In round 1 of the 2011 SPICE Spring Invitational, the two youngest players, Yang and Naroditsky (mid teens), and the young at heart (mid 30’s), Altounian, scored a full point to get an early jump for their norm chase.
Round 1 results
FM Aleskerov 1/2 IM Kleiman
FM Yang 1-0 GM Bykhovsky
IM Naroditsky 1-0 GM Diamant
GM Kuljasevic 1/2 IM Esserman
IM Sipos 0-1 IM Altounian
Round 2 pairings
Kleiman 0-1 Altounian
Esserman 1-0 Sipos
Diamant 1/2 Kuljasevic
Bykhovsky 1/2 Naroditsky
Aleskerov 1/2 Yang
Photos so far: https://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/SPICESpring2011
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Susan Polgar
March 13, 2011
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2 Comments
What score is needed for GM Norm and IM norm?
GM norm is 6.5/9. For Darwin Yang, IM norm is 5/9. For Faik Aleskerov, IM norm is 4.5/9. You can easily look up the chart on fide site.