Chris Rice wrote: ↑Mon Aug 23, 2021 1:25 pmWell done to Ravi and Marcus plus Lawrence, The Friends of Chess, John Robinson Trust & the English Chess Federation for making it happen. Could I just ask whether Agnieszka did indeed make her final norm too?
One of the advantages of seeking an arbiter norm rather than a player norm is that you have to maintain a good standard, but not to obtain a specific score. One of the disadvantages is that you cannot obtain a norm a round before the end.LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Mon Aug 23, 2021 1:31 pmShe has been present throughout and played her part so it's looking very promising
However, I am confident that by the end of the day England will have two new title holders designate and one player now clearly of GM strength ready to battle for the title at his next event.