Week 8 Results

Week 9 Matchups

Standings

		 dnk Pol Whr LEP Tac l3r Tom cl  RR
1  drunknknite   xxx 1.0 --- 1.0 1.0 --- 1.0 1.0 1.0  6.0
2  Polly         0.0 xxx 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0  5.0
3  Wahrheit      --- 0.0 xxx 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0  5.0
4  Liquid Egg    0.0 0.0 0.0 xxx 1.0 --- 1.0 1.0 1.0  4.0
5  Tacticus      0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 xxx 1.0 1.0 --- 1.0  4.0
6  l3rucewayne   --- 1.0 1.0 --- 0.0 xxx 0.0 0.0 1.0  3.0
7  Tom           0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 xxx 1.0 ---  2.0
8  chessloser    0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 --- 1.0 0.0 xxx ---  1.0
9  Rocky Rook    0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 --- --- xxx  0.0

Are there any more Week 7 results?

As I calculate it, drunknknite only needs a draw in his last two matches (counting the week 7 match) to clinch victory. Wahrheit is still mathematically alive; he’d win based on head-to-head victory if drunknknite loses his final two. EDIT: Polly is too, I think. If she can beat Tacticus and chessloser AND drunknknite loses his next two, Polly, Wahrheit, and drunknknite will all have 6 points. I’m not sure how to do that tiebreaker yet, since drunknknite beat Polly, Polly beat Wahrheit, and Wahrheit will have beaten drunknknite.

Unfortunately, gorckat’s disappearance means the original “big prize” is not going to be distributed. I’ll have alternative arrangements ready for the coronation next week.

l3rucewayne got the better of Wahrheit in a tactical match when they were both rather tired, going to sleep immediately after finishing. There were a couple interesting puzzle-like positions which I’ll extract and post for your consideration.

I was going to post the Tom-l3ruce match but don’t have the pgn. Do either of you guys have it?

As far as my match, I sacrificed an Exchange for an unclear attack, but with better results. Crafty actually agreed with all my moves after the sac, but Fritz (which I finally retrieved this weekend) found some White resources. Both computers still had the position as =/+ even after the sac, which was surprising. But neither thought the sac was worth it.