Perez Wins Washington International |
By Michael Regan | |
August 14, 2013 | |
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GM Yuniesky Quesada Perez
Two other players earned IM norms. With a score of 5/9, FM Aleksandr Ostrovskiy earned his final IM norm and has now fullfilled all the requirements for the title. ![]()
Ostrovskiy
Also earning an IM norm with a score of 5/9 was FM Shiyam Thavandiran (CAN). FM Luke Harmon-Vellotti also met the final requirement for the IM title at the tournament. Luke entered the tournament with a 2399 rating and finished with a score of 5.5/9, easily raising his rating above 2400. ![]()
The youngest participant, Ruifeng Li, age 12
In the Razuvaev Memorial the men's team of Alburt, Gulko, Tukmakov, and Mikhalchishin scored an overwhelming victory over the women's team of Kosteniuk, Zatonskih, Krush, and Sedina with a score of 10.5 to 5.5. The strongest performer on the men's side was GM Gulko with a 3.5/4.0 score and a performance rating of 2813. On the women's side, IM Krush had all decisive games, winning when she had the white pieces and losing when she had black. ![]()
Mulyar vs. Ludwig
Find A Section Final Standings and more information about the tournaments at http://www.mdchess.com. Also look for an upcoming piece by IM Daniel Ludwig for Chess Life Magazine. |