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2023 Saint Louis Super Swiss

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Event Details

Mar 12, 2023 - Mar 16, 2023

Il Monastero Banquet Center, Saint Louis, Missouri

The Saint Louis Chess Club is proud to present a brand new tournament, the Saint Louis Super Swiss, an invitational norm tournament that brings together players from around the world to compete for cash prizes and the chance to earn Grandmaster, International Master, Woman Grandmaster and Woman International Master norms. Players will compete for $25,000 in prize funds for nine exciting rounds in a Swiss style format.

Eligible participants: 2200+ FIDE USA rated player or 2000+ Foreign FIDE rated player

Registration: Contact Mike Kummer (mkummer@saintlouischessclub.org)

Schedule
March 12	10 AM	Player Meeting
	11 AM	Round 1
	5 PM	Round 2
March 13	11 AM	Round 3
March 13	5 PM	Round 4
March 14	11 AM	Round 5
March 14	5 PM	Round 6
March 15	11 AM	Round 7
March 15	5 PM	Round 8
March 16	11 AM	Round 9

Prize Fund: $25,000 Unconditionally Guaranteed
1st	$6,000
2nd	$4,000
3rd	$3,000
4th	$2,000
5th	$1,500
6th	$1,000
7th	$900
8th	$800
9th	$700
10th	$600
11th-15th	$500
16th-20th	$400

In case of any ties, there will be no tiebreak matches. Money will be divided equally among tied players.

Additional Info

Final Standings

#	Name	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Total
1	GM Brandon Jacobson	2543	D21	D22	W13	D6	W20	D11	D3	W10	W8	6.5
2	GM Christopher Woojin Yoo	2591	W25	D14	D7	W23	W5	D3	D10	D9	D4	6.0
3	GM Nikolas Theodorou	2584	W33	D13	W9	W17	D8	D2	D1	D4	H—	6.0
4	GM Harshit Raja	2498	W38	D10	H—	D15	W13	D9	W6	D3	D2	6.0
5	GM Mikhail Antipov	2581	W27	W19	H—	H—	L2	D30	W17	D12	W16	6.0
6	IM Brian Escalante	2474	W32	D15	D11	D1	D7	W16	L4	W23	D12	5.5
7	GM Elshan Moradiabadi	2507	W31	D16	D2	D11	D6	D12	D15	W20	D9	5.5
8	GM Yasser Quesada Perez	2604	W29	D17	D14	W19	D3	D10	D9	W13	L1	5.5
9	GM Dariusz Swiercz	2646	D23	W39	L3	W29	W18	D4	D8	D2	D7	5.5
10	GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista	2610	W28	D4	H—	W14	H—	D8	D2	L1	W18	5.5
11	GM Illia Nyzhnyk	2654	W20	D18	D6	D7	D17	D1	D14	D15	W19	5.5
12	GM Vasif Durarbayli	2635	D22	D21	H—	H—	W28	D7	W30	D5	D6	5.5
13	IM Kostya Kavutskiy	2405	W34	D3	L1	W33	L4	W21	W18	L8	D15	5.0
14	IM Gleb Dudin	2469	W35	D2	D8	L10	D21	W33	D11	L16	W17	5.0
15	GM Varuzhan Akobian	2591	W26	D6	D18	D4	D30	D17	D7	D11	D13	5.0
16	GM Aram Hakobyan	2620	W24	D7	L17	H—	W22	L6	W19	W14	L5	5.0
17	GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez	2489	B—	D8	W16	L3	D11	D15	L5	W22	L14	4.5
18	GM Balaji Daggupati	2513	W40	D11	D15	W24	L9	D19	L13	W27	L10	4.5
19	IM Aaron Grabinsky	2405	W36	L5	W21	L8	W32	D18	L16	W30	L11	4.5
20	IM Josiah Stearman	2391	L11	W37	D27	W38	L1	D24	W25	L7	D26	4.5
21	WGM Thalia Cervantes	2253	D1	D12	L19	W37	D14	L13	L26	W35	W29	4.5
22	IM Evan Park	2383	D12	D1	D38	D25	L16	D31	W29	L17	W34	4.5
23	IM Irine Sukandar	2389	D9	D30	W35	L2	H—	D27	W24	L6	H—	4.5
24	FM Alice Lee	2362	L16	W40	W34	L18	D29	D20	L23	W28	H—	4.5
25	FM Gabriela Antova	2266	L2	L35	W40	D22	D31	W36	L20	W34	D28	4.5
26	NM Nicholas Ladan	2273	L15	L38	L29	B—	D34	D35	W21	W32	D20	4.5
27	FM Maria Malicka	2256	L5	W36	D20	L30	W35	D23	D28	L18	D32	4.0
28	FM Aaron Jacobson	2308	L10	H—	W31	H—	L12	W32	D27	L24	D25	4.0
29	WIM Sila Caglar	2280	L8	D31	W26	L9	D24	D34	L22	W37	L21	3.5
30	GM Denes Boros	2406	D37	D23	D33	W27	D15	D5	L12	L19	U—	3.5
31	NM Linden Lee	2197	L7	D29	L28	W40	D25	D22	L33	D36	H—	3.5
32	NM David Zhurbinsky	2045	L6	L33	B—	W34	L19	L28	W36	L26	D27	3.5
33	WGM Annamaria Marjanovic	2264	L3	W32	D30	L13	W38	L14	W31	U—	U—	3.5
34	NM Ralph Tan	1984	L13	B—	L24	L32	D26	D29	W35	L25	L22	3.0
35	FM Eugene Yanayt	2014	L14	W25	L23	D36	L27	D26	L34	L21	B—	3.0
36	NM Alex Zhang	1994	L19	L27	H—	D35	B—	L25	L32	D31	H—	3.0
37	Alex Marler	2009	D30	L20	H—	L21	H—	B—	U—	L29	U—	2.5
38	NM Caleb Denby	2132	L4	W26	D22	L20	L33	U—	U—	U—	U—	1.5
39	Kaleb Gosdin	2033	H—	L9	U—	U—	U—	U—	U—	U—	U—	0.5
40	NM Julian Proleiko	2246	L18	L24	L25	L31	U—	U—	U—	U—	U—	0.0

Regulations

The 2023 Saint Louis Super Swiss will be a 9 round tournament that will be paired using the Swiss System. If the foreign flag requirement is met, players will be eligible to earn norms.

Eligible participants: 2200 + FIDE USA rated player or 2000+ Foreign FIDE rated player

Registration: Contact Mike Kummer (mkummer@saintlouischessclub.org) by 2/9/2023

1. Prompt Arrival: Players are expected to arrive promptly for their games. Players more than 30 minutes late for a round shall forfeit that round.

2. Draws: Players may agree to a draw after Move 1

3. No Cell Phones: No cell phones or other electronic devices shall be allowed in the tournament area. A violation involving a cell phone or other electronic device that emits any noise during a game shall result in forfeiture of that game and expulsion from tournament.

4. Time Control: Game in 90 minutes with a 30 second increment from move one.

5. 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.

6. Byes: Players may take up to two half point byes if requested before Round 5. Even if a player has requested or taken a half-point bye(s), a player is still subject to receiving a full-point bye in any round.

7. 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.

8. In the event of a tie for any place in the tournament, there shall be no tiebreak. Prize money shall be divided equally among all tied players.

9. Schedule

Rounds
March 12	10 AM	Player Meeting
	11 AM	Round 1
	5 PM	Round 2
March 13	11 AM	Round 3
March 13	5 PM	Round 4
March 14	11 AM	Round 5
March 14	5 PM	Round 6
March 15	11 AM	Round 7
March 15	5 PM	Round 8
March 16	11 AM	Round 9

10. Prize Fund: $25,000 Unconditionally Guaranteed!!

Prize Fund: $25,000 Unconditionally Guaranteed
1st	$6,000
2nd	$4,000
3rd	$3,000
4th	$2,000
5th	$1,500
6th	$1,000
7th	$900
8th	$800
9th	$700
10th	$600
11th-15th	$500
16th-20th	$400