Invitational IM Norm Event
May 14th-20th , 2022
GM-elect/IM Guillermo Vazquez on his near perfect performance winning first place with 8/9.
Our founder FM Eric Li took second place with 7/9 and achieved his second IM NORM.
GM Enrico Sevillano took third place with 5/9.
Congratulations to all of them and thanks to all participants for another successful event!
Live games are available http://www.calchess.org/dgt/Mission360/IM_Norm_04/index.html. Chess.com event link is here.
Mission 360 Bay Area
IM Invitational Norm Tournament
9 Rounds; Round Robin Format
Where: 2050 Concourse Dr #42, San Jose, CA 95131
When: Saturday – Friday, May 14 – May 20, 2022
Registration: Invitational Only
Time Control: G90, Increment 30 sec
Opening ceremony: Saturday, May 14, 11:20 AM
Round Time (tentative) for 7-day
Round 1: Saturday, May 14, 11:30 AM
Round 2: Saturday, May 14, 5:30 PM
Round 3: Sunday, May 15, 11:30 AM
Round 4: Sunday, May 15, 5:30 PM
Round 5: Monday, May 16, 6:00 PM
Round 6: Tuesday, May 17, 6:00 PM
Round 7: Wednesday, May 18, 6:00 PM
Round 8: Thursday, May 19, 10:30AM
Round 9: Friday, May 20, 6:00 PM
Entry Fee:
$1000 for CA norm seekers
$850 for non-CA norm seekers
$650 for foreign norm seekers
Payment:
PayPal friends and family or Zelle: whui_99@yahoo.com
Contact:
Eric Li eric@mission360foru.org
Kevin Pan kevin@mission360foru.org
Lin Wang wanglinfirst@gmail.com
Hui Wang whui_99@yahoo.com
Sponsor: Mission 360; Bay Area Chess
Hotels: Sonesta San Jose Walking distance to Milpitas Square with many restaurants and grocery store (Ranch 99). Chess Rate $89+tax/night. Booking link will be provided soon.
Transportation
Nearest airport: SJC
A free vanpool shuttle between Sonesta and chess club will be arranged 30 minutes prior to the round (or start of the opening ceremony for 1st round) and 4 hours after each round.
Public transportation:
AC Transit: bus system serving many bay area cities
BART: bay area rapid transit system
Caltrain: train serving west bay from San Fransisco to Gilroy
Uber and Lyft are easily accessible around the area