22nd Annual North American FIDE Invitational Tournament

Day 1 of the 22nd North American FIDE Invitational kicked off with a bang as crucial early games were won.

Round 1 results:

IM Pasalic - Burgess: 1 - 0
FM Morales - FM Szmetan: 1 - 0
FM Felecan - IM Barbosa: 1 - 0
WIM Melekhina - FM Shankar: 0 - 1
IM Vishnuvardhan - Loncarevic: 1/2 - 1/2

Round 2 results:

FM Shankar - IM Barbosa: 1 - 0
WIM Melekhina - IM Pasalic - 1 - 0
FM Szmetan - FM Felecan: 1/2 - 1/2
Burgess - IM Vishnuvardhan: 0 - 1
Loncarevic - FM Morales: 0 - 1

Standings after 2 rounds

1st - 2nd: FM Shankar, FM Morales - 2/2
3rd - 4th: FM Felecan, IM Vishnvuardhan - 1.5 / 2
5th - 6th: WIM Melekhina, IM Pasalic: 1/2
7th - 8th: Loncarevic, FM Szmetan - .5/2
9th - 10th: Jon Burgess, IM Barbosa - 0 / 2

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Good Chess to All,

Sevan A. Muradian
FIDE Arbiter and International Organizer
North American Chess Association