Well, I can finally give some sort of update here. Sorry it took so long.
SERIES A
David has
qualified for the second round (surprise!) with 8 points.
Ramawolf is second with 7.5 points. He has one game remaing. This game, with third place
Cnita, will decide who qualifies of the two. With a win or draw, Rama will advance. (I also note Cnita has offered a draw in the game, so it could be decided on the next move). Cnita, with 3.5 could advance with a win there, if Rama doesn't accept the draw and loses, and by winning his last two games against Mgomdysey.
Eliminated from the second round are:
Islanderfan with 2 points, and both
Kmcpherson, 0 points, and
Mgomdysey, also 0 points. The last three spots have several games between them left which will decide those standings.
SERIES B
All the games are finished, but this series still is undecided, oddly enough.
Qualifying are
Iamachessstudent, who clinched first with 6.5 points, and
Abiodun grabbing second with his upset win over Joshua, giving him 6 points.
Eliminated were
Cliff scoring 5.5 points for third, while
Redketchuplover and
Nhathuy eached scored 1 point, splitting their games. Red gets the nod for fourth on tiebreak.
(Where things get weird in this series is the news of Abiodun's impending, and certainly unfortunate, departure from Net-Chess. If he is unavailable to complete Round two, the extra spot will be chosen by selecting a "wildcard" based on the third place players performance rating for the tournament. That's the only way I can think of doing it, without throwing in an elimination round of sorts. Feedback?)
SERIES C
A really interesting series!
Jpettit still has first place and
qualifies for the second round with 6 points, but is in tough against
Energy, second with 5 points. If Energy wins both, he grabs first. In the event of a split, Energy qualifies and takes second place. Then again, if Energy loses both to Johnathon, his game against
Jvanmechelen, third currently with 4 points would decide second place.
Elininated were
Johnb finishing fourth with 2 points, while
Greg ends up fifth with zero.
The game between Nils and Jan is a fascinating game. It makes my selection for the current game of the week! It was move 25 before the first piece was removed from the board, and that via a potentially game changing Knight sac! Fun game, and one of the reasons I love chess!
SERIES D
While it seems certain as to who will advance, nothing is etched in stone as yet.
Nobody has qualified at this time.
Jpost is first with 6 points,
Martijn is second also with 5. Jpost has one game left vs Mluka, while Martijn has two lert, both of his also against Mluka.
Eliminated are:
Pumpkin with 2 points, and two games left.
Mluka, 1 point, fourth place currently, is in an interesting position to qualify, which would require him winning, in effect, all of his remaining games, which would give him first place, or even second if he loses one of them. A tough hill to climb, but anything can happen as we've seen here already!
Jsnyder with zero points, and one game left, is fifth.
I'll post more when I have anything vital to update. Congrats to all those advancing, and kudos to those that didn't. It took everyone entered to make this a success, so there were really no losers, just great competitors!
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