 Lance congratulations on getting your first grandmaster norm here at the trade wise Gibraltar chess festival. Thank you Now you drew your game today and earned your norm you're playing against Narayanan. Tell us your thoughts on the game first Well today with white, I think maybe in the opening it was around equal Then I started getting low on time in my position started getting worse, but at the end I managed to find a drawing line Were you nervous at all because you knew that a lot was at stake at this game? I mean, I don't have any rush for the GM norm But of course I was a bit nervous because I just needed a draw with white So I would have been a bit sad if I wouldn't have been able to draw and you're happy with the quality of your games Yeah, I think most of the games I played well. I mean some games. I got a bit lucky like with Richard, but I Think it happened sometimes Now you completed your international master title last month in London you achieved your final norm there and Very quickly, you made your first grandmaster norm. Were you expecting this? No, no, I mean when I did an IM norm I felt very happy But I still thought I had a couple a lot of time before I would be able to achieve a GM norm I knew how hard it is and yeah, I can't believe I got one here so quickly Right now Lance, you've also had quite a few standout performances here in Gibraltar What do you think it is about this place that makes you play so well? I Think it's mostly just being here with the top players I think when I have to study and prepare for a tournament it motivates me more to do well in this tournament Yeah, mainly because because of the strong players. It's inspiring. Yeah Great and now what is you've got one more game remaining Tell us how do you feel about going into round 10 already achieved the grandmaster norm? Well, I'm just gonna play normally and yeah a lot of less pressure We wish you all the best. Thank you. Thanks