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Andy McCulloch Wrote:The field is a bit short of the 3 GMs needed for a GM norm.
True, but for the WGM norm the key reference appears to be paragraph 1.45d in section B-01 of the FIDE Handbook.
From which I quote.............
WGM norm, at least 1/3 with a minimum 3 of the opponents (MO) must be WGMs, IMs or GMs.
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Phil, you did not mention the GM title.
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Andy,
that is correct I did not mention the GM title.
For completeness the same FIDE handbook gives at paragraph 1.45 b
For a GM norm, at least 1/3 with a minimum 3 of the opponents (MO) must be GMs.
However if I am interpreting that document and the contestant grades correctly
The grading performance requirement of GM norm was achievable with a 100% score
Getting thread back onto topic ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,a quiz question
At which point in this tournament did 7 norms from this tournament become impossible?
- quite possibly before it started because FIDE would never have believed a set of results giving 7 norms =o
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They ask you for the pgns for norm tournaments now because of that
"How sad to see, what used to be, a model of decorum and tranquility become like any other sport, a battleground for rival ideologies to slug it out with glee"
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Andy Howie Wrote:They ask you for the pgns for norm tournaments now because of that
Which links to the answer to my question.
7 norms became impossible as soon as one of the titled players dropped half a point against an untitled player.
It was always going to happen.