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Chess Life Online 2008 November Fantasy Round 2 Update
Chess Life Online 2008 November Fantasy Round 2 Update | Fantasy Round 2 Update |
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| By Arun Sharma | |
| May 15, 2008 | |
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If you wish to check how many points your team currently has, login at http://aero.eudemonia.net/fantasychess/fc_login.php using the same email and password you used when you registered for the contest. With the second day of competition in the books, the fantasy entrants are still collectively suffering with the two most popular picks, NM Shankland and WFM Zenyuk still yet to score. Last year gave us a clear indication that the early standings didn't necessarily have much to do with the final standings so it's still anyone's game. Overall Standings by Points: 9.5 Points: 1st 9 Points: 2nd - 6th 8.5 Points: 7th - 24th 8 Points: 25th - 78th 7.5 Points: 79th - 161st 7 Points: 162nd - 278th 6.5 Points: 279th - 384th 6 Points: 385th - 466th 5.5 Points: 467th - 506th 5 Points: 507th - 520th 4.5 Points: 521st - 524th 4 Points: 525th 1.5 Points: 526th and the Top Ten teams are: 1st Place: Nick Folino (2554.4286) - 9.5 Points Irina Krush 2 Gregory Kaidanov 2 Alexander Ivanov 1 Sergey Kudrin 2 David Vigorito 1 Daniel Ludwig 1 Michael Langer 0.5 2nd Place: Severo Caluza (2553.4286) - 9 Points Yury Shulman 1.5 Katerine Rohonyan 1.5 Sergey Kudrin 2 Alex Yermolinsky 1.5 Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2 David Pruess 0.5 Larry Kaufman 0 3rd Place: Peter Stokes (2554.2857) - 9 Points Gregory Kaidanov 2 Yury Shulman 1.5 Eugene Perelshteyn 1.5 Katerine Rohonyan 1.5 Josh Friedel 1 David Vigorito 1 Michael Langer 0.5 4th Place: Chris Land (2554.4286) - 9 Points Alex Onischuk 1.5 Gregory Kaidanov 2 Julio Becerra 1.5 Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2 David Pruess 0.5 David Vigorito 1 Michael Langer 0.5 5th Place: Derek Sachs (2554.5714) - 9 Points Irina Krush 2 Gregory Kaidanov 2 Sergey Kudrin 2 Josh Friedel 1 Tsaagan Battsetseg 0.5 Daniel Ludwig 1 Michael Langer 0.5 6th Place: James Dickson (2555.0000) - 9 Points Anna Zatonskih 2 Alex Onischuk 1.5 Katerine Rohonyan 1.5 Sergey Kudrin 2 Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2 Iryna Zenyuk 2 Sergey Galant 0 7th Place: Betsy Dynako (2547.1429) - 8.5 Points Yury Shulman 1.5 Benjamin Finegold 1 Katerine Rohonyan 1.5 Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2 Dean Ippolito 0.5 David Vigorito 1 Daniel Ludwig 1 8th Place: John Sheatsley (2551.1429) - 8.5 Points Yury Shulman 1.5 Julio Becerra 1.5 Katerine Rohonyan 1.5 Jesse Kraai 1 Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2 David Pruess 0.5 Michael Langer 0.5 9th Place: Daniel Bryant (2552.2857) - 8.5 Points Irina Krush 2 Gregory Kaidanov 2 Yury Shulman 1.5 Sergey Kudrin 2 Daniel Ludwig 1 Larry Kaufman 0 Sam Shankland 0 10th Place: Thomas Langland (2552.5714) - 8.5 Points Alex Shabalov 1 Katerine Rohonyan 1.5 Sergey Kudrin 2 Tatev Abrahamyan 1 Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2 Tsaagan Battsetseg 0.5 Michael Langer 0.5 For the daily prize, two players managed a whopping 6 / 7 score along with five who managed 5.5 / 7. Currently, third in the overall contest, Peter Stokes takes the second days' daily prize. Day Two Daily Prize: 1st Place: Peter Stokes (2554.2857) - 6 Points (9 Points in Overall Contest) Gregory Kaidanov 1 Yury Shulman 1 Eugene Perelshteyn 1 Katerine Rohonyan 1 Josh Friedel 1 David Vigorito 1 Michael Langer 0 2nd Place: Ilan Meerovich (2553.8571) - 6 Points (8.5 Points in Overall Contest) Alex Onischuk 1 Yury Shulman 1 Katerine Rohonyan 1 Sergey Kudrin 1 Tatev Abrahamyan 1 Josh Friedel 1 Sergey Galant 0 Championship within a Championship Ten U.S. Championship players braved the challenge and entered the fantasy competition. Michael Langer leads with 8 Points with Josh Friedel, Sergey Galant, and Daniel Ludwig all on his heels with 7.5 Points Michael Langer (2552.5714) - 8 Points Irina Krush 2 Anna Zatonskih 2 Varuzhan Akobian 1 Katerine Rohonyan 1.5 David Vigorito 1 Michael Langer 0.5 Sam Shankland 0 Sergey Galant 0 Keys to Success (Number of Times each player appears in the Top Ten teams of the Overall Contest): Katerine Rohonyan 6 Sergey Kudrin 6 Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 6 Michael Langer 6 Gregory Kaidanov 5 Yury Shulman 5 Daniel Ludwig 4 David Vigorito 4 Irina Krush 3 David Pruess 3 Alex Onischuk 2 Julio Becerra 2 Josh Friedel 2 Tsaagan Battsetseg 2 Larry Kaufman 2 Anna Zatonskih 1 Alex Shabalov 1 Alexander Ivanov 1 Eugene Perelshteyn 1 Benjamin Finegold 1 Tatev Abrahamyan 1 Jesse Kraai 1 Alex Yermolinsky 1 Dean Ippolito 1 Iryna Zenyuk 1 Sam Shankland 1 Sergey Galant 1 |