28th Metropolitan GM 2013-IM Panjwani(CAN)

Final Standings-Report Chess.com
GM Moradiabadi(IRI) and IM Sevillano shared first with 6/9. IM Panjwani finished with 2/9.

Report by Alejandro Ruiz, Jr.
The 28th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational began August 13th in downtown Los Angeles as seasoned Grandmasters and promising young talent pressed their clocks and began a six day, nine Round Robin Grandmaster norm event. 

The tournament was held on the 8th floor of California Market Center at the heart and center of the Los Angeles fashion district. 

Participating players included GM Elshan Moradiabadi (Iran), GM Melikset Khachiyan (USA), GM Enrico Sevillano (USA), IM Zhanibek Amanov (Kazakhstan), IM Andranik Matikozyan (Armenia), IM Raja Panjwani (Canada), IM Darwin Yang (USA), IM Victor C Shen (USA), FM Joel Banawa (USA), and FM Yian Liou (USA).(See full report)

	Player	FIDE	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	Total
1	Moradiabadi,E	2547	*	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	1	½	6
2	Sevillano,E	2484	½	*	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	1	6
3	Khachiyan,M	2508	½	½	*	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	5.5
4	Yang,Dar	2480	0	0	½	*	1	1	½	½	½	1	5
5	Shen,V	2415	½	0	½	0	*	0	1	1	1	1	5
6	Banawa,Joe	2348	0	½	0	0	1	*	½	1	½	1	4.5
7	Liou,Y	2402	½	½	½	½	0	½	*	0	½	1	4
8	Matikozian,A	2475	½	½	½	½	0	0	1	*	½	0	3.5
9	Amanov,Z	2361	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	*	1	3.5
10	Panjwani,R	2413	½	0	½	0	0	0	0	1	0	*	2