IM Josh Friedel has earned his first GM norm at recently played Berkeley Masters Tournament.
Here are few games from this event.
Josh Friedel 2453 - Alan Stein 2422
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Qf3 Qb7 18. Ng3 d5 19. Ng4 dxe4 20. Qf5 Nd5 21. Nxe4 Re6 22. Rad1 Rae8 23. Rd3 Rg6 24. Rf3 N5f6 25. Bxf6 Nxf6 26. Nexf6+ gxf6 27. Rg3 Bg7 28. Nxf6+ Bxf6 29. Qxf6 Bd5 30. Rxe5 Rxe5 31. Qxe5 Bxg2 32. Bc2 Bf3 33. Bxg6 hxg6 34. Qf6 Be4 35. Re3 Qd5 36. Kh2 Qc6 37. Qd8+ 1-0
Ricardo De Guzman 2383 - Josh Friedel 2453
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. e4 Bb4 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Nf6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Qb6 10. dxe5 Nxe4 11. Bd4 Qg6 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Qxd5 Be6 14. Qb5 O-O 15. Be3 Rfd8 16. h3 Bd5 17. Rd1 Qe6 18. Be2 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. O-O a6 21. Qb6 Rd6 22. Qd4 Qe7 23. Bf4 Rdd8 24. Qe3 Qc5 25. Rd4 Nf6 26. Rc1 Qf8 27. Be5 Qe7 28. Qg5 h6 29. Qg3 Bc6 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Bxa6 Bxg2 32. Rc7 Qe6 33. Bc4 Bd5 34. Bxd5 Rxd5 35. Bxf6 Qxf6 36. Qc3 Rd1+ 37. Kg2 Qg6+ 38. Kf3 Rd3+ 0-1
Vinay Bhat 2429 - Josh Friedel 2453
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 d5 14. h3 Bh5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. dxe5 Qxb5 17. Ba4 Qc4 18. exf6 Rfd8 19. Qe1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qh4 21. Kg2 Qxf6 22. Qe4 Ne5 23. Bc2 Ng6 24. Re1 c6 25. Ra4 Rd5 26. Qg4 Bc7 27. Rae4 h5 28. Re8+ Kh7 29. Qc4 Rbb5 30. Rc8 Rbc5 31. Ree8 Bd8 32. Qe4 Rg5+ 33. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 34. Kh2 f5 35. Qe3 Nf4 36. Rh8+ Kxh8 37. Rxd8+ Kh7 0-1
Josh Friedel 2453 - Vladimir Mezentsev 2409
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. h4 Na5 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. h5 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. O-O-O Rf7 16. Nde2 b5 17. Bh6 b4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Bxg7 Qa5 20. Rxh7 Nf4 21. Nxf4 Kxh7 22. Rh1+ Kxg7 23. Nd5 Kg8 24. Qg5 Bf5 25. exf5 Rg7 26. Nxe7+ 1-0
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