All thanks for participating in this tournament, I hope you enjoyed it! The 3rd Tactical Tournament is currently still on going, maybe someone else could keep the group active and make another tourney!

Congratulations to Zucan with his 1st place!!!

Well, now a draw is the best thing that can be hoped for... K+N can't win.  All I have to do is... well... not screw it up :)  We are all human though... Part of what makes Chess fun :)

As an objective referee I must say: ´Everything can still happen´, but I think even with a draw Zucan is the winner of this 2nd tournament!

I think, now we must tell, that Zucan made this the best way... Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!! Have a nice year

It is funny that I am JUST now getting to reading this forum!  Too bad I missed out! :)  I was expecting something like third place... But I think I might actually win it... wow! :)

he 'only' has to win 2.5/4 to win..... 2/4 to tie; with the tiebreaks baloney stuff, or 1.5 or less for 3rd

no, Zucan looks like he might be able to....

I will win this, it is clear :-)

(if nyonaggy wins his last game)

oh shoot, i'm gonna get 2nd or 3rd!!!!!!

Only 5 games to go!
With a bit of luck I can still be fourth, and the number 1 is unknown...

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Score	Tie Break
1. gimmewuchagot (1694)	X	0  1	1  1	_  0	1  0	1  1	1  1	½  1	1  1	1  1	1  1	15.5	122.5
2. nagyonnagy (1863)	0  1	X	1  0	0  _	1  ½	1  1	1  1	1  0	1  1	1  1	1  1	14.5	112.5
3. hptchess (1488)	0  0	1  0	X	_ _	1  ½	0  1	1  0	1  1	0  1	1  1	1  1	11.5	82.5
4. Zucan (1518)	1  _	_  1	_  _	X	1  1	1  1	_  ½	0  _	½  _	1  1	1  1	11	85.5

3 prizes for 4 players doesn't fit very well

theis is the race for the prizes (Top 3, right?) Sorry, the empty column on the right is supposed to be Tiebreaks

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Score
1. gimmewuchagot (1694)	X	0  1	1  1	_  0	1  0	1  1	1  1	½  1	1  1	1  1	1  1	15.5	122.5
2. nagyonnagy (1863)	0  1	X	1  0	0  _	1  ½	1  1	1  1	1  0	1  1	1  1	1  1	14.5	112.5
3. hptchess (1488)	0  0	1  0	X	_ _	1  ½	0  1	1  0	1  1	0  1	1  1	1  1	11.5	82.5
4. Zucan (1518)	1  _	_  1	_  _	X	1  1	1  1	_  ½	0  _	½  _	1  1	1  1	11	85.5

7. Dekker (1642)

0  0

0  0

1  0

½  _

1  0

0  1

X

0  1

1  1

1  1

1  1

10.5

65.5

At this stage, you have to fight for your 2nd place!
But I agree Zucan has got the best chances, the score bord at March 30:

Score bord; March 30, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Score	Tie Break
1. gimmewuchagot (1740)	X	0  1	1  1	_  0	1  0	1  1	1  1	½  1	1  1	1  1	1  1	15.5	122.5
2.  nagyonnagy(1775)	0  1	X	1  0	0  _	1  ½	1  1	1  1	1  0	1  1	1  1	1  1	14.5	112.5
3.  hptchess (1662)	0  0	1  0	X	_	1  ½	0  1	1  0	1  1	0  1	1  1	1  1	11.5	82.5
4.  Zucan (1826)	1  _	_  1	_	X	1  1	1  1	_  ½	0  _	½  _	1  1	1  1	11	85.5
5.  byass (1586)	1  0	½  0	½  0	0  0	X	0  0	1  0	1  1	1  1	1  1	1  1	11	76
6.  JustAlex (1952)	0  0	0  0	0  1	0  0	1  1	X	0  1	1  ½	½  ½	1  1	1  1	10.5	69.5
7.  Dekker (1716)	0  0	0  0	1  0	½  _	1  0	0  1	X	0  1	1  1	1  1	1  1	10.5	65.5

I think, I will be the second and Zucan the first...

but i'm still guaranteed a prize, the worst place i get would be 3rd, for the bronze.

according to my calculations, at least 2 of those 3 that i named  before will win a medal.

 anyone that has given up more than 5.5 points (a draw is giving up 0.5 pts, a loss is giving up 1 pt) has NO CHANCE of getting the top prize. Only 3 people have a chance f getting first place. Me, nagyonnagy, and Zucan.

Please!!! Take a look at Zucan! I think, He will win this! With a slow, deep play. Gratulations for those 6/6 Stat!

You´ve calculated that quite right...

I´m still fighting for the left side of the results (top 6)