Group 7:
Friendship must be more than a word: "The
Chessfriends" prove that it can be of advantage for your chessgames,
too. Amazing 19,5-6,5 points for them and a clear fisrt place at the
moment. Concerning the performance in percentage only the
"International Bishops - CC Team" (75%) and "Roszada - Polska" (71%)
can keep up with them, but they have less total points. The "Randaberg
Vikings" are doing well, but not as much as their average rating
would tell it. The "U.K. Black Knights", the "Chess Today Knights"
and the "Rotary - Gambit" team were not able to surprise so far;
they adorn the group's last places for the time being.
SIM Wolfgang Schneider deserves first place at the first board with
5/7. Let´s see what Ireland's O'Connor does in the rest of his games
- he won his only finished game so far, but this was against SIM
Arild Haugen (3,5/6) who has to defend 2570 rating points. IM
Dariusz Sczcepankiewicz and IM Satici ("Partenopae International
Chess Team") are both on a good way with 2,5/4.
On board No.2 Klaus Keuter impresses with 4,5/6. I would love to
have a look at his game against ICCF treasurer Carlos Flores
Gutierrez; the IM who plays for the "Old Masters" has 3/4 so far.
Most other results are draws on this board.
The opposite on the next board. The
"Caballeros del Tablero" are probably satisfied with their
3rd board: Soto Conde from Peru has taken all 3 points in his
finished games. But strong players keep up with him: IM Raymond
Boger and Witoslaw Sczcepankiewicz both with 3,5/4 and W.Bauer with
even 5/6! At this board the ratings really reflect the player´s
performances.
Board 4 waits for us with a very interesting situation: nearly no
players with intermediate performances so far; you either surprise
in a positive or a negative way. Mendez Raynalte and Email
Tournaments Administrator Rudolf Hofer (both 3/3), Dr.Voetter (5/7),
Werner (5,5/7) and Ciborowski (3/4) belong to the first group. Thor
Harestad, Stephane Fombonne and Derek Coope cannot be too happy at
the moment, but the games they play against each other are still
unfinished and there is no reason to lose the concentration: their
team might need every half point in the end for a better league.
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