2008 Championship

Originally posted by Ponderable
Evidently we have a surprise in group 8: Korch didn't make it...

Originally posted by randolph
??? Korch still has a game remaining in group 4. If he wins it, he's the sole qualifier.

Originally posted by Ponderable
Evidently we have a surprise in group 8: Korch didn't make it...

There are quite a few 2200+ players through to the final now. I wonder if any more bannings will be done before this round starts?

Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex
There are quite a few 2200+ players through to the final now. I wonder if any more bannings will be done before this round starts?

Originally posted by Ponderable
If you look at the suspicious graphs I would say there is one who is through and one who is nearly through who are likely candidates.

Originally posted by randolph
??? Korch still has a game remaining in group 4. If he wins it, he's the sole qualifier.

Originally posted by Korch
And I won 🙂

With Blasek banned - it has put Sly Armenian into the final too. He was doing pretty well against the engine himself.

I should be through soon, once my opponent either lifts his vacation flag or follows through with the checkmate.

I made it now, just group 10 to go before the final battle begins...

Tournament 3116

Salin i Vitalik is through in group 10. Now all that remains to be seen is if kgoodwin can remove bilesleage from the final in group 5 with a win or draw against Pitch, rated 1525.

Well if he just stops moving for a while, pitch has had his vacation flag up for a pretty long time already - he must be close to running out completely now.

I think the final should look something like this:

Korch (2292)
English Tal (2264)
phatboy666 (2257)
fischerov (2246)
Gatecrasher (2244)
Sly Armenian (2218)
kwgoodwin (2177)
joester (2137)
Salin i Vitalik (2136)
Alices Dad (2126)
Tyrannosauruschex (2045)
LekZ (2037)
No1Marauder (2028)

Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex
Well if he just stops moving for a while, pitch has had his vacation flag up for a pretty long time already - he must be close to running out completely now.

I think the final should look something like this:

Korch (2292)
English Tal (2264)
phatboy666 (2257)
fischerov (2246)
Gatecrasher (2244)
Sly Armenian (2218)
kwgoodwin (2177)
joest ...[text shortened]... n i Vitalik (2136)
Alices Dad (2126)
Tyrannosauruschex (2045)
LekZ (2037)
No1Marauder (2028)

Originally posted by Tyrannosauruschex
Well if he just stops moving for a while, pitch has had his vacation flag up for a pretty long time already - he must be close to running out completely now.

I think the final should look something like this:

Korch (2292)
English Tal (2264)
phatboy666 (2257)
fischerov (2246)
Gatecrasher (2244)
Sly Armenian (2218)
kwgoodwin (2177)
joest ...[text shortened]... n i Vitalik (2136)
Alices Dad (2126)
Tyrannosauruschex (2045)
LekZ (2037)
No1Marauder (2028)

One 1500 who has already flagged is holding up the entire tournament. This is stupid.