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World U1500 Championship

Winners:

#1 1st Place RiannoB (1858) Great Britain

#2 2nd Place Arrrrgh (1564) Belgium

#2 2nd Place RRoby (1662) Luxembourg

TD: acsmith Started on Jan 15, 2009 @ 9:58am

Players: 100   Time Control: 14 days/move
Max Group Size: 5   Rating Range: <1500
# Advance: 2   Tie Breaks: Yes
Points Available: 528   Games Rated: Yes

TOURNAMENT FINISHED!
Tournament Stats
Starting Players: 100 Completed Games: 614 (tournament is 100% complete)
Eliminated Round 1: 59 (59% of field) Games in Round 1: 400
Eliminated Round 2: 19 (19% of field) Games in Round 2: 128
Eliminated Round 3: 9 (9% of field) Games in Round 3: 56
Eliminated Round 4: 3 (3% of field) Games in Round 4: 18
Eliminated Round 5: 4 (4% of field) Games in Round 5: 12
Players Withdrawn: 15 (15%) # Timeouts: 141 (22%)
Remaining Players: 9 (9%) Remaining Games: 0 (current round)
Average Rating: 1402 Biggest Upset: 1223 defeats 1551

Another U1500 Championship tourament:

http://www.chess.com/tournament/world-u1500-ii-championship

http://www.chess.com/tournament/world-u1500-championship-iii

http://www.chess.com/tournament/world-u1500-championship-iv


 

Comments:

by RiannoB - 15 months ago
London Great Britain
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 43

Aminor7b5 (Alf) RIP.  God bless you - sleep well Sir.

by RiannoB - 2 years ago
London Great Britain
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 43

Happy Anniversary World U1500 Championship (for three days ago)!

by coyotte508 - 2 years ago
NYC Denmark
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 10

8 months... And still the first round isn't over

by RiannoB - 2 years ago
London Great Britain
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 43

I can't believe this still hasn't gone past the 1st round!!!

by keltic - 2 years ago
Calgary Canada
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 24

This is insane!  Finish your games!

by stpittsc - 2 years ago
Conway, AR United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 28

I will never enter another tournament (if I can help it) with acsmith again, he is waaaaaaaaaaaay toooooooooooo slooooooooooooow !!!!!!!!!!!!

by alphanerd - 3 years ago
Oregon United States
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 22

im probably going to lose real quick, but i thought it would be fun to try

by liammor - 3 years ago
Jersey CI Ireland
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 181

Yip Jamster6 indeed, in 2007 I reached the dizzy heights of the 1600's, lost quite a few since thenTongue out

by jamster6 - 3 years ago
Wales
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 119

liammor you were 1670 at one time,but you must of lost a few

by liammor - 3 years ago
Jersey CI Ireland
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 181

"Arrrrgh - Is it really a U1500 tournament ? Wink"

Just had a look at the players list, obviously not. Frown
by BoardsofChess - 3 years ago
United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 57

Yes, and good luck to you as well.

by jamster6 - 3 years ago
Wales
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 119

we were when we signed up

by Arrrrgh - 3 years ago
Brussels Belgium
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 4

Is it really a U1500 tournament ? Wink

by Law_galvao - 3 years ago
Portugal
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 5

Good luck to all:)