mark Paragua (PHI) 2495

10) IM Raja Panjwani (CAN) 2450

 

Standings after Round 5

 

#	Name	ID	Rtng	Post	St	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	GM MARK C PARAGUA	12707937	2495	2504	NY	D2	D4	W6	W9	D7	3½
2	IM AKSHAT CHANDRA	14864036	2370	2403	NJ	D1	D10	W3	D4	W6	3½
3	IM RAJA PANJWANI	12833312	2450	2455	ON	W10	W7	L2	W8	L4	3
4	FM MICHAEL H BODEK	12930039	2376	2399	NY	W5	D1	L10	D2	W3	3
5	GM MIKHEIL KEKELIDZE	12807422	2485	2479	NY	L4	D6	W9	D7	D8	2½
6	MATTHEW J HERMAN	12626280	2389	2396	NY	W8	D5	L1	W10	L2	2½
7	GM TAMAZ GELASHVILI	14651144	2584	2561	NY	D9	L3	D8	D5	D1	2
8	IGOR SORKIN	12684250	2375	2378	NY	L6	W9	D7	L3	D5	2
9	IM YAACOV NOROWITZ	12566496	2426	2415	NJ	D7	L8	L5	L1	W10	1½
10	IM COLOMBAN VITOUX	14686747	2414	2397	NY	L3	D2	W4	L6	L9	1½