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Modern Benoni (No Vacation) Thematic Tournament

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The Beginning

Posted by gabrielconroy on Sunday, Aug 23 at 3:24pm

We have a good spread of ratings, so we should have some quality games lined up for us. Good luck everyone.

Winners:

#1 1st Place sasit (1982) Catalonia

#2 2nd Place jamik (2042) Afghanistan

#3 3rd Place nimzorevenge (1960) United States

TD: gabrielconroy Started on Aug 23, 2009 @ 12:48pm

Players: 10   Time Control: 3 days/move
Max Group Size: 10   Rating Range: 1600-2300
# Advance: 1   Tie Breaks: Yes
Points Available: 265   Games Rated: Yes

This is a "No Vacation" tournament!
Max Avg Time/Move: 6 hours

TOURNAMENT FINISHED!
Tournament Stats
Starting Players: 10 Completed Games: 90 (tournament is 100% complete)
Players Withdrawn: 0 (0%) # Timeouts: 19 (21%)
Remaining Players: 1 (10%) Remaining Games: 0
Average Rating: 1765 Biggest Upset: 1767 defeats 2022

A tournament for fans of one of the most cut-throat openings - the Modern Benoni. This opening is not for the fainthearted, but each game will be sharp and interesting.

 

Only people with 5% timeout or lower. No vacation is allowed.