GM Elshan Moradiabadi, a key member of the SPICE National Championship team less than two weeks ago, is leading the St. Louis Invitational after 5 rounds with a 2700+ performance. He will also be one of the 8 GMs, 2 IMs, 1 IM, and 1 WIM attending the SPICE program at Webster University next semester (GMs Meier, So, Robson, Hoyos, Bykhovsky, Diamant, Boros, IMs Neimer, Aleskerov, FM Banawa, and WIM Agrest.)
Round 5 results
| 1 | IM Sevillano, Enrico | 2502 | – GM Margvelashvili, Giorgi | 2547 | ½-½ |
| 2 | GM Moradiabadi, Elshan | 2542 | – IM Molner, Mackenzie | 2465 | 1-0 |
| 3 | IM Young, Angelo | 2321 | – IM Yang, Darwin | 2448 | 1-0 |
| 4 | IM Gerzhoy, Leonid | 2489 | – IM Brooks, Michael A | 2456 | ½-½ |
| 5 | GM Finegold, Benjamin | 2505 | – IM Arnold, Marc T | 2502 | 0-1 |
Standings after 5 rounds
| Rk | Name | Score | M/F | Rating | TPR | W-We |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Moradiabadi, Elshan | 4.0 | M | 2542 | 2715 | +1.03 |
| 2 | IM Arnold, Marc T | 3.5 | M | 2502 | 2621 | +0.80 |
| 3 | GM Margvelashvili, Giorgi | 3.0 | M | 2547 | 2554 | +0.05 |
| 4 | IM Sevillano, Enrico | 2.5 | M | 2502 | 2484 | -0.13 |
| 5 | IM Molner, Mackenzie | 2.5 | M | 2465 | 2499 | +0.24 |
| 6 | IM Yang, Darwin | 2.5 | M | 2448 | 2475 | +0.20 |
| 7 | IM Brooks, Michael A | 2.0 | M | 2456 | 2392 | -0.44 |
| 8 | IM Young, Angelo | 2.0 | M | 2321 | 2408 | +0.55 |
| 9 | GM Finegold, Benjamin | 1.5 | M | 2505 | 2331 | -1.15 |
| 10 | IM Gerzhoy, Leonid | 1.5 | M | 2489 | 2317 | -1.15 |
Official website: http://saintlouischessclub.org/2012-saint-louis-invitational
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Why the organizer didn’t invite Nakamura?
Because he was playing in Victoria, BC. We won there with 6/6. While his skills were not tested, he has expressed his positive view of that area.