Team Beta victorious at 2018 SPICE Cup Chess Challenge
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Final Standings
(1 classical win = 2 points, 1 classical draw = 1 point / 1 rapid win = 1 point, 1 rapid draw = 1/2 point)
1 Ray Robson 11.5 (8 points classical - 3.5 points rapid)
2 Illia Nyzhnyk 10.0 (7 points - 3 points)
3 Jorge Cori 9.0 (5 points - 4 points)
4-5 Peter Prohaszka and Emilio Cordova 8.0 (5 points - 3 points)
6 Vasif Durarbayli 7.0 (5 points - 2 points)
7 PD Kannappan 6.5 (5 points - 1.5 points)
8 Lazaro Bruzon 6.0 (3 points - 3 points)
9 Alex Shimanov 5.0 (4 points - 1 point)
10 Awonder Liang 4.0 (3 points - 1 point)
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Time control
G/90 with 30 second increment & G/10 with 2 second increment
Team Alpha - 2599
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 2673 Cuba
Cordova, Emilio 2619 Peru
Prohaszka, Peter 2611 Hungary
​Liang, Awonder 2578 USA
Kannappan, Priyadharshan 2513 India
Team Beta - 2634
Cori, Jorge 2654 Peru
Robson, Ray 2649 USA
Shimanov, Aleksandr 2645 Russia
Durarbayli, Vasif 2620 Azerbaijan
Nyzhnyk, Illia 2601 Ukraine
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Players from the 2 teams faced each other twice, one in classical chess (G/90 with 30" increment), and then they reversed colors for rapid (G/10 with 2" increment)
In classical chess, each win is worth 2 points, each draw 1 point, and 0 for a loss.
In rapid chess, each win is worth 1 point, each draw 1/2 point, and 0 for a loss.
Chief Arbiter: Susan Polgar
Tournament Organizer: Paul Truong
More than 100 photos here:
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Classical Chess
Match 1: Alpha 2 - 3 Beta
Match 2: Alpha 2.5 - 2.5 Beta
Match 3: Alpha 2.5 - 2.5 Beta
Match 4: Alpha 2 - 3 Beta
Match 5: Alpha 1.5 - 3.5 Beta
Rapid Chess
Match 1: Alpha 2 - 3 Beta
Match 2: Alpha 2 - 3 Beta
Match 3: Alpha 2.5 - 2.5 Beta
Match 4: Alpha 3.5 - 1.5 Beta
Match 5: Alpha 1.5 - 3.5 Beta