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Subject: Re: Hiarcs' GM norm?

Author: Miguel A. Ballicora

Date: 13:46:51 08/01/02

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On August 01, 2002 at 14:38:19, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>On August 01, 2002 at 11:47:35, GuyHaworth wrote:
>
>>Did Hiarcs do enough to earn a GM norm, had it been carbon rather than silicon?
>
>For FIDE norms you have to apply to a number of things
>  a) the level of the games must be about 40 moves in 2 hours
>     and then 20 moves in 1 hour and then 30 minutes sudden death.
>I am not sure the level of the games applied to this FIDE time requirement.
>Also a bit faster than the above level is possible, but not much.
>
>  b) the opponents must get from foreign countries, but they may not be
>     all from the same country. At least 1/3 of your opponents must be
>     from the other countries. However you need to count yourself too,
>     so in a 9 round event you need 4 foreign opponents from different
>     countries
>I am sure this wasn't the case.

I am sure this was the case. These tournaments are organized in a way that they
can provide norms, as any organizer will do anywhere in the world.

>  c) at least half of your opponents, same rule like in b (so counting yourself)
>     must be at least IM and at least 1/3 must be GM.
>Was this the case?

I am couting 4 GM from the top of my head (Panno, Spangenberg, A.Rodriguez,
Slipak) and I think there were more.


>  d) your TPR must be > 2600. We talk about FIDE tpr. You may count your own
>     rating here too, to get the tpr lower.
>
>  e) preferably 1 round a day, but at most 2. There are more requirements.
>
>  f) official arbiters and definitely not sold games.

Whad do you mean sold games?
Even swiss tournaments in Argentina are ran by International Arbiters.

>I am not sure it is possible to show this in this case. It is a vague
>rule of course, considering there are norm tournaments.

That is how you proceed normally?

Miguel



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