GM to soon to be (hopefully) made the request for that headline.
Standings after 5 rounds:
A group
1-3. GMs Hammer, Kuzubov, Andreikin 3.0
4. GM Mamedov 2.5
5. GM So 2.0
6. GM Akobian 1.5
B group
1. IM Finegold 4.0 (needs 2/4 for GM norm and title)
2-3. GM Bhat, GM Perelshteyn 3.5
4. IM Antal 3.0 (needs 3/4 for GM norm and title)
5-6. IM Papp (needs 3.5/4 for 2nd GM norm), IM Robson (needs 3.5/4 for GM norm and title) 2.5
7-8. FM Rensch (needs 2/4 for IM norm and title), IM Kuljasevic 2.0 (needs 4/4 for GM norm and title)
9. GM Diamant 1.5
10. IM Ippolito 0.5
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Give me a kiss Ben!
Huh? What kind of a headline is that? Is anyone editing? Pacemaker? Care to explain?
What’s the score he needs for title?
Great News! Great Win!
Ben will you do a victory dance when you get the GM title like Alex Lenderman?
http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&source=hp&q=alex%20lenderman&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#
Hence the need for a new pacemaker?
Michigan Chess Dad
I will indeed dance, and, Zeljka will record it all! 🙂
Pacemaker was a joke, based on pace and age. At least, I hope it is/was a joke. 😉
I do not have the norm yet, so dancing is not guaranteed.
BPF
‘What’s the score he needs for title?’
It depends on the number of points his opponents make. Cannot say for sure.
6-3 is the norm. I need 2 out of my last 4.
BPF
Don’t try to draw all your games as then there is a high probability you will stumble. Aim for wins with white and draws with black or some other strategy based on opponents’ strength so that you will have some cushion.
If an anonymous internet poster gives advice, I better heed said advice! Thanks!!!
BPF
He knows what to do, no need to explain..
IM Finegold is the strongest IM in the country. Is anyone surprised? Nothing to see here… moving along.
No. Surely an anonymous internet commenter knows more about chess tournament strategy than an IM.
My brother Mark pointed out Robson could have won immediately with: 51.Bd5!
Chess is tough.
BPF
He is the *first* titled player to lose the human race to a computer! 🙂
Remember Deep Thought? The computer announced a 19-move mate against him.
Ben will party like it’s 5770…l’shana tova
Thanks , Ben, for paying heed to my advice