2 Norms in Reykjavik!
Canadians are doing exceptionally well at the 2017 Reykjavik Open:
- IM Aman Hambleton has a GM Norm (even if he loses in rd.9)*
- FM Michael Kleinman has an IM Norm (even if he loses in rd.9)*
- Aman and Michael each won Game of the Day prizes.**
- Canadians as a group have gained 320 FIDE rating points, lead by Neil Doknjas' +115.
* UPDATE: Aman drew, and Michael won. MK may have a shot at a GM norm if he gets a good pairing in rd.10.
** The photo above (by Victoria Jung-Doknjas) shows the two Canadian "Game of the Day" winners from Reykjavik accepting their prizes.
You can play through their prize-winning games on the CFC Newsfeed:
Shirov - Hambleton, rd.4
http://chess.ca/newsfeed/node/954
Firat - Kleinman, rd. 5
http://chess.ca/newsfeed/node/955
Links
15 Canadians are playing in Reykjavik. You can see the Canadian results here:
http://chess-results.com/tnr234895.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fedb=CAN&flag=30&wi=821
homepage
https://www.reykjavikopen.com/
photos
CFC facebook page (photos by Victoria Jung-Doknjas)
photos below are by Lennart Ootes and Maria Emelianova from the Reykjavik facebook page, Victoria Jung-Doknjas from the CFC facebook page, and screencaps from the chess.com live feed:
