World Cities Vote Chess - the Winner is Team Berlin
Dear Colleagues!
All games in the World Cities Vote Chess competition have ended. They can be seen here:
http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/world-cities-vote-chess---rules-and-schedule
So it is high time to confirm the results.
World Cities Vote Chess
| Rank | Participant | Score | BH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Berlin | 5.5 | 15.5 |
| 2 | Baghdad Team | 4.0 | 17.0 |
| 3 | London | 4.0 | 15.0 |
| 4 | Team Kyiv | 4.0 | 12.5 |
| 5 | Team Rasht | 3.0 | 19.5 |
| 6 | Guadalajara | 3.0 | 18.5 |
| 7 | Team Thessaloniki | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Team Toronto | 2.5 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Team Moscow | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 10 | Manila Boy | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 11 | Mosul City Team | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 12 | Equipe Quebec | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Team Izmir | 0.0 | 10.0 |
| 14 | Team Athens | 0.0 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Ufa Team | 0.0 | 5.5 |
| 16 | Team Stuttgart | 0.0 | 5.5 |
Team Berlin is the winner.
Baghdad Team, London and Team Kyiv share 2-4 places at equals.
This is for the happy side.
Now on the dark side.
The competition started almost 2 years ago, back then I was less experienced in vote chess and thought that team tournaments in vote chess are possible and that cheating there can be stopped at least at the same degree as it is stopped in regular team matches.
Now I do not think so and would not take the responsibility to organize any other vote chess competition. However, Team Moscow would be more than eager to engage with any other city team in a friendly game.
Best Regards,
Yury
