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Anyone know the URL of the tournament website?? Susan Polgar's blog has all sorts of info about it
(even the top few boards results and pairings) but I cannot find the actual website...
Anyone know the URL of the tournament website?? Susan Polgar's blog has all sorts of info about it
(even the top few boards results and pairings) but I cannot find the actual website...
Anyone know the URL of the tournament website?? Susan Polgar's blog has all sorts of info about it
(even the top few boards results and pairings) but I cannot find the actual website...
Probably the blog is the main site, and a compilation of link a Spice site http://www.webster.edu/spice/
Look who are playing: R2 pairings
4 Razvan Preotu (2405) Daniel Naroditsky (2601)
18 Raymond Kaufman (2341) - Hans Jung (2149)
Thanks Ken and Egid... looks like you just have to wait for links to her blog... seems only the top few boards may be live (that's ok).
Best of luck to Razvan and Hans! ( I didn't see any other Canadians... )
Looks like Razvan lost in Round 4 to Kayden Troff (who now plays Ray Robson in round 5).
Razvan (in a large tie for 10th place) plays IM Chandra in round 5 - good luck!
I tried to send a note to Susan Polgar to complain that a X-table of the tournament is not available nor an advance pairings list - except once the round begins.
My computer messaged me that I could not send email because of some block to outlook.
Next got a message supposedly from Microsoft Windows 7 offering to remove problems.
OK, looks like a free cleanup service so spent about 15 minutes watching the progress bar at work.
Pressed the 'continue' button.
Received a menu of options:
One time cleanup ..........$20
Unlimited cleanup ..........$80
OK, spent so much time already, so sent my credit card info to pay $20
Received a message on screen to activate program by calling 1-888 number.
Put on hold ...................
Gave up waiting.
Checked my email to see the charge had been taken from my Master Card.
Sent email back: DO NOT activate the service and REIMBURSE my card charge.
Also to please deleted my card info from data bank.
I tried to send a note to Susan Polgar to complain that a X-table of the tournament is not available nor an advance pairings list - except once the round begins.
My computer messaged me that I could not send email because of some block to outlook.
Next got a message supposedly from Microsoft Windows 7 offering to remove problems.
OK, looks like a free cleanup service so spent about 15 minutes watching the progress bar at work.
Pressed the 'continue' button.
Received a menu of options:
One time cleanup ..........$20
Unlimited cleanup ..........$80
OK, spent so much time already, so sent my credit card info to pay $20
Received a message on screen to activate program by calling 1-888 number.
Put on hold ...................
Gave up waiting.
Checked my email to see the charge had been taken from my Master Card.
Sent email back: DO NOT activate the service and REIMBURSE my card charge.
Also to please deleted my card info from data bank.
Here's hoping!
There are many of these fake 'problem cleanup' scams around - some are initiated by telephone calls from "Microsoft" but it is common to also have some malware infect your machine so that the malware can pop up 'problems' that can only be fixed by their pay-for scam... I think you may have the latter. You should watch that Master Card very carefully; in fact, I would call the bank and ask them to cancel the card and issue a new one... if the bank is feeling charitable they might cancel the transaction too.
I think you may have the latter. You should watch that Master Card very carefully; in fact, I would call the bank and ask them to cancel the cardand issue a new one ... if the bank is feeling charitable they might cancel the transaction too.
Just do it what Kerry wrote. It will be cheaper for both - you and the bank than to deal with a scam later.
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