In an intense battle where his opponent, IM Marc Esserman, went all out to try to win to keep his GM norm hope alive, Yang kept his composure and converted his one pawn advantage for a full point.
With this win, Yang earned his third and final IM norm! In addition, both he and Naroditsky are still in contention for a GM norm. Yang will have Black against Diamant and Naroditsky will have Black against Esserman. They both need to win to make it happen.
Congratulations to Darwin! He earned his first IM norm at the 2010 SPICE Spring Invitational, second norm at the 2010 SPICE Cup, and the final norm at this one. I believe he is now the youngest IM in Texas chess history.
I have to give a lot a credit to Esserman and Aleskerov. They went all out and gave everything they have for the norm opportunity. They did not do it this time but you cannot fault them for not trying. They sure did.
Photos so far: https://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/SPICESpring2011
Congratulations, Darwin!!!!!!
-Franc Guadalupe
Congratulations, Darwin!
Alex & Anatoly Ostrovskiy
Congratulations!
Congrats, mate!
Darwin,
Congratulations
GM is not far away!
My 0-1=1 record against you is not too shabby!
Ivan
http://www.gpcf.net/MSA/msa.htm
Above link to search MSA data.
when i was 16 i had the “misfortune” of playing Darwin at the 2005 UTD Fall Scholastic tournament. It was my only rated tournament, he destroyed me along with everyone else at the tournament (in which he placed first). he was 8. I feel better finding out now that he is in fact…amazing, and on his way to GM title.
congratulations!
when i was 16 i had the “misfortune” of playing Darwin at the 2005 UTD Fall Scholastic tournament. It was my only rated tournament, he destroyed me along with everyone else at the tournament (in which he placed first). he was 8. I feel better finding out now that he is in fact…amazing, and on his way to GM title.
congratulations!