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Eric bye, draw, loss, now vs. Kaidanov
Shabalov 1/2, loss, win, 1/2 (just now vs. granda quickly)
Kaidanov 1/2, bye, win(or loss vs. flores), now vs. Eric
Granda win, draw, bye, draw (just now vs shabalov)
Flores loss, win, loss (or win vs. Kaidanov), bye
Eric: 0.5/2
Shabalov 2/4
Kaidanov: 1.5/2 (im assuming he won that game)
Granda: 2/3
Flores: 1/3
is what I've calculated. There was one game Kaidanov - Flores where Kaidanov made the last move and had a winning position with enough time so I'm assuming he won it for these standings. The result showed a win for Flores though...
Hansen vs. Flores is the last round game , a huge game for determining standings, and Shabalov is done the tournament at this point and just waiting to see where he finishes
Eric bye, draw, loss, now vs. Kaidanov
Shabalov 1/2, loss, win, 1/2 (just now vs. granda quickly)
Kaidanov 1/2, bye, win(or loss vs. flores), now vs. Eric
Granda win, draw, bye, draw (just now vs shabalov)
Flores loss, win, loss (or win vs. Kaidanov), bye
Eric: 0.5/2
Shabalov 2/4
Kaidanov: 1.5/2 (im assuming he won that game)
Granda: 2/3
Flores: 1/3
is what I've calculated. There was one game Kaidanov - Flores where Kaidanov made the last move and had a winning position with enough time so I'm assuming he won it for these standings. The result showed a win for Flores though...
Hansen vs. Flores is the last round game , a huge game for determining standings, and Shabalov is done the tournament at this point and just waiting to see where he finishes
Eric 0.5/3
Shabalov 2/4
Kaidanov 2.5/3
Granda 2/3
Flores 1/3
Kaidanov - Granda
Flores - Hansen
Everyone has clinched a qualification spot except Hansen and Flores. If Eric wins he is in, if he loses or draws he is out. Unfortunately he's Black... but its a must win game to get a WC spot.
It looks like Eric has a nice time advantage.. 13 minutes to 6 minutes.. hopefully Flores can blunder in time pressure later on to give Eric a qualification spot! :D
EDIT: Now Eric has 8 minutes vs 1 minute and a VERY nice position (at least to my eyes), so there is some hope!
And Eric wins! Congratulations to him!
Last edited by Matija Elez; Sunday, 21st October, 2012, 09:32 PM.
just checked, and yes 21...Nf6 loses to 22.Nb6. Couldn't believe it when White played Rb7.
Congrats, Eric.
That was an error in inputting. I took on d5 first and then played nf4. Nb6 was too obvious :D
thanks everyone for the support!
I got a bit lucky this tournament and gotta go home and work on many things if i want to be a competitor at the world cup rather than a Canadian tourist:D
Congrats Eric! I hope I can be there with you and Bator in Norway next year. I believe you will be our first returning World Cupper
And qualifying two different ways! Massive result for Eric, who is slowly becoming globally known as a clutch performer. In the WJCC his last 4 rounds were enough to bring him into a tie for 5th, and here his last 3 rounds were enough to bring him into a tie for 1st.
Congratulations & great chess, it was intense to watch despite the horrible relay system. :D
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