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British Chess Federation

Smith & Williamson 2002 British Championship - Title Norms

Round 11

11 round GM Norms:

• 'moves' needed - RB Ramesh, Stewart Haslinger

10 round IM Norms:

• wins needed - Sam Collins (having missed 1st round)

11 round WGM Norms

• draws needed - Subbaraman Meenaskshi

Norms achieved

• RB Ramesh and S Haslinger have both obtained 10 round GM norms
• S Haslinger has obtained 10 round IM norm
• S Meenakshi has obtained 9 round IM norm
• S Meenakshi has obtained 10 round WGM norm
• S Collins has obtained a rating performance of 2449 over 9 rounds

Round 10

Subject to confirmation, the following title norms are possible after round ten

GM Norms:

• draws needed - RB Ramesh, Stewart Haslinger
• wins needed - Nicholas Pert

IM Norms:

• draws needed - Sam Collins
• wins needed - Graham Lee, Gavin Wall, Neil Berry, Subbaraman Meenakshi

Jonathan Grant would have a 2449 performance with a win

Round 9

Richard Pert is believed to have achieved the required rating for the IM title.

Norms Achieved:

• RB Ramesh and S Haslinger have both obtained 10 round GM norms
• S Haslinger has obtained 10 round IM norm
• S Meenakshi has obtained 10 round WGM norm
• S Meenakshi has obtained 9 round IM norm