Jimmy Quon Memorial Final (2nd Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational)

Round 9 of the Jimmy Quon Memorial, second in the Metropolitan GM/IM norm invitational series, concluded this evening. Round 9 games were broadcast.

Some photos from round 4 are available here: http://www.chess.com/photos/view_album/NGASCC/2nd-metropolitan-invitational2

Standings:

GM Mark Paragua - 7.5

GM Melikset Khachiyan - 6

IM Mackenzie Molner - 5

GM Dejan Bojkov - 4.5

IM Jacek Stopa - 4.5

IM-elect Daniel Naroditsky - 4.5

IM Zhanibek Amanov - 4.5

IM Tim Taylor - 3.5

IM-elect Robby Adamson - 3

NM Alessandro Steinfl - 2

The results from round 9 are as follows:

GM Dejan Bojkov (1/2) - IM Jacek Stopa (1/2)

IM-elect Robby Adamson (1/2) - IM Mackenzie Molner (1/2)

IM Zhanibek Amanov (1) - NM Alessandro Steinfl (0)

IM-elect Daniel Naroditsky (1) - IM Timothy Taylor (0)

GM Mark Paragua (1/2) - GM Melikset Khachiyan (1/2)

The results from round 8 are as follows:

The results from round 7 are as follows:

GM Dejan Bojkov (0) - GM Melikset Khachiyan (1)

IM-elect Robby Adamson (1/2) - GM Mark Paragua (1/2)

IM Zhanibek Amanov (1/2) - IM Molner Mackenzie (1/2)

NM Alessandro Steinfl (0) - IM Timothy Taylor (1)

IM-elect Daniel Naroditsky (1/2) - IM Jacek Stopa (1/2)

The results from round 6 are as follows:

GM Mark Paragua (1) - GM Dejan Bojkov (0)

IM Tim Taylor (0) - IM-elect Robby Adamson (1)

GM Melikset Khachiyan (1/2) - IM Zhanibek Amanov (1/2)

IM Jacek Stopa (1) - NM Alessandro Steinfl (0)

IM Mackenzie Molner (1/2) - IM-elect Daniel Naroditsky (1/2)

The results from round 5 are as follows:

NM Alessandro Steinfl (0) - IM Mackenzie Molner (1)

IM-elect Daniel Naroditsky (1/2) - GM Melikset Khachiyan (1/2)

GM Dejan Bojkov (1) - IM-elect Robby Adamson (0)

IM Jacek Stopa (1) - IM Tim Taylor (0)

IM Zhanibek Amanov (0) - GM Mark Paragua (1)

The results from round 4 are as follows:

GM Mark Paragua (1) - IM-elect Daniel Naroditsky (0)

GM Melikset Khachiyan (1) - NM Alessandro Steinfl (0)

IM Mackenzie Molner (1) - IM Jacek Stopa (0)

IM Timothy Taylor (0) - GM Dejan Bojkov (1)

IM-elect Robby Adamson (1/2) - IM Zhanibek Amanov (1/2)

The results from round 3 are as follows:

NM Alessandro Steinfl (0) - GM Mark Paragua (1)

IM Jacek Stopa (1/2) - GM Melikset Khachiyan (1/2)

IM Mackenzie Molner (1/2) - IM Timothy Taylor (1/2)

IM-elect Daniel Naroditsky (1) - IM-elect Robby Adamson (0)

IM Zhanibek Amanov (1) - GM Dejan Bojkov (0)

The results from round 2 are as follows:

GM Melikset Khachiyan (1/2) - IM Mackenzie Molner (1/2)

IM Timothy Taylor (1) - IM Zhanibek Amanov (0)

GM Mark Paragua (1) - IM Jacek Stopa (0)

NM Alessandro Steinfl (1) - IM-Elect Robby Adamson (0)

GM Dejan Bojkov (1/2) - IM-Elect Daniel Naroditsky (1/2)

The results from round 1 are as follows:

GM Dejan Bojkov (1) - NM Alessandro Steinfl (0)

GM Melikset Khachiyan (1/2) - IM Timothy Taylor (1/2)

IM Mackenzie Molner (0) - GM Mark Paragua (1)

IM Jacek Stopa (1/2) - IM-Elect Robby Adamson (1/2)

IM-Elect Daniel Naroditsky (1/2) - IM Zhanibek Amanov (1/2)

7.0 out of 9.0 is needed for a GM norm.

Below are two games from the first round. We will try to post at least 2 games per round from the tournament.