Round 1 pairings
1 FM Shivkumar Shivaji (2295) – GM Georg Meier (2671)
2 GM Bartlomiej Macieja (2617) – WGM Tatev Abrahamyan (2287)
3 NM Yian Liou (2283) – GM Yury Shulman (2598)
4 GM Alejandro Ramirez (2594) – FM Erik Santarius (2276)
5 FM Michael Kleinman (2275) – GM Sam Shankland (2565)
6 GM Axel Bachmann (2560) – FM Alex Betaneli (2266)
7 FM Bela Evans (2262) – GM Giorgi Margvelashvili (2531)
8 GM Josh Friedel (2523) – IM Ray Kaufman (2261)
9 FM Kayden Troff (2257) – IM Enrico Sevillano (2490)
10 IM Marc Arnold (2482) – FM Andy Lee (2256)
Official website: http://dotq.org/chess
Dates: January 2nd – January 8th
Location: NorCal House of Chess at Northwestern Polytechnic University
47655 Warm Springs Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94539
Opening Ceremony: Jan 2nd: 4:00
Rounds: Jan 2nd: 6:00; Jan 3rd, 5th: 11:00 & 6:00; Jan 4th, 6th, 7th: 4:00; Jan 8th: 10:00
Closing Ceremony: Jan 8th: 5:00
Time Control: 40/90, SD/30 with 30 second increment
Excellent tourney.