2008 Berkeley International (10 round Swiss)
December 14-23 in Berkeley, California
Official website: http://dotq.org/chess
Final Standings
1. GM Giorgi Kacheishivili 7.5 /10
2. GM Zviad Izoria 7.0
3-5 GM Josh Friedel, IM Irina Krush, FM Daniel Rensch 6.0
6-7 GM Vinay Bhat, IM David Pruess 5.5
8-12 GM Jesse Kraai, IM Justin Sarkar, GM Dashzegve Sharavdorj, Marc Esserman, WIM Iryna Zenyuk 5.0
13-15 IM Lev Milman, FM Daniel Naroditsky, FM Dale Haessel 4.0
16 FM Bela Evans 3.5
17 IM Sandor Kustar 3.0
IM norms earned: FM Rensch, Esserman, WIM Zenyuk (IM + WGM norm)
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Only 17 players and yet 10 rounds? Sad.
Did Krush earn a GM norm?
no, Krush got beat down by her boyfriend in the last round. I wonder what if her husband would have given her a draw…