Final standings 1 Matthew Larson 6th xxxx 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 B 1.5 R 0.5 2.0 pts 2 Joshua Colas 3rd 2.0 xxxx 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 B 5.5 R 3.5 9.0 pts 3 Awonder Liang 4th 2.0...
Darwin Yang wins HS Championship
Dallas junior is chess champBy Teri Figueroa10:08 P.M.APRIL 6, 2014 MISSION VALLEY — A Dallas junior walked away Sunday with top individual honors in the 2014 National High School (K-12) Championships, a chess tournament that draws hundreds of players....
Final GM norm for Darwin Yang!
Congratulations to Darwin Yang for earning his final GM norm! IM norms to Tatev Abrahamyan and Jeffrey Xiong!Full standings here: http://sfinternationalchess.org/2014-standings.php Here is a pic that was sent to me by Darwin’s father. These 3 young stars all...
Breaking News: Darwin Yang earns 2nd GM norm!
IM Darwin Yang (who earned all his norms for IM title at the SPICE events) has just earned his 2nd GM norm at the NY International. 3 other players also earned IM norms. GMs Gelashvili and Kacheishvili won the...
3-way tie for 1st in St. Louis, 2 GM norm earned
Final standings Rk Name Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 1 GM Moradiabadi, Elshan 2542 x ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 6.0 2 IM Arnold, Marc T 2502 ½...
Yang and Arnold earn GM norm
Final round results 1 IM Young, Angelo 2321 0-1 GM Margvelashvili, Giorgi 2547 2 IM Gerzhoy, Leonid 2489 1-0 GM Moradiabadi, Elshan 2542 3 GM Finegold, Benjamin 2505 1-0 IM Sevillano, Enrico 2502 4 IM Arnold, Marc T 2502...
GM norm chase in St Louis
There will be a few very interesting battles in the final round of the SL Invitational. IM Marc Arnold, who is at +3, will have white against IM Molner, who is at +2. If Arnold draws or wins, he...
Arnold on target for GM norm, Yang need one more win
Marc Arnold is at +3 which is what he needs for his GM norm. Darwin Yang is at +2 and he will have white against Arnold in round 8 in St. Louis. Round 7 results 1 GM Moradiabadi, Elshan...
Moradiabadi leads St Louis, Sevillano, Yang and Arnold in contention for GM norm
Rank Name Fed. Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 1 GM Moradiabadi, Elshan IRI 2542 x ½ 1 1 2.5 2 IM Sevillano, Enrico USA 2502 x ½ ½ 1 2.0 3 IM...
Darwin Yang officially an IM
Titles awarded at the FIDE Presidential BoardThe FIDE family increases with 21 GMs, 50 IMs, 9 WGMs, and 10 WIMs FIDE has awarded titles at the Presidential Board Meeting in Al Ain. The family increases with 21 GMs, 50...