The 2018 Australasian Masters GM and IM Norm Invitational tournament
Post date: Nov 28, 2018 1:23:48 AM
Tournament Results
Chess Victoria would like to acknowledge the financial support of the Kasparov Chess Foundation Asia Pacific over the past 5 years. Their generous support has enabled the possibility of norms to players in our region.
The 2018 Australasian Masters GM and IM Norm tournaments has resulted in the awarding of 3 norms.
1. IM Bobby Cheng has his 3rd and last GM Norm.
2. FM Karl Zelesco has his 3rd and last IM Norm.
3. FM Brandon Clarke has his 2nd IM Norm.
Australasian Masters GM Norm Tournament
Code:
2018 Australasian Masters GM Norm Tournament
Melbourne - 15/12/2018, 23/12/2018
Cross Table
Pos ID NAME Elo T Fed Pts | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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1 3 Smirnov, Anton 2553 GM AUS 7.5 | * 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1
2 6 Cheng, Bobby 2510 IM AUS 6.5 | 0 * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1
3 4 Kvon, Andrey 2509 GM UZB 6.0 | ½ 0 * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1
4 7 Izzat, Kanan 2496 IM AZE 5.0 | ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 ½ 1 0 ½
5 9 Zelesco, Karl 2407 FM AUS 4.5 | 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1
6 1 Solomon, Stephen J 2328 IM AUS 4.0 | 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 0 1 ½
7 2 Papin, Vasily 2483 GM RUS 4.0 | ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1 ½ ½
8 5 Liu, Xiangyi 2439 IM SGP 3.0 | 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 * 1 1
9 10 Bjelobrk, Igor 2401 IM AUS 3.0 | 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1
10 8 Wallis, Christopher 2349 FM AUS 1.5 | 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 *
Remark:
1st GM Anton Smirnov
2nd IM Bobby Cheng
3rd GM Andrey Kvon
IM Bobby Cheng 6.5/9 qualifies for GM Norm
FM Karl Zelesco 4.5/9 qualifies for IM Norm
Australasian Masters IM Norm Tournament
Code:
2018 Australasian Masters IM Norm Tournament
Melbourne - 15/12/2018, 23/12/2018
Cross Table
Pos ID NAME Elo T Fed Pts | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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1 1 Dale, Ari 2371 IM AUS 7.5 | * ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1
2 2 Clarke, Brandon G I 2386 FM ENG 7.0 | ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1
3 3 Rosen, Eric 2342 IM USA 5.5 | ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1
4 5 Ang, Alphaeus Wei Er 2118 CM NZL 5.0 | 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 1 0 1
5 6 Dragicevic, Domagoj 2193 FM AUS 4.5 | 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 0 ½ 1
6 8 Lee, Qing Aun 2297 FM SGP 4.0 | 0 ½ ½ 0 0 * ½ 1 1 ½
7 10 Chan, Luis 2261 FM AUS 3.5 | 0 0 0 0 0 ½ * 1 1 1
8 4 Levi, Eddy L 2049 FM AUS 3.0 | 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 * 1 0
9 9 Khamatgaleev, Alexej 2382 IM RUS 3.0 | ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 * ½
10 7 Chan, Kris 2191 AUS 2.0 | 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ *
Remark:
1st IM Ari Dale
2nd FM Brandon Clarke
3rd IM Eric Rosen
FM Brandon Clarke 7/9 qualifies for IM Norm
Tournament Sponsors
Hallsteen Pty Ltd
Tournament Details
Schedule
Venue: Melbourne Chess Club (66 Leicester St, Fitzroy)
Rate of Play: 90 mins + 30 sec increment from move 1
Prizes: GM Norm Event IM Norm Event
1st $1,500 1st $1,000
2nd $1,000 2nd $500
3rd $500 3rd $300
Norm Requirements
GM Norm Event
GM Norm 6.5/9 points
IM Norm 4.5/9 points
IM Norm Event
IM Norm 7/9 points
GM Norm Event
Players (Rating Order):
IM Norm Event
Players (Rating Order):
GM Norm Tournament Pairings
Round 1
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Solomon, Stephen J 2328 [0] : Bjelobrk, Igor 2401 [0]
2 Papin, Vasily 2483 [0] : Zelesco, Karl 2407 [0]
3 Smirnov, Anton 2553 [0] : Wallis, Christopher 2349 [0]
4 Kvon, Andrey 2509 [0] : Izzat, Kanan 2496 [0]
5 Liu, Xiangyi 2439 [0] : Cheng, Bobby 2510 [0]
Round 2
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Bjelobrk, Igor 2401 [0] : Cheng, Bobby 2510 [0]
2 Izzat, Kanan 2496 [0] : Liu, Xiangyi 2439 [0]
3 Wallis, Christopher 2349 [0] : Kvon, Andrey 2509 [0]
4 Zelesco, Karl 2407 [0] : Smirnov, Anton 2553 [0]
5 Solomon, Stephen J 2328 [0] : Papin, Vasily 2483 [0]
Round 3
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Papin, Vasily 2483 [0] : Bjelobrk, Igor 2401 [0]
2 Smirnov, Anton 2553 [0] : Solomon, Stephen J 2328 [0]
3 Kvon, Andrey 2509 [0] : Zelesco, Karl 2407 [0]
4 Liu, Xiangyi 2439 [0] : Wallis, Christopher 2349 [0]
5 Cheng, Bobby 2510 [0] : Izzat, Kanan 2496 [0]
Round 4
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Bjelobrk, Igor 2401 [0] : Izzat, Kanan 2496 [0]
2 Wallis, Christopher 2349 [0] : Cheng, Bobby 2510 [0]
3 Zelesco, Karl 2407 [0] : Liu, Xiangyi 2439 [0]
4 Solomon, Stephen J 2328 [0] : Kvon, Andrey 2509 [0]
5 Papin, Vasily 2483 [0] : Smirnov, Anton 2553 [0]
Round 5
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Smirnov, Anton 2553 [0] : Bjelobrk, Igor 2401 [0]
2 Kvon, Andrey 2509 [0] : Papin, Vasily 2483 [0]
3 Liu, Xiangyi 2439 [0] : Solomon, Stephen J 2328 [0]
4 Cheng, Bobby 2510 [0] : Zelesco, Karl 2407 [0]
5 Izzat, Kanan 2496 [0] : Wallis, Christopher 2349 [0]
Round 6
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Bjelobrk, Igor 2401 [0] : Wallis, Christopher 2349 [0]
2 Zelesco, Karl 2407 [0] : Izzat, Kanan 2496 [0]
3 Solomon, Stephen J 2328 [0] : Cheng, Bobby 2510 [0]
4 Papin, Vasily 2483 [0] : Liu, Xiangyi 2439 [0]
5 Smirnov, Anton 2553 [0] : Kvon, Andrey 2509 [0]
Round 7
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Kvon, Andrey 2509 [0] : Bjelobrk, Igor 2401 [0]
2 Liu, Xiangyi 2439 [0] : Smirnov, Anton 2553 [0]
3 Cheng, Bobby 2510 [0] : Papin, Vasily 2483 [0]
4 Izzat, Kanan 2496 [0] : Solomon, Stephen J 2328 [0]
5 Wallis, Christopher 2349 [0] : Zelesco, Karl 2407 [0]
Round 8
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Bjelobrk, Igor 2401 [0] : Zelesco, Karl 2407 [0]
2 Solomon, Stephen J 2328 [0] : Wallis, Christopher 2349 [0]
3 Papin, Vasily 2483 [0] : Izzat, Kanan 2496 [0]
4 Smirnov, Anton 2553 [0] : Cheng, Bobby 2510 [0]
5 Kvon, Andrey 2509 [0] : Liu, Xiangyi 2439 [0]
Round 9
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Liu, Xiangyi 2439 [0] : Bjelobrk, Igor 2401 [0]
2 Cheng, Bobby 2510 [0] : Kvon, Andrey 2509 [0]
3 Izzat, Kanan 2496 [0] : Smirnov, Anton 2553 [0]
4 Wallis, Christopher 2349 [0] : Papin, Vasily 2483 [0]
5 Zelesco, Karl 2407 [0] : Solomon, Stephen J 2328 [0]
IM Norm Tournament Pairings
Round 1
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Dale, Ari 2371 [0] : Chan, Luis 2261 [0]
2 Clarke, Brandon G I 2386 [0] : Khamatgaleev, Alexej 2382 [0]
3 Rosen, Eric S 2342 [0] : Lee, Qing Aun 2297 [0]
4 Levi, Eddy L 2049 [0] : Chan, Kris 2191 [0]
5 Ang, Alphaeus Wei ern 2118 [0] : Dragicevic, Domagoj 2193 [0]
Round 2
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Chan, Luis 2261 [0] : Dragicevic, Domagoj 2193 [0]
2 Chan, Kris 2191 [0] : Ang, Alphaeus Wei ern 2118 [0]
3 Lee, Qing Aun 2297 [0] : Levi, Eddy L 2049 [0]
4 Khamatgaleev, Alexej 2382 [0] : Rosen, Eric S 2342 [0]
5 Dale, Ari 2371 [0] : Clarke, Brandon G I 2386 [0]
Round 3
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Clarke, Brandon G I 2386 [0] : Chan, Luis 2261 [0]
2 Rosen, Eric S 2342 [0] : Dale, Ari 2371 [0]
3 Levi, Eddy L 2049 [0] : Khamatgaleev, Alexej 2382 [0]
4 Ang, Alphaeus Wei ern 2118 [0] : Lee, Qing Aun 2297 [0]
5 Dragicevic, Domagoj 2193 [0] : Chan, Kris 2191 [0]
Round 4
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Chan, Luis 2261 [0] : Chan, Kris 2191 [0]
2 Lee, Qing Aun 2297 [0] : Dragicevic, Domagoj 2193 [0]
3 Khamatgaleev, Alexej 2382 [0] : Ang, Alphaeus Wei ern 2118 [0]
4 Dale, Ari 2371 [0] : Levi, Eddy L 2049 [0]
5 Clarke, Brandon G I 2386 [0] : Rosen, Eric S 2342 [0]
Round 5
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Rosen, Eric S 2342 [0] : Chan, Luis 2261 [0]
2 Levi, Eddy L 2049 [0] : Clarke, Brandon G I 2386 [0]
3 Ang, Alphaeus Wei ern 2118 [0] : Dale, Ari 2371 [0]
4 Dragicevic, Domagoj 2193 [0] : Khamatgaleev, Alexej 2382 [0]
5 Chan, Kris 2191 [0] : Lee, Qing Aun 2297 [0]
Round 6
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Chan, Luis 2261 [0] : Lee, Qing Aun 2297 [0]
2 Khamatgaleev, Alexej 2382 [0] : Chan, Kris 2191 [0]
3 Dale, Ari 2371 [0] : Dragicevic, Domagoj 2193 [0]
4 Clarke, Brandon G I 2386 [0] : Ang, Alphaeus Wei ern 2118 [0]
5 Rosen, Eric S 2342 [0] : Levi, Eddy L 2049 [0]
Round 7
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Levi, Eddy L 2049 [0] : Chan, Luis 2261 [0]
2 Ang, Alphaeus Wei ern 2118 [0] : Rosen, Eric S 2342 [0]
3 Dragicevic, Domagoj 2193 [0] : Clarke, Brandon G I 2386 [0]
4 Chan, Kris 2191 [0] : Dale, Ari 2371 [0]
5 Lee, Qing Aun 2297 [0] : Khamatgaleev, Alexej 2382 [0]
Round 8
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Chan, Luis 2261 [0] : Khamatgaleev, Alexej 2382 [0]
2 Dale, Ari 2371 [0] : Lee, Qing Aun 2297 [0]
3 Clarke, Brandon G I 2386 [0] : Chan, Kris 2191 [0]
4 Rosen, Eric S 2342 [0] : Dragicevic, Domagoj 2193 [0]
5 Levi, Eddy L 2049 [0] : Ang, Alphaeus Wei ern 2118 [0]
Round 9
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Ang, Alphaeus Wei ern 2118 [0] : Chan, Luis 2261 [0]
2 Dragicevic, Domagoj 2193 [0] : Levi, Eddy L 2049 [0]
3 Chan, Kris 2191 [0] : Rosen, Eric S 2342 [0]
4 Lee, Qing Aun 2297 [0] : Clarke, Brandon G I 2386 [0]
5 Khamatgaleev, Alexej 2382 [0] : Dale, Ari 2371 [0]