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2018 Saint Louis Norm Congress

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Event Details

Feb 8, 2018 - Feb 13, 2018

The Saint Louis Chess Club is proud to host the 2018 Saint Louis Norm Congress. The invitational brings together players from around the world to compete for cash prizes and the chance to earn Grandmaster and International Master titles. Held February 8-13 at our Central West End campus, follow the games live here!

Format & Regulations

Two 10 player round-robins
Game in 90 minutes with a 30-second increment
Players are required to be at the board at the start of each round
Players are required to keep notation throughout each game
No cell phones or other electronic devices are allowed in the tournament hall

Commentary

For the first time this year, we will be having an abbreviated commentary with GM Josh Friedel and YouTube video producer Ben Simon. Commentary will happen between the first and second rounds of the day from approximately 2–3:30 p.m. With this shortened commentary, the show will focus on the most exciting games, positions, and players of the tournament.

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Tournament Crosstable

Wins / Draws / Losses

Standard Scoring

1 Win

½ Draw

0 Loss

Rank	Name	Fed.	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Score
1	GM Vorontsov, Pavlo	UKR	2548	x	1	0	1	1	½	0	1	½	1	6.0
2	WGM Tsolakidou, Stavroula	GRE	2412	0	x	1	1	1	0	½	½	½	1	5.5
3	GM Paragua, Mark	PHI	2521	1	0	x	1	0	0	½	1	½	1	5.0
4	IM Khamrakulov, Djurabek	UZB	2498	0	0	0	x	1	1	1	½	1	½	5.0
5	IM Patel, Advait	USA	2478	0	0	1	0	x	½	1	1	½	1	5.0
6	IM Bartholomew, John	USA	2459	½	1	1	0	½	x	0	½	1	½	5.0
7	WGM Abrahamyan, Tatev	USA	2332	1	½	½	0	0	1	x	½	1	0	4.5
8	IM Gurevich, Daniel	USA	2483	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	x	1	½	3.5
9	GM Chandra, Akshat	USA	2510	½	½	½	0	½	0	0	0	x	1	3.0
10	GM Boros, Denes	HUN	2457	0	0	0	½	0	½	1	½	0	x	2.5

Rank	Name	Fed.	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Score
1	IM Matsenko, Sergei	RUS	2557	x	1	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	7.0
2	IM Banawa, Joel	USA	2397	0	x	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	5.0
3	FM Stearman, Josiah	USA	2361	0	1	x	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	5.0
4	FM Colas, Joshua	USA	2240	½	1	1	x	1	½	0	0	0	1	5.0
5	FM Turgut, Tansel	TUR	2240	½	0	1	0	x	0	½	1	1	1	5.0
6	Wang, Justin	USA	2352	½	1	1	½	1	x	0	0	0	½	4.5
7	IM Torres Rosas, Luis Carlos	MEX	2388	0	0	0	1	½	1	x	1	0	½	4.0
8	Grabinsky, Aaron	USA	2359	½	0	0	1	0	1	0	x	1	½	4.0
9	FM Jacobson, Brandon	USA	2376	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	x	½	3.5
10	FM Zhou, Qiyu	CAN	2240	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	x	2.0

The Players

Additional Info

Daniel Gurevich

Invitational Rating: 2483

Mark Paragua

Invitational Rating: 2521

Djurabek Khamrakulov

Invitational Rating: 2498

Akshat Chandra

Invitational Rating: 2510

Advait Patel

Invitational Rating: 2478

Pavlo Vorontsov

Invitational Rating: 2548

Denes Boros

Invitational Rating: 2457

Stavroula Tsolakidou

Invitational Rating: 2412

John Bartholomew

Invitational Rating: 2459

Tatev Abrahamyan

Invitational Rating: 2332

Sergei Matsenko

Invitational Rating: 2557

Justin Wang

Invitational Rating: 2352

Tansel Turgut

Invitational Rating: 2240

Qiyu Zhou

Invitational Rating: 2240

Luis Torres

Invitational Rating: 2388

Aaron Grabinsky

Invitational Rating: 2359

Josh Colas

Invitational Rating: 2240

Brandon Jacobson

Invitational Rating: 2376

Joel Banawa

Invitational Rating: 2397

Josiah Stearman

Invitational Rating: 2361

Schedule

Day	Date	Time	Event
Thursday 8-Feb		4:30 pm	Players Meeting
Thursday 8-Feb		5:00 pm	Round 1
Friday	9-Feb	11:00 am	Round 2
Friday	9-Feb	5:00 pm	Round 3
Saturday	10-Feb	11:00 am	Round 4
Saturday	10-Feb	5:00 pm	Round 5
Sunday	11-Feb	11:00 am	Round 6
Sunday	11-Feb	5:00 pm	Round 7
Monday	12-Feb	11:00 am	Round 8
Tuesday 13-Feb		11:00 am	Round 9

Prizes

GM Section		IM Section
Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1st	$2,000	1st	$1,200
2nd	$1,500	2nd	$1,000
3rd	$1,000	3rd	$700
4th	$800	4th	$600
5th	$700	5th	$500
6th	$600	6th	$400
7th	$600	7th	$400
8th	$600	8th	$400
9th	$600	9th	$400
10th	$600	10th	$400
Total	$9,000	Total	$6,000
Total Prize Fund		$15,000

Regulations

Format Summary

The 2018 Saint Louis Norm Congress shall be two 10-player tournaments paired as Round Robins.

Prompt Arrival: Players are expected to arrive promptly for their games. Players not at their board at the beginning of each round may receive a fine of $200 to be deducted from their prize for each occurrence. Players more than 30 (thirty) minutes late for a round shall forfeit that round. Players who withdraw or forfeit a game may not receive any prize money.
No Cell Phones: No cell phones or other electronic devices shall be allowed in the tournament area. Any violation of this policy will result in a fine of $200 to be deducted from Player’s prize for each occurrence. In addition to the fine, a violation involving a cell phone or other electronic device that emits any noise during a game shall result in forfeiture of that game. If a violation occurs in subsequent games, the same penalties shall apply.
Time Control: 90 minutes with an addition of 30 seconds (increment) per move starting from move one.
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.

No Playoffs: In the event of a tie for the top prize there will not be a playoff to determine prize winnings. Prizes will be divided equally among all tied players.