GM Norm for Raja Panjwani at SPICE Cup !

Canadian IM Raja Panjwani obtained his first GM norm at the SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar's tournament. It took place on October 15-19.

Tied for third, he scored 6/9 (4/7 against Grandmasters), including a draw against 2715 Le Quang Liem and three wins. His only defeat was against the winner of the tournament, GM Ipatov (6.5/9).

IM Panjwani took a year off school to work on his Grandmaster title and he plans on getting it before the end of next Spring. This objective looks pretty realistic after this amazing performance. Congratulations and good luck to him !

Two other Canadian participated : IM Leonid Gerzhoy (5/9) and FM Hans Jung (3/9)