Well, you never know with chess, but today will leave even the most advanced GMs scratching their heads. David Plotkin, Alan Schalk, Roger Morin, Ruben Babayan, Richard Judy, and Andrey Savov will all wonder if they could possibly have scratched out another half point. Draws were the theme amongst the top contenders as Plotkin, Schalk, Morin, and Judy exchanged draws in the final two rounds while Babayan and Savov recovered from defeats to earn four wins and create the logjam at the top. Matthew Reale-Hatem, the 2009 K-6 champion, finished only 1/2 point out of the top spot.
The results are unfortunate. There needs to be some tiebreaker in order to crown a clear champion especially with only 31 players entered. I will be interested to see the crosstable. I do know that the first round pairings were off. Two players were pitted against each other based on the fact that they were not entered into the computer when the round was about to start. This would have caused a shift in pairings, and then you know the results would have to change. The other report was that there was a shift in last round pairings to accommodate Class winners. This would also affect results especially tie-breakers.
Congratulations to all the champions! Next year there will be a format that discourages a six-way tie. Have you ever heard of such a result?
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3 comments:
in 1980 there was a 5 way tie and again I was in it.elowitch,morin,carter,kaplan and cooper
I was Malais from waterville who was also in the 5 way tie in 1980and not cooper.I had a memory slip.roger
34 players were entered. Ties have happened in the past. In a nostalgic sort of way, I think it is best to leave it that way. I don't recall anyone raising any issues with the pairings. Perhaps if you had played that day, you might have been the 7th!
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