GM norm opportunity in Chicago

28th North American Masters

The 28th North American Masters will be held at North Shore Chess Center located in Skokie, IL from Sunday March 11th through Thursday March 15, 2012. The event will showcase three different events all at the same time.

If you are interested in seeking your GM norms, please contact the organizer here: http://www.nachess.org/contact

Grandmaster Georg Meier (GER) vs Grandmaster Wesley So (PHI)

You can watch GM Georg Meier, who led the Germany national team to the European Team Championships take on the top player from the Philippines, the young phenom GM Wesley So. They will collide in a 4 game classical match followed by a 4 game rapid match.

Classical match time control: 40/90 SD/30 + 30/sec increments

Rapid match time control: Game-20 + 10/sec increments

Classical Match time: 10am each day Sunday – Wednesday

Rapid Match time: 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm

Grandmaster Group A

Our Grandmaster Group A section will feature a 6-player Double Round Robin (10 rounds). 3 Grandmasters and 3 International Masters will lock horns twice each day. To earn a Grandmaster norm, the International Masters must score 6.5/10 points.

Our confirmed participants include:

• Grandmaster Elshan Moradiabadi (IRI) – 2538
• Grandmaster Mesgen Amanov (TKM) – 2526
• Grandmaster Andre Diamant (BRA) – 2494
• International Master Mackenzie Molner (USA) – 2449
• International Master Leonid Gerzhenov (CAN) – 2495
• One more International Master TBA

Time control: Game-90 + 30/sec increment

Round times: 10am and 3pm Chicago time Sunday through Thursday

Grandmaster Group B

Our Grandmaster Group B section will feature a 10-player Single Round Robin (9 rounds). 3 Grandmasters and 7 International Masters will lock horns twice each day. To earn a Grandmaster norm, the International Masters must score 6.5/9 points.

Our confirmed participants include:

• GM Anatoly Bykhovsky (ISR) – 2536
• GM Denes Boros (HUN) – 2482
• 3rd Grandmaster – TBA
• International Master Vitaly Neimer (ISR) – 2381
• International Master – elect Faik Aleskerov (AZE) – 2362
• International Master Daniel Rensch (USA) – 2401
• International Master Darwin Yang (USA) – 2448
• 3 more International Masters – TBA

Time control: Game-90 + 30/sec increment

Round times: 10am and 3pm Chicago time Sunday through Wednesday, and 10am only on Thursday

Official website: http://www.nachess.org