Defending champion Mark Kernighan clinched a tie for 1st place by beating Bob Sherry… Ari Minkov took sole possession of 2nd by handing me my 3rd straight defeat… Don Carrelli moved into 3rd place with a quick, model Bird’s Opening win vs. Leon Wu… Ted Mann & Bert Shiffman also won.
Here are the standings, with 1 round to go :
1. Kernighan 4.0
2. Minkov 3.0
3. Carrelli 2.5
= 4-6. Sherry, Moldovan, Mann 2.0
= 7-8. Wu, Shiffman 1.5
= 9-10. Renna, Azzarello 1.0
= 9-10. Renna, Azzarello 1.0
… the latest games, with light annotations, in java-replay & PGN
… & Swiss Perfect’s suggested pairings for the final round on February 22nd :
Mann – Kernighan
Minkov – Carrelli
Wu – Moldovan
Sherry – Azzarello
Shiffman – Renna
There will be no games next week. At least 8 of the participants will be playing at the USATE in Parsippany.