The drawing of lots for the 2010 SPICE Spring Invitational was done on the morning of February 24 at 9:30 am at the Texas Tech Student Union Building.
Michael Gunn, Assistant Director of Student Organizations, drew the 10 names in front of Dr. Hal Karlsson, student advisor to the Texas Tech Knight Raiders, and assistant tournament director.
Here is the order:
1. IM Irina Krush (USA) 2492 USCF – 2460 FIDE (GM norm – previous participant of the SPICE Cup)
2. IM Gergely Antal (HUN) 2557 USCF – 2511 FIDE (2 GM norms) – Texas Tech Student
3. IM Davorin Kuljasevic (CRO) 2585 USCF – 2552 FIDE (2 GM norms) – Texas Tech Student
4. FM Eric Hansen (CAN) 2426 USCF – 2406 FIDE
5. IM Gabor Papp (HUN) 2578 USCF – 2542 FIDE (GM norm) – Texas Tech Student
6. GM Julio Becerra (USA) 2610 USCF – 2538 FIDE (2-time participant of the SPICE Cup)
7. IM Dean Ippolito (USA) 2534 USCF – 2465 FIDE (Previous participant of the SPICE Cup)
8. GM Jesse Kraai (USA) 2550 USCF – 2508 FIDE
9. FM Darwin Yang (USA) 2398 USCF – 2369 FIDE (Youngest ever participant of a SPICE Invitational)
10. GM Ben Finegold (USA) 2616 USCF – 2533 FIDE (earned GM title at the 2009 SPICE Cup B group)
Average FIDE rating: 2488.5
The 2010 SPICE Spring Invitational will take place in March (13-19) at the beautiful campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX.
Round 1
Krush – Finegold
Antal – Yang
Kuljasevic – Kraai
Hansen – Ippolito
Papp – Becerra
Round 2
Finegold – Becerra
Ippolito – Papp
Kraai – Hansen
Yang – Kuljasevic
Krush – Antal
Round 3
Antal – Finegold
Kuljasevic – Krush
Hansen – Yang
Papp – Kraai
Becerra – Ippolito
Round 4
Finegold – Ippolito
Kraai – Becerra
Yang – Papp
Krush – Hansen
Antal – Kuljasevic
Round 5
Kuljasevic – Finegold
Hansen – Antal
Papp – Krush
Becerra – Yang
Ippolito – Kraai
Round 6
Finegold – Kraai
Yang – Ippolito
Krush – Becerra
Antal – Papp
Kuljasevic – Hansen
Round 7
Hansen – Finegold
Papp – Kuljasevic
Becerra – Antal
Ippolito – Krush
Kraai – Yang
Round 8
Finegold – Yang
Krush – Kraai
Antal – Ippolito
Kuljasevic – Becerra
Hansen – Papp
Round 9
Papp – Finegold
Becerra – Hansen
Ippolito – Kuljasevic
Kraai – Antal
Yang – Krush
Darwin Yang will surprise everyone.
Will GM Feingold sign my Twinkie?