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1000-1300 Sicilian Najdorf Thematic Tournament

Winners:

#1 1st Place jeffreyreilly13 (1665) United States

#2 2nd Place nickmchap (1557) United Kingdom

#3 3rd Place Celebrom (1421) Canada

TD: TheKhaotik Started on Oct 4, 2009 @ 11:51pm

Players: 100   Time Control: 3 days/move
Max Group Size: 5   Rating Range: 1000-1300
# Advance: 1   Tie Breaks: Yes
Points Available: 272   Games Rated: Yes

TOURNAMENT FINISHED!
Tournament Stats
Starting Players: 100 Completed Games: 488 (tournament is 100% complete)
Eliminated Round 1: 78 (78% of field) Games in Round 1: 400
Eliminated Round 2: 16 (16% of field) Games in Round 2: 68
Eliminated Round 3: 5 (5% of field) Games in Round 3: 20
Players Withdrawn: 7 (7%) # Timeouts: 145 (29%)
Remaining Players: 2 (2%) Remaining Games: 0 (current round)
Average Rating: 1266 Biggest Upset: 1275 defeats 1564

For everyone 1000-1300 who wants to play the Sicilian Defence: Najdorf Variation!


 

Comments:

by jeffreyreilly13 - 19 months ago
wakefield,nh United States
Member Since: Aug 2009
Member Points: 20

Thanks everyone......... It took 8 1/2 months!!!!!

 There were some great games in this one. Wish me luck on my next Tournament, I was only a 1300 when I started this...... The next one will be more difficult.

by jeffreyreilly13 - 23 months ago
wakefield,nh United States
Member Since: Aug 2009
Member Points: 20

 6 months and this thing isn't over yet ..... Great Zukes!!!!

by bluebert - 2 years ago
IGCS Philippines
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 263

hello

by ajayetrx - 2 years ago
navi mumbai India
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 5

there should be avg. time per move...  otherwise this tourny will take unlimited months to finish.........really going too slow......

by Gwynlian - 2 years ago
Colorado Springs United States
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 401

The last tourney I was in took so long to continue (months) that when it finally continued, I didn't have time to play and lost most of my games on time. These large tourneys take months since some players use three days on every move.

by couchpotatoe - 2 years ago
toronto Canada
Member Since: Aug 2009
Member Points: 202

the tourney may take 1 month to finish

by littlebump - 2 years ago
Nottingham England
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 3

My first tournament too......and I don't even know what a sicilian defence is :)

by martiini - 2 years ago
Põlva City Estonia
Member Since: Sep 2009
Member Points: 3

hey jspilon! Come town

by sabrii - 2 years ago
Tebessa Algeria
Member Since: Sep 2009
Member Points: 1

i sey hello for all players..!Smile

by bluebert - 2 years ago
IGCS Philippines
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 263

it is my first time to join an online tournament

by cowboy27 - 2 years ago
NEW JERSEY United States
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 84

why are there people in the tournament rated higher than 1300 ?

by AZChess25 - 2 years ago
Chandler United States
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 10

I agree...we should start soon!

by niks12345 - 2 years ago
satara India
Member Since: Aug 2009
Member Points: 26

when will it start

by famer - 2 years ago
Sydney Australia
Member Since: Apr 2009
Member Points: 3071

Good Luck everybody!

by niks12345 - 2 years ago
satara India
Member Since: Aug 2009
Member Points: 26

i play sicilllian dragon anti garnier variation and i am perfect at it

by jspilon - 2 years ago
Montreal Canada
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 31

Maybe the tournament should start, I doubt a hundred will join at this pace.