[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: The 12th North American FIDE Invitational: Arnold, Yuan get norms

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
The 12th North American FIDE Invitational: Arnold, Yuan get norms
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1214622817.shtml


   As I expected but decided not to write in [1]yesterday's post, both
   Marc Arnold and Yuanling Yuan were given freebie draws by Mehmed
   Pasalic and Angelo Young, respectively, in their final round games.
   That let them receive their IM and WIM norms, respectively.
   Congratulations to both!
   The other norm-relevant game was Jim Dean-Florin Felecan. If Felecan
   could pull out a win, he too would get an IM norm. Yet although his
   opponent was in last place coming into the final round, it was Dean
   who seized and maintained control from beginning to end, and won.
   Felecan was undoubtedly very disappointed by the last two rounds, but
   I'm sure he'll achieve his next norm soon. (But hopefully not at my
   expense.)
   Final Standings:
   1. Arnold 6.5 (+ IM norm)
   2. Felecan 5.5
   3-4. Pasalic, Kuderinov 5
   5-6. Chow, Tate 4.5
   7-8. Young, Yuan 4
   9-10. Stamnov, Dean 3
   Tournament site [2]here.

References

   1. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1214536335.shtml
   2. http://www.nachess.org/fide/