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Philidor Defence Thematic Tournament

Winners:

#1 1st Place haddad56 (1897) Egypt

#1 1st Place KODIAK42 (1830) United States

TD: KingStuart Started on Jul 9, 2009 @ 9:44pm

Players: 5   Time Control: 3 days/move
Max Group Size: 5   Rating Range: 1600-2200
# Advance: 2   Tie Breaks: Yes
Points Available: 232   Games Rated: Yes

TOURNAMENT FINISHED!
Tournament Stats
Starting Players: 5 Completed Games: 22 (tournament is 100% complete)
Eliminated Round 1: 3 (60% of field) Games in Round 1: 20
Eliminated Round 2: 2 (40% of field) Games in Round 2: 2
Players Withdrawn: 0 (0%) # Timeouts: 14 (63%)
Remaining Players: 2 (40%) Remaining Games: 0 (current round)
Average Rating: 1765 Biggest Upset: 1780 defeats 1933

The opening recommended by Aron Nimzowitsch to practice the restrain, blockade, destroy technique he pioneered. Good luck to all.