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 2542 – GM Margvelashvili, Giorgi 2547 ½-½
2 IM Young, Angelo 2321 – IM Sevillano, Enrico 2502 0-1
3 IM Gerzhoy, Leonid 2489 – IM Molner, Mackenzie 2465 ½-½
4 GM Finegold, Benjamin 2505 – IM Yang, Darwin 2448 0-1
5 IM Arnold, Marc T 2502 – IM Brooks, Michael A 2456 1-0


Round 8 pairings

1 GM Margvelashvili, Giorgi 2547 – IM Brooks, Michael A 2456
2 IM Yang, Darwin 2448 – IM Arnold, Marc T 2502
3 IM Molner, Mackenzie 2465 – GM Finegold, Benjamin 2505
4 IM Sevillano, Enrico 2502 – IM Gerzhoy, Leonid 2489
5 GM Moradiabadi, Elshan 2542 – IM Young, Angelo 2321

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