Berkeley Summer IM tournament Underway with Ten Female Players

An IM norm tournament (August 16-20) is underway at the Berkeley Chess Club with ten strong female competitors, including seven-time US Champion Irina Krush, who gave a pre-tournament simultaneous exhibition, where she won 19 games and drew two. https://twitter.com/berkeleychess/status/1162498733533089792 IM Annie Wang, fresh off her championship title in Bolivia, is also participating. Three-time US Women's Champion WGM Anjelina Belakovskaia and Thalia Cervantes are also representing the U.S. in the groundbreaking event. The first round featured five decisive games, including a nice combo executed by GM Krush. https://twitter.com/berkeleychess/status/1162601083706826753 Follow along for live games at chess24, as well as twitter and instagram, where WGM Carla Heredia of the BCS is posting frequent and colorful updates.