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2016 Saint Louis Invitational

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Event Details

Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis

Over the course of six days, the 2016 Saint Louis Invitational will bring together 20 chess players to earn their Grandmaster and International Master norms. Through two 10-player round robin events and nine rounds, these competitors will battle for their corresponding GM and IM norms alongside $4,500 in prize money.

It is the mission of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis to support and promote professional chess. GM and IM norm events give up-and-coming players the opportunity to earn a GM or IM norm. Players need three GM norms and a rating of 2500 FIDE to earn the grandmaster title.

Schedule of Events

Date	Time*	Event
Wednesday, June 8	4:00 PM	Player Meeting
Wednesday, June 8	5:00 PM	Round 1
Thursday, June 9	11:00 AM	Round 2
Thursday, June 9	5:00 PM	Round 3
Friday, June 10	11:00 AM	Round 4
Friday, June 10	5:00 PM	Round 5
Saturday, June 11	11:00 AM	Round 6
Saturday, June 11	5:00 PM	Round 7
Sunday, June 12	5:00 PM	Round 8
Monday, June 13	11:00 AM	Round 9
Monday, June 13	7:00 PM	Closing Ceremony

* All times listed are CDT (GMT-6).

The Players

Additional Info

Steven Zierk

Invitational Rating: 2488

Aman Hambleton

Invitational Rating: 2442

Ashwin Jayaram

Invitational Rating: 2460

Ben Finegold

Invitational Rating: 2501

Irene Sukandar

Invitational Rating: 2401

Ruifeng Li

Invitational Rating: 2517

Eric Rosen

Invitational Rating: 2392

Awonder Liang

Invitational Rating: 2406

Akshat Chandra

Invitational Rating: 2464

Denes Boros

Invitational Rating: 2459

GM Norm Prize Fund

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1st	$1,200	3rd	$600
2nd	$800	4th	$400
Total Prize Fund		$3,000

IM Norm Prize Fund

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1st	$750	3rd	$250
2nd	$500
Total Prize Fund		$1,500

Pairings & Results

2016 Saint Louis Invitational GM Norm Tournament

#	Name/Rtng/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9
1	GM BENJAMIN FINEGOLD	W 10	W 2	B 3	W 4	B 5	W 6	B 7	W 8	B 9
2	IM AKSHAT CHANDRA	W 9	B 1	W 10	W 3	B 4	W 5	B 6	W 7	B 8
3	GM ASHWIN JAYARAM	W 8	B 9	W 1	B 2	W 10	W 4	B 5	W 6	B 7
4	GM DENES BOROS	W 7	B 8	W 9	B 1	W 2	B 3	W 10	W 5	B 6
5	IM ERIC S ROSEN	W 6	B 7	W 8	B 9	W 1	B 2	W 3	B 4	W 10
6	IM AWONDER LIANG	B 5	B 10	W 7	B 8	W 9	B 1	W 2	B 3	W 4
7	IM AMAN HAMBLETON	B 4	W 5	B 6	B 10	W 8	B 9	W 1	B 2	W 3
8	IM IRENE SUKANDAR	B 3	W 4	B 5	W 6	B 7	B 10	W 9	B 1	W 2
9	IM STEVEN ZIERK	B 2	W 3	B 4	W 5	B 6	W 7	B 8	B 10	W 1
10	IM RUIFENG LI	B 1	W 6	B 2	W 7	B 3	W 8	B 4	W 9	B 5

2016 Saint Louis Invitational IM Norm Tournament

#	Name/Rtng/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9
1	FM LEFONG HUA	W 10	W 2	B 3	W 4	B 5	W 6	B 7	W 8	B 9
2	IM ANGELO YOUNG	W 9	B 1	W 10	W 3	B 4	W 5	B 6	W 7	B 8
3	FM SETH HOMA	W 8	B 9	W 1	B 2	W 10	W 4	B 5	W 6	B 7
4	FM DOUG D ECKERT	W 7	B 8	W 9	B 1	W 2	B 3	W 10	W 5	B 6
5	FM KONSTANIN KAVUTSKIY	W 6	B 7	W 8	B 9	W 1	B 2	W 3	B 4	W 10
6	IM JAROSLAV BURES	B 5	B 10	W 7	B 8	W 9	B 1	W 2	B 3	W 4
7	FM HANS MOKE NIEMANN	B 4	W 5	B 6	B 10	W 8	B 9	W 1	B 2	W 3
8	IM MICHAEL A BROOKS	B 3	W 4	B 5	W 6	B 7	B 10	W 9	B 1	W 2
9	NM CARISSA YIP	B 2	W 3	B 4	W 5	B 6	W 7	B 8	B 10	W 1
10	FM GUARI SHANKAR	B 1	W 6	B 2	W 7	B 3	W 8	B 4	W 9	B 5

Regulations

Tournament Regulations

The 2016 Saint Louis Invitational shall be paired in two sections: a 10-player GM norm round robin and a 10-player IM norm round robin.

Time Control: G/90 + 30 seconds from move 1
Notation: Due to the 30-second increment, Players are required to maintain an accurate and legible score sheet at all times during all games, and are required to keep their notation up-to-date.
Chief Arbiter Discretion: In the event of an unexpected occurrence, the Chief Arbiter reserves the right to make all decisions in conjunction with or on behalf of the CHESS CLUB.

How to earn the GM Title

For a player to earn a GM title, he/she needs to earn 3 GM Norms and achieve a rating of 2500 FIDE.

A norm is a high-level of performance in a chess tournament. A player needs to earn a performance rating of 2600 and compete in a tournament that satisfies the following conditions: