Kulaots 1/2 Rozentalis
Krush 0-1 Lie
Krasenkow 0-1 Portisch
Moskow 1/2 Jones
Carlsen 1/2 Dreev
Irina is still in the hunt for a GM norm but this loss will make her job very difficult. In the mean time, Eric Moskow drew his first game. The veteran Portisch beat Krasenkow with Black to pull into 2nd place.
Here are the standings after 5 rounds:
1 Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2690 gm 4.0
2 Portisch, Lajos HUN 2512 gm 3.5
3-5 Krush, Irina USA 2449 im 3.0
Rozentalis, Eduardas LIT 2578 gm 3.0
Krasenkow, Mikal POL 2651 gm 3.0
6-7 Kulaots, Kaido EST 2526 gm 2.5
Dreev, Alexei RUS 2658 gm 2.5
8 Lie, Kjetil A NOR 2529 gm 2.0
9 Jones, Gawain ENG 2509 im 1.0
10 Moskow, Eric USA 2260 0.5
Here is the official website.
Irina looked winning or at least with the advantage for a long time. But she missed a move and allowed black to pull even and then missed a crucial move and dropped the point. She still played at GM strength for most of the game. I hope to see her make a GM title in the near future if she stays at it. She has the talent for sure.
GO Irina GO…….
How does someone like Moskow, who is rated much below all the other participants, get into a tournament like this one?
Moskow has had financial interest in Gausdal. Besides, he’s been there before and he has therefore made some friends it seems.