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Chess Life Online 2008 May Fantasy Standings Round Four Update
Chess Life Online 2008 May Fantasy Standings Round Four Update | Fantasy Standings Round Four Update |
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| By Arun Sharma | |
| May 17, 2008 | |
Daniel Ludwig, one of the best picks so far in the Fantasy Competition.
Photo Betsy Dynako Overall Standings by Points: 19.5 Points: 1st 19 Points: 2nd – 3rd 18.5 Points: 4th – 6th 18 Points: 7th – 16th 17.5 Points: 17th – 36th 17 Points: 37th – 63nd 16.5 Points: 64th – 86th 16 Points: 87th – 136th 15.5 Points: 137th – 203rd 15 Points: 204th – 255th 14.5 Points: 256th – 317th 14 Points: 318th – 379th 13.5 Points: 380th – 432nd 13 Points: 433rd – 458th 12.5 Points: 459th – 491st 12 Points: 492nd – 510th 11.5 Points: 511th – 516th 11 Points: 517th – 520th 10.5 Points: 521st – 522nd 10 Points: 523rd – 525th 7 Points: 526th and the Top Sixteen teams are: 1st Place: Karl Bodenheimer (2546.5714) – 19.5 Points Irina Krush 4 Anna Zatonskih 4 Sergey Kudrin 3.5 Tatev Abrahamyan 3 David Pruess 2 Michael Langer 1 Sam Shankland 2 2nd Place: Daniel Bryant (2552.2857) – 19 Points Irina Krush 4 Gregory Kaidanov 3 Yury Shulman 3 Sergey Kudrin 3.5 Daniel Ludwig 2 Larry Kaufman 1.5 Sam Shankland 2 3rd Place: Nicholas Karas (2553.2857) – 19 Points Irina Krush 4 Alex Onischuk 3 Sergey Kudrin 3.5 Josh Friedel 2.5 David Pruess 2 Daniel Ludwig 2 Sam Shankland 2 4th Place: Joseph Thuemler (2551.7143) – 18.5 Points Gregory Kaidanov 3 Yury Shulman 3 Julio Becerra 3 Tatev Abrahamyan 3 Josh Friedel 2.5 Daniel Ludwig 2 Sam Shankland 2 5th Place: Michael Zhong (2553.2857) – 18.5 Points Irina Krush 4 Anna Zatonskih 4 Julio Becerra 3 David Pruess 2 David Vigorito 1.5 Daniel Ludwig 2 Sam Shankland 2 6th Place: Michael Aigner (2554.4286) – 18.5 Points Irina Krush 4 Alex Onischuk 3 Julio Becerra 3 Josh Friedel 2.5 David Pruess 2 Daniel Ludwig 2 Sam Shankland 2 7th Place: Arun Sharma (2550.8571) – 18 Points Irina Krush 4 Yury Shulman 3 Sergey Kudrin 3.5 Josh Friedel 2.5 David Pruess 2 Iryna Zenyuk 1 Sam Shankland 2 8th Place: Harrison Leven (2552.0000) – 18 Points Irina Krush 4 Julio Becerra 3 Tatev Abrahamyan 3 Josh Friedel 2.5 David Pruess 2 Daniel Ludwig 2 Larry Kaufman 1.5 9th Place: Anders Getz (2553.5714) – 18 Points Anna Zatonskih 4 Alex Shabalov 2 Sergey Kudrin 3.5 Alex Yermolinsky 2.5 John Fedorowicz 2 Daniel Ludwig 2 Sam Shankland 2 10th Place: Ilan Meerovich (2553.8571) – 18 Points Alex Onischuk 3 Yury Shulman 3 Katerine Rohonyan 2.5 Sergey Kudrin 3.5 Tatev Abrahamyan 3 Josh Friedel 2.5 Sergey Galant 0.5 11th – 12th Place: Michael Sacksteder (2554.1429) – 18 Points Irina Krush 4 Gregory Kaidanov 3 Katerine Rohonyan 2.5 Alex Yermolinsky 2.5 David Pruess 2 Daniel Ludwig 2 Sam Shankland 2 11th – 12th Place: Roshan Wijetunge (2554.1429) – 18 Points Anna Zatonskih 4 Gregory Kaidanov 3 Julio Becerra 3 Tatev Abrahamyan 3 Iryna Zenyuk 1 Daniel Ludwig 2 Sam Shankland 2 13th Place: Christopher Heung (2554.2857) – 18 Points Irina Krush 4 Alex Onischuk 3 Yury Shulman 3 Julio Becerra 3 Daniel Ludwig 2 Michael Langer 1 Sam Shankland 2 14th – 15th Place: Derek Sachs (2554.5714) – 18 Points Irina Krush 4 Gregory Kaidanov 3 Sergey Kudrin 3.5 Josh Friedel 2.5 Tsaagan Battsetseg 2 Daniel Ludwig 2 Michael Langer 1 14th – 15th Place: Chris Williams (2554.5714) – 18 Points Anna Zatonskih 4 Gregory Kaidanov 3 Yury Shulman 3 Katerine Rohonyan 2.5 Josh Friedel 2.5 Michael Langer 1 Sam Shankland 2 16th Place: Jordan Langland (2554.8571) – 18 Points Irina Krush 4 Katerine Rohonyan 2.5 Sergey Kudrin 3.5 Tatev Abrahamyan 3 Tsaagan Battsetseg 2 David Pruess 2 Michael Langer 1 In the daily prize contest, the scores fell off a bit from yesterday, but still fairly impressive with three people managing 6 / 7 and eighteen managing 5.5 / 7. Once again, this reporter managed to crack the leader board in this for the first time, but in the unlucky second place spot. Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on your perspective), being ineligible for prizes, this narrow failure stings a lot less than it might otherwise have. Day Four Daily Prize: 1st Place: Karl Bodenheimer (2546.5714) – 6 Points (19.5 Points in Overall Contest) Irina Krush 1 Anna Zatonskih 1 Sergey Kudrin 1 Tatev Abrahamyan 1 David Pruess 0.5 Michael Langer 0.5 Sam Shankland 1 2nd Place: Arun Sharma (2550.8571) – 6 Points (18 Points in Overall Contest) Irina Krush 1 Yury Shulman 0.5 Sergey Kudrin 1 Josh Friedel 1 David Pruess 0.5 Iryna Zenyuk 1 Sam Shankland 1 3rd Place: Rita Mirchandani (2539.1429) – 6 Points (17.5 Points in Overall Contest) Irina Krush 1 Yury Shulman 0.5 Tatev Abrahamyan 1 Josh Friedel 1 Iryna Zenyuk 1 Daniel Ludwig 0.5 Sam Shankland 1 Among the U.S. Championship players, Michael Langer holds a narrow 0.5 point lead for the third consecutive day with 17 Points with Josh Friedel the lone narrow trailer at 16.5 Points (who is obviously where he’s at for being the lone Championship Entrant smart enough not to pick himself!). Michael Langer (2552.5714) – 17 Points Irina Krush 4 Anna Zatonskih 4 Varuzhan Akobian 2 Katerine Rohonyan 2.5 David Vigorito 1.5 Michael Langer 1 Sam Shankland 2 Sergey Galant 0.5 Josh Friedel (2553.5714) – 16.5 Points Julio Becerra 3 Katerine Rohonyan 2.5 Sergey Kudrin 3.5 Alex Yermolinsky 2.5 John Fedorowicz 2 David Pruess 2 Iryna Zenyuk 1 Keys to Success (Number of Times each player appears in the Top Sixteen teams of the Overall Contest): Sam Shankland 12 Irina Krush 11 Daniel Ludwig 11 Sergey Kudrin 8 Josh Friedel 8 David Pruess 8 Gregory Kaidanov 6 Yury Shulman 6 Julio Becerra 6 Tatev Abrahamyan 6 Anna Zatonskih 5 Michael Langer 5 Alex Onischuk 4 Katerine Rohonyan 4 Alex Yermolinsky 2 Tsaagan Battsetseg 2 Iryna Zenyuk 2 Larry Kaufman 2 Alex Shabalov 1 John Fedorowicz 1 David Vigorito 1 Sergey Galant 1 |