The 24th North American Masters kicks off today with a new format and 2 new sponsors. After experimenting with with formats over the past few years, we have decided to settle in on the double round robin format and...
Corporate Sponsorship for NA Chess
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FIRM SPONSORS COMPETITION OF CHESS MASTERS SKOKIE, ILLINOIS, December 21, 2009 – The North American Chess Association (NACA), kicks off the 2010 tournament year with its internationally renowned master‐level chess competition, The North American Masters, on...
FIDE Arbiters Seminar
FIDE Arbiters Seminar at the World Amateur ChampsBy Sevan Muradian December 10, 2009 SKOKIE, IL–For the first time ever, a FIDE Arbiters Seminar will be held in conjunction with the World Amateur Chess Championships. This seminar is open to...
World Amateur & Intercontinental School Team Championships
http://www.worldchesschamps.com/ Some of the special prizes for the World Amateur The World Amateur Chess Championship offers some special prizes, unlike many other events. One of special awards comes from FIDE directly, where the top overall player will be granted...
NA Invitational Final Standings
Final Standings 23rd North American FIDE Invitational — FIDE 1. Robson, Ray (6)…………… FL 2491 W20 D2 W12 W5 D22 D3 W6 W8 D4 7.0 (2nd GM norm) 2. Kacheishvili, Gior (1)…….. NY 2606 W19 D1 W15 D22 D6...
And he was crushed
Chess players square off in Skokie meetAugust 27, 2009By IRV LEAVITT Gopal Menon’s cash winnings as one of the top chess players in last weekend’s amateur chess tournament were $187, but that’s not all he got. He got game...
NA FIDE round 9 results
23rd NA FIDE Invitational Round 9 Pairings and Results IM Mulyar – IM Robson: 1/2 – 1/2GM Mitkov – GM Kacheishvili: 0 – 1IM Ippolito – IM Finegold: 1/2 – 1/2FM Felecan – GM Amanov: 0 – 1GM Izoria...
NA FIDE Invitational: Robson clinched GM norm
Ray Robson has clinched his second GM norm no matter how he does in his final game. Former Denker Champion Molner earned his IM norm after 8 rounds. Congratulations to both! Well done! Round 8 pairings and results: IM...
Amazing performance by Robson!
Ray Robson defeated IM Finegold and IM Shankland in round 7 and 8 at the 23rd NA FIDE Invitational. He is now in clear first with 6.5 points after 8 rounds. He is assured his second GM norm since...
On pace for 2nd GM norm
Ray Robson is in clear lead again after 7 rounds. In round 6, Ray defeated super IM Ben Finegold. He now has 5.5 points in 7 games. He already played 3 GMs and I think he also met the...