Quiz question of the day

[Phil Thomas]

The field is a bit short of the 3 GMs needed for a GM norm.

True, but for the WGM norm the key reference appears to be paragraph 1.45d in section B-01 of the FIDE Handbook.

From which I quote.............

WGM norm, at least 1/3 with a minimum 3 of the opponents (MO) must be WGMs, IMs or GMs.

[Andy McCulloch]

Phil, you did not mention the GM title.

[Phil Thomas]

Andy,
that is correct I did not mention the GM title.



For completeness the same FIDE handbook gives at paragraph 1.45 b


For a GM norm, at least 1/3 with a minimum 3 of the opponents (MO) must be GMs.

However if I am interpreting that document and the contestant grades correctly
The grading performance requirement of GM norm was achievable with a 100% score



Getting thread back onto topic ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,a quiz question

At which point in this tournament did 7 norms from this tournament become impossible?
- quite possibly before it started because FIDE would never have believed a set of results giving 7 norms =o

[Andy Howie]

They ask you for the pgns for norm tournaments now because of that

[Phil Thomas]

They ask you for the pgns for norm tournaments now because of that

Which links to the answer to my question.

7 norms became impossible as soon as one of the titled players dropped half a point against an untitled player.
It was always going to happen.