Standings after 8 rounds:
# Name Rating Country Total
1 IM Davorin Kuljasevic 2464 CRO 6.0
2 GM Alejandro Ramirez 2505 CRC 5.5
3 FM Ray Robson 2368 USA 5.5
4 GM Zviad Izoria 2643 GEO 5.0
5 IM John Bartholomew 2435 USA 4.5
6 IM Dmitry Schneider 2502 USA 4.0
7 IM Jacek Stopa 2410 POL 3.5
8 GM Jun Zhao 2552 CHN 3.5
9 IM Drasko Boskovic 2465 SRB 3.0
10 WGM Chunhong Ning 2354 CHN 3.0
11 IM Salvijus Bercys 2418 USA 2.5
12 GM Magesh Panchanathan 2500 IND 2.0
Kuljasevic needs 1/2 point for GM norm (9 rounds) and Robson needs 1 point for GM norm (9 rounds).
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
This has nothing to do with this post but I didn’t know where to put it.
Anyone who comes to this blog should MUST know the answer to this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ49JrPK5F8
What’s the story in Magesh P.?
Kuljasevic got his norm after drawing with Chunhong Ning today.
Ah, I should’ve added an important fact that the game is a 6-move draw.
too bad, robson overdid and lost another game. now he must win 2 games in a row to get the norm.