1st Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational

A norm event, being held November 12-14 and 20-21, 2010.  WFM Tatev Abrahamyan, two-time winner of the Goddesschess Fighting Chess Award for her performances at U.S. Women's Chess Championships, is vying for an IM norm.  Ankit Gupta sent me several photographs of R1 action.  Thanks!

IM Enrico Sevillano

Konstantin Kavutskiy

Roman Yanovsky



WFM Tatev Abrahamyan




















First round results:

Tatev Abrahamyan (1) - Konstantin Kavutskiy (0)
Ankit Gupta (0) - Zhanibek Amanov (1)
Enrico Sevillano (1/2) - Joel Banawa (1/2)
Timothy Taylor (0) - Roman Yankovsky (1)

Round 2 results:

Kretchetov - Amanov 1/2
Yankovsky - Sevillano 1/2
Banawa - Gupta 1/2
Kavutskiy - Taylor 1-0
Manukyan - Abrahamyan 1/2