IM Justin Tan on fire

IM Justin Tan looks to be bouncing back from the disappointment of losing a GM norm, with a strong performance at the 2018 Paracin Chess Festival. After 7 rounds he leads the tournament with 6.5, a full point ahead of the chasing pack. While his TPR is a massive 2801, he still needs to play another 2 GM's for the result to count towards his GM title. Fortunately he playing GM Kiril Georgiev in round 8, and a good result, plus a GM in the final round should be enough for his final norm.


Tan,Justin (2481) - Petrov,Martin (2441) [A05]
Sport Summer 2018 Paracin (7.1), 11.07.2018

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e4 Nb4 14. Rfd1 b6 15. h4 Bb7 16. Qe2 Ba6 17. Qd2 Rc8 18. Rac1 c5 19. Qe3 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Qc7 22. h5 Qc5 23. h6 Rfd8 24. Ne2 Rxd4 25. Rxc5 Rd1+ 26. Kh2 Rxc5 27. e5 gxh6 28. Nc3 Rd3 29. Qxh6 Rxe5 30. Ne4 Nd5 31. Ng5 Rf5 32. Nxe6 fxe6 33. Qxe6+ Kg7 34. Qxf5 Nf6 35. g4 h6 36. Bb7 Bc4 37. Be4 Rd6 38. Qe5 Rd7 39. Bf5 Rd2 40. Qf4 1-0