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Date: 07 Nov 2008 11:11:02
From: samsloan
Subject: Larry Kaufman in clear First in World Senior Championship
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International Master Larry Kaufman of Maryland is leading the World
Senior Championship niow taking place in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany.
http://www.seniorenschach.de/Listen2008/SenWM2008_Herren-Paar-R11.HTM
After ten rounds of play, Kaufman leads with 8 1/2 points. There are
four players with 8.
Only one round remains. In the last round, Kaufman has white against
Alexander Zakharov. If Kaufman wins, he is World Senior Champion. Even
if he only draws, that guarantees at least a tie for first.
There are nine grandmasters in the tournament. If Kaufman wins, he is
automatically awarded the grandmaster title.
Sam Sloan
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Date: 09 Nov 2008 10:02:09
From: samsloan
Subject: Re: Larry Kaufman in clear First in World Senior Championship
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It has been announced that Larry Kaufman won the World Senior
Championship on tie-breaking points, after being tied with Mikhail
Suba of Romania.
http://www.seniorenschach.de/en/index.php
I certainly am glad that my friend Kaufman won. However, when I
calculated the tie-breaking points, my friend Suba came out one point
ahead.
Would somebody explain how the tie-breaking system works?
This easily explains why Kaufman took a quick draw with White in the
last round.
Sam Sloan
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Date: 09 Nov 2008 04:40:09
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Larry Kaufman in clear First in World Senior Championship
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On Nov 8, 10:35=A0am, EJAY <[email protected] > wrote:
> On Nov 8, 10:08=A0am, samsloan <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > On Nov 8, 9:20=A0am, samsloan <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > In the last round, Kaufman agreed to a 16 move draw, thereby
> > > guaranteeing at least a tie for first.
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> > > Uhlmann lost but is seem that Suba is winning or has won, so Kaufman
> > > and Suba have tied for first with 9-2 each.
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> > > I do not know how ties are broken. I do not know if a tie for first
> > > gives Kaufman the grandmaster title.
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> > > Sam Sloan
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> > The rules state about tie-breaks, "If two or more players are tied,
> > the sum of progressive scores."
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> > Unfortunately, Suba was a half point ahead of Kaufman during three of
> > the early rounds, so I believe that Suba wins on tie-breaks, assuming
> > that he wins his last round game.
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> > Sam Sloan
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> After 65.Ke5 66.f4+ gxf4 67.Qxf4 Mates for Suba. His opponent must
> have resigned as there has been no moves posted for a while now. Still
> a great achievement for Larry Kaufman. Hope he gets the GM Titile.- Hide =
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Hi Ernie, looks like Larry also earned himself a GM title!
Above is IM Larry Kaufman receiving his US Senior Open Champion prize
at Boca Raton earlier this year
By winning the 2008 World Senior Championship on tie-breaks, IM Larry
Kaufman has earned himself a World Championship crown and a GM title!
Congratulations to Larry!
Here are the top finishers of the event:
Nr. Teilnehmer Titel
Pkt. 1. Kaufman,Larry C IM
9.0 2. Suba,Mihai GM
9.0 3. Cebalo,Miso GM
8.5 4. Khanukov,Boris FM
8.5 5. Zakharov,Alexander IM
8.5 6. Klovans,Janis GM
8.5 7. Onoprienko,Vladimir IM
8.0 8. Uhlmann,Wolfgang GM
8.0 9. Jansa,Vlastimil GM
8.0 10. Rotstein,Efim FM
8.0 11. Bogdanov,Valentin IM
8.0 12. Podgayets,M ykhaylo
IM 8.0 13. Brinck-
Claussen,Bj=F8rn IM 8.0 14.
Piankov,Evgenij IM 8.0 15.
Chernikov,Oleg L GM 8.0 16.
Kivipelto,Kaj
8.0 17. Holm,Sejer
8.0
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Date: 08 Nov 2008 07:35:37
From: EJAY
Subject: Re: Larry Kaufman in clear First in World Senior Championship
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On Nov 8, 10:08=A0am, samsloan <[email protected] > wrote:
> On Nov 8, 9:20=A0am, samsloan <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > In the last round, Kaufman agreed to a 16 move draw, thereby
> > guaranteeing at least a tie for first.
>
> > Uhlmann lost but is seem that Suba is winning or has won, so Kaufman
> > and Suba have tied for first with 9-2 each.
>
> > I do not know how ties are broken. I do not know if a tie for first
> > gives Kaufman the grandmaster title.
>
> > Sam Sloan
>
> The rules state about tie-breaks, "If two or more players are tied,
> the sum of progressive scores."
>
> Unfortunately, Suba was a half point ahead of Kaufman during three of
> the early rounds, so I believe that Suba wins on tie-breaks, assuming
> that he wins his last round game.
>
> Sam Sloan
After 65.Ke5 66.f4+ gxf4 67.Qxf4 Mates for Suba. His opponent must
have resigned as there has been no moves posted for a while now. Still
a great achievement for Larry Kaufman. Hope he gets the GM Titile.
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Date: 08 Nov 2008 07:08:22
From: samsloan
Subject: Re: Larry Kaufman in clear First in World Senior Championship
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On Nov 8, 9:20=A0am, samsloan <[email protected] > wrote:
> In the last round, Kaufman agreed to a 16 move draw, thereby
> guaranteeing at least a tie for first.
>
> Uhlmann lost but is seem that Suba is winning or has won, so Kaufman
> and Suba have tied for first with 9-2 each.
>
> I do not know how ties are broken. I do not know if a tie for first
> gives Kaufman the grandmaster title.
>
> Sam Sloan
The rules state about tie-breaks, "If two or more players are tied,
the sum of progressive scores."
Unfortunately, Suba was a half point ahead of Kaufman during three of
the early rounds, so I believe that Suba wins on tie-breaks, assuming
that he wins his last round game.
Sam Sloan
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Date: 08 Nov 2008 06:20:20
From: samsloan
Subject: Re: Larry Kaufman in clear First in World Senior Championship
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In the last round, Kaufman agreed to a 16 move draw, thereby
guaranteeing at least a tie for first.
Uhlmann lost but is seem that Suba is winning or has won, so Kaufman
and Suba have tied for first with 9-2 each.
I do not know how ties are broken. I do not know if a tie for first
gives Kaufman the grandmaster title.
Sam Sloan
On Nov 7, 2:11=A0pm, samsloan <[email protected] > wrote:
> International Master Larry Kaufman of Maryland is leading the World
> Senior Championship niow taking place in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany.
>
> http://www.seniorenschach.de/Listen2008/SenWM2008_Herren-Paar-R11.HTM
>
> After ten rounds of play, Kaufman leads with 8 1/2 points. There are
> four players with 8.
>
> Only one round remains. In the last round, Kaufman has white against
> Alexander Zakharov. If Kaufman wins, he is World Senior Champion. Even
> if he only draws, that guarantees at least a tie for first.
>
> There are nine grandmasters in the tournament. If Kaufman wins, he is
> automatically awarded the grandmaster title.
>
> Sam Sloan
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Date: 08 Nov 2008 06:11:44
From: EJAY
Subject: Re: Larry Kaufman in clear First in World Senior Championship
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On Nov 7, 2:11=A0pm, samsloan <[email protected] > wrote:
> International Master Larry Kaufman of Maryland is leading the World
> Senior Championship niow taking place in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany.
>
> http://www.seniorenschach.de/Listen2008/SenWM2008_Herren-Paar-R11.HTM
>
> After ten rounds of play, Kaufman leads with 8 1/2 points. There are
> four players with 8.
>
> Only one round remains. In the last round, Kaufman has white against
> Alexander Zakharov. If Kaufman wins, he is World Senior Champion. Even
> if he only draws, that guarantees at least a tie for first.
>
> There are nine grandmasters in the tournament. If Kaufman wins, he is
> automatically awarded the grandmaster title.
>
> Sam Sloan
Kaufman drew and it looks to me Suba has an easy win.They will tie for
1st and Suba's tie-breaks going into this round was slightly better.
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Date: 07 Nov 2008 23:19:48
From: Offramp
Subject: Re: Larry Kaufman in clear First in World Senior Championship
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> And he has knocked off 4 Grandmasters in a row during this run.
Anyone who can get four Grandmasters pregnant in a fortnight deserves
to win the title.
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Date: 07 Nov 2008 17:47:37
From: EJAY
Subject: Re: Larry Kaufman in clear First in World Senior Championship
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On Nov 7, 2:11=A0pm, samsloan <[email protected] > wrote:
> International Master Larry Kaufman of Maryland is leading the World
> Senior Championship niow taking place in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany.
>
> http://www.seniorenschach.de/Listen2008/SenWM2008_Herren-Paar-R11.HTM
>
> After ten rounds of play, Kaufman leads with 8 1/2 points. There are
> four players with 8.
>
> Only one round remains. In the last round, Kaufman has white against
> Alexander Zakharov. If Kaufman wins, he is World Senior Champion. Even
> if he only draws, that guarantees at least a tie for first.
>
> There are nine grandmasters in the tournament. If Kaufman wins, he is
> automatically awarded the grandmaster title.
>
> Sam Sloan
And he has knocked off 4 Grandmasters in a row during this run.
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