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The 28th North American Masters will be held at North Shore Chess Center located in Skokie, IL from Sunday March 11th through Thursday March 15, 2012. The event will showcase three different events all at the same time. Grandmaster Georg Meier (GER) vs Grandmaster Wesley So (PHI)You can watch GM Georg Meier, who led the Germany national team to the European Team Championships take on the top player from the Philippines, the young phenom GM Wesley So. They will collide in a 4 game classical match followed by a 4 game rapid match. Classical match time control: 40/90 SD/30 + 30/sec increments Rapid match time control: Game-20 + 10/sec increments Classical Match time: 10am each day Sunday – Wednesday Rapid Match time: 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm Grandmaster Group AOur Grandmaster Group A section will feature a 6-player Double Round Robin (10 rounds). 3 Grandmasters and 3 International Masters will lock horns twice each day. To earn a Grandmaster norm, the International Masters must score 6.5/10 points. Our confirmed participants include:
Time control: Game-90 + 30/sec increment Round times: 10am and 3pm Chicago time Sunday through Thursday
Grandmaster Group BOur Grandmaster Group B section will feature a 10-player Single Round Robin (9 rounds). 3 Grandmasters and 7 International Masters will lock horns twice each day. To earn a Grandmaster norm, the International Masters must score 6.5/9 points. Our confirmed participants include:
Time control: Game-90 + 30/sec increment Round times: 10am and 3pm Chicago time Sunday through Wednesday, and 10am only on Thursday
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Great pairings.