Edit 2012 03 17 - Rensch's reflections -  http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-deep-self-reflection-dr-jekyl-vs-mr-hyde

 

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There is a bigger than normal event scheduled for Sunday March 11th through Thursday March 15, 2012. Big for North America anyway.

28TH NORTH AMERICAN MASTERS  http://www.nachess.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93

"Our 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:

GM Anatoly Bykhovsky (ISR) - 2536

GM Denes Boros (HUN) - 2482

3rd Grandmaster - TBA

International Master Vitaly Neimer (ISR) - 2381

International Master - elect Faik Aleskerov (AZE) - 2362

International Master Daniel Rensch (USA)  - 2401

International Master Darwin Yang (USA) - 2448

IM Eric Hansen (CAN) - 2446

IM Levon Altounian (USA) - 2428M

1 more International Master - TBA

Time control: Game-90 + 30/sec increment

Round times: 10am and 3pm Chicago time Sunday through Wednesday, and 10am only on Thursday"

That 6.5/9 is not guaranteed. The two unknown participants must have a combined rating of more than 4818 or Rensch will have to score 7/9 to get a Tournament Performance Rating of 2600.

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As of 2012 02 25 - IM Florin Felecan in and IM Levon Altounian out. One GM and one anybody with a reasonable rating still needed.

As of 2012 03 02 - FIDE March ratings updated. The remaining two players added. GM Joshua Friedel (USA) - 2520 and IM Lev Milman (USA) - 2436. With these additions all the IMs can achieve a norm with a score of 6.5/9

Edit 2012 03 11 IM Sarkar 2391  http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2010011 replaced IM Fierro 2380. The Average Opponent rating for all IMs is >2380. Any IM scoring 6.5 of 9 will achieve a TPR > 2600. 

	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	G7	G8	G9	Score	TPR
1 GM Anatoly Bykhovsky (ISR) - 2532	.5	1	0	1	.5	.5	1	0		4.5	--
2 IM Daniel Rensch (USA) - 2413	0	0	1	0	1	.5	0	0		2.5	2299
3 IM Sarkar (USA) - 2391	0	1	1	1	.5	1	1	0		5.5	2590
4 IM Vitaly Neimer (ISR) - 2374	.5	0	.5	0	0	0	.5	.5		2.0	2206
5 GM Denes Boros (HUN) - 2487	1	0	1	0	.5	.5	0	.5		3.5	--
6 IM Lev Milman (USA) - 2436	0	0	1	.5	.5	.5	1	1		4.5	2489
7 FM & IM-elect Faik Alesgarov (AZE) - 2393 (Alasgarov, Faig found on FIDE site)	.5	1	0	0	.5	0	0	1		3.0	2300
8 IM Florin Felecan (USA) - 2381	1	1	0	.5	.5	.5	1	1		5.5	2589
9 GM Joshua Friedel (USA) - 2520	1	0	.5	1	.5	1	1	0		5.0	--
10 IM Darwin Yang (USA) - 2448	.5	1	0	1	.5	.5	.5	1		5.0	2525

 I will attempt to update after each round, unless I forget about it.

Round 1 - http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2012/03/28th-na-masters-begin.html

Summary of all rounds up to round 4   http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2012/03/28th-na-masters-round-4.html

Round 5 - http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2012/03/28th-na-masters-round-5.html

Round 6 - http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2012/03/28th-na-masters-round-6.html

Round 7 - http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2012/03/28th-na-masters-round-7.html

Round 8 - http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2012/03/28th-na-masters-round-8.html

Round 9 - http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2012/03/28th-na-masters-final-day.html

2012 03 15 - I won't bother finishing. Nobody gets a norm based on the scores reported on the official site.

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The 7th IM has been confirmed and ratings updated.

GM Anatoly Bykhovsky (ISR) - 2536

GM Denes Boros (HUN) - 2482

3rd Grandmaster - TBA

International Master Darwin Yang (USA) - 2448

International Master Levon Altounian (USA) - 2428

International Master Daniel Rensch (USA) - 2401

International Master Vitaly Neimer (ISR) - 2381

International Master Florin Felecan (USA) - 2381

International Master Martha Fiero (ECU) - 2380

FIDE Master & International Master-elect Faik Aleskerov (AZE) - 2362

 

Performance Ratio: 6.5/9 = 0.72

Performance Change = 166

GM norm Tournament Performance Rating = 2600

Required Average Opponent Rating = 2600 - 166 = 2434

 

Tentative calculations until the March ratings come out.

Rensh (2401) Calculation:

Required rating of the third GM = 2434 * 9 - (2536 + 2482 + 2448 + 2428 + 2381 + 2381 + 2380 + 2362) = 21906 - 19398 = 2508

 

The minimum for all of the IMs to have a 6.5/9 norm is based on Daniel Yang the highest rated IM.

Yang (2448) Calculation:

Required rating of the third GM = 2434 * 9 - (2536 + 2482 + 2428 + 2401 + 2381 + 2381 + 2380 + 2362) = 21906 - 19351 = 2555

Yang may have to score 7/9 for a norm. It is not so bad really. The low ratings of the other IMs indicate he has a chance to walk all over them.

Any GMs out there? Chicago probably would welcome a call.

Tournament roster filled.

FIDE March ratings updated. The remaining two players added. GM Joshua Friedel (USA) - 2520 and IM Lev Milman (USA) - 2436. With these additions all the IMs can achieve a norm with a score of 6.5/9

Day 1:

Florin Felecan (2 of 2), Faik Alesgarov (1.5 of 2) and Darwin Yang (1.5 of 2) have the best chances.

Daniel Rensch (0 of 2) got nothing from the two highest rated players and will need 6.5 of 7 to earn a GM norm.

Oh wow, I thought he played a game against a guy named Norm Hunter...

Tab Hunter's cousin.

Evan's brother

After round 4, Sarker looks to have the best chance for the GM norm, needing to score 3.5 of 5 in the remaining games.

 

	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	G7	G8	G9	Score	TPR
1 GM Anatoly Bykhovsky (ISR) - 2532	.5	1	0	1						2.5	--
2 IM Daniel Rensch (USA) - 2413	0	0	1	0						1.0	2223
3 IM Sarkar (USA) - 2391	0	1	1	1						3.0	2655
4 IM Vitaly Neimer (ISR) - 2374	.5	0	.5	0						1.0	2217
5 GM Denes Boros (HUN) - 2487	1	0	1	0						2.0	--
6 IM Lev Milman (USA) - 2436	0	0	1	.5						1.5	2278
7 FM & IM-elect Faik Alesgarov (AZE) - 2393 (Alasgarov, Faig found on FIDE site)	.5	1	0	0						1.5	2271
8 IM Florin Felecan (USA) - 2381	1	1	0	.5						2.5	2517
9 GM Joshua Friedel (USA) - 2520	1	0	.5	1						2.5	--
10 IM Darwin Yang (USA) - 2448	.5	1	0	1						2.5	2539

Yang and Felecan still have a shot if they score 4 of 5.

Milman and Alesgarov would have to go 5 for 5 the rest of the way.

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Me too...

And I thought he was out looking for Norm from "Cheers"

Then there were three. Three IMs still have a chance to score 6.5 for a GM norm.

	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	G7	G8	G9	Score	TPR
1 GM Anatoly Bykhovsky (ISR) - 2532	.5	1	0	1	.5	.5				3.5	--
2 IM Daniel Rensch (USA) - 2413	0	0	1	0	1	.5				2.5	2402
3 IM Sarkar (USA) - 2391	0	1	1	1	.5	1				4.5	2638
4 IM Vitaly Neimer (ISR) - 2374	.5	0	.5	0	0	0				1.0	2072
5 GM Denes Boros (HUN) - 2487	1	0	1	0	.5	.5				3.0	--
6 IM Lev Milman (USA) - 2436	0	0	1	.5	.5	.5				2.5	2403
7 FM & IM-elect Faik Alesgarov (AZE) - 2393 (Alasgarov, Faig found on FIDE site)	.5	1	0	0	.5	0				2.0	2292
8 IM Florin Felecan (USA) - 2381	1	1	0	.5	.5	.5				3.5	2479
9 GM Joshua Friedel (USA) - 2520	1	0	.5	1	.5	1				4.0	--
10 IM Darwin Yang (USA) - 2448	.5	1	0	1	.5	.5				3.5	2481

 

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So Norm is a Grand Master? Gonna be a tough game for Daniel.

I have Sarkar and Felecan with a chance to reach 6.5.

	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	G7	G8	G9	Score	TPR
1 GM Anatoly Bykhovsky (ISR) - 2532	.5	1	0	1	.5	.5	1	0		4.5	--
2 IM Daniel Rensch (USA) - 2413	0	0	1	0	1	.5	0	0		2.5	2299
3 IM Sarkar (USA) - 2391	0	1	1	1	.5	1	1	0		5.5	2590
4 IM Vitaly Neimer (ISR) - 2374	.5	0	.5	0	0	0	.5	.5		2.0	2206
5 GM Denes Boros (HUN) - 2487	1	0	1	0	.5	.5	0	.5		3.5	--
6 IM Lev Milman (USA) - 2436	0	0	1	.5	.5	.5	1	1		4.5	2489
7 FM & IM-elect Faik Alesgarov (AZE) - 2393 (Alasgarov, Faig found on FIDE site)	.5	1	0	0	.5	0	0	1		3.0	2300
8 IM Florin Felecan (USA) - 2381	1	1	0	.5	.5	.5	1	1		5.5	2589
9 GM Joshua Friedel (USA) - 2520	1	0	.5	1	.5	1	1	0		5.0	--
10 IM Darwin Yang (USA) - 2448	.5	1	0	1	.5	.5	.5	1		5.0	2525

 

It could be all over but the crying. The official site has different scores indicating none of the players will score 6.5.

http://www.nachess.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93