+4 is needed for GM norm and even score is needed for IM norm. Unfortunately, no one has the possibility of earning norm after just 7 rounds.
Standings after 7 rounds
| Rk | Name | Score | Fed. | M/F | Rating | TPR | W-We | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Kacheishvili, Giorgi | 6.5 | GEO | M | 2590 | 2838 | +1.44 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | GM Diamant, Andre | 5.5 | BRA | M | 2489 | 2658 | +1.44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 3 | GM Amanov, Mesgen | 5.0 | TKM | M | 2524 | 2576 | +0.52 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 4 | IM Krush, Irina | 4.0 | USA | F | 2476 | 2502 | +0.30 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 |
| 5 | IM Yang, Darwin | 4.0 | USA | M | 2442 | 2524 | +0.80 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 6 | IM Arnold, Marc T | 3.5 | USA | M | 2504 | 2448 | -0.51 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ |
| 7 | IM Shahade, Gregory | 3.5 | USA | M | 2459 | 2457 | +0.00 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 8 | IM Rensch, Daniel | 1.5 | USA | M | 2416 | 2246 | -1.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 |
| 9 | WGM Abrahamyan, Tatev | 1.5 | USA | F | 2264 | 2255 | -0.09 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | IM Young, Angelo | 0.0 | PHI | M | 2350 | 1726 | -2.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Why Nakamura wasn’t invited?
Re: Why Nakamura wasn’t invited?
Being from the USA he is useless for earning norms in the USA. If there were enough foreign players and Nakamura to whack the IMs, how would anyone earn a norm?