Round 8 results Bd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name 1 ½ IM Marc Arnold (2482 : 5.5) – ½ GM Sam Shankland (2565 : 6.0)2 ½ GM Yury Shulman (2598 : 5.0) – ½ FM Kayden...
Serious norm chances at Northern California International
Leaders after 7 rounds # Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Total 1 GM Sam Shankland 2565 W32 W28 D18 W13 D3 W12 W9 ~2 6.0 2...
Norm hunt in Northern California continues
Leaders after 6 rounds # Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total 1 GM Sam Shankland 2565 W35 W25 D23 W13 D3 W6 ~2 5.0 2 GM Georg Meier...
Northern California International round 7
Round 7 pairings Bd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name 1 GM Sam Shankland (2565 : 5.0) – GM Georg Meier (2671 : 4.5)2 SM Faik Aleskerov (2362 : 4.5) – GM Yury Shulman (2598 : 4.5)3...
2012 Northern California International Update
Round 6 pairings Bd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name 1 IM Greg Shahade (2463 : 4.5) – GM Sam Shankland (2565 : 4.0)2 GM Georg Meier (2671 : 4.0) – SM Faik Aleskerov (2362 : 4.0)3...
Norm hunt in Northern California
Round 5 top board pairings Bd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name 1 GM Georg Meier (2671 : 3.5) – IM Greg Shahade (2463 : 4.0)2 GM Sam Shankland (2565 : 3.5) – GM Yury Shulman (2598...
2012 Northern California International – round 2
Round 2 top 10 board pairings Bd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name 1 GM Georg Meier (2671 : 1.0) – IM Sam Collins (2426 : 1.0)2 FM Farai Mandizha (2404 : 1.0) – GM Bartlomiej Macieja...
Northern California International
Round 1 pairings 1 FM Shivkumar Shivaji (2295) – GM Georg Meier (2671)2 GM Bartlomiej Macieja (2617) – WGM Tatev Abrahamyan (2287)3 NM Yian Liou (2283) – GM Yury Shulman (2598)4 GM Alejandro Ramirez (2594) – FM Erik Santarius...
Dyhemia: “Oh my goodness, I can see!”
On my way to Portland, OR, for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Portland Chess Club, I made a quick detour to East Palo Alto to visit Dyhemia Young and Ms. Sheila George (she is caring for...