waustad: Typical Swiss - lots of decisive games early
Lestat: when will the games start?
ChessBomb: The games start at 14:00 GMT
laldonkaments: where's bacrot?
phmilet: some names changed from round 1 to round 2
phmilet: GM Bellon Lopez appeared in r2
phmilet: for example
valmy: They broadcast games between the players who won yesterday.
techgambit89: isn't kosteniuk supposed to play
ChessBomb: it's a swiss system and only the top boards are broadcasted online
CruyffTurn: kosteniuk is playing, there's so many games only a few are shown here
CruyffTurn: Stefanova is playing too... I'm going to marry that woman one day ;-)
nounourspolaire: where is bacrot?
nounourspolaire: @chessbomb where is bacrot?
valmy: Nounours, Etienne drew yesterday, so he is not top board today.
nounourspolaire: -_-
Othelo: i`ll marry Stefanova someday too.....:)) Shame that cant see her playing atm :(
gogomil: TODAY YOU WILL
Asdracles: Why so many 1.5 pointers playing 2 pointers?
Asdracles: still accelerated in round 3?
BlunderSuck: Have you seen there is a 1977; 2068 and 2093 among a bunch of 2400+
Ionitchouk: Did Bacrot won yesterday?
Zeblakob80: BlunderSuck, in the suiss system a 2000 can play against a 2700 according to the points gained in the previous rounds.
valmy: BACROT won yesterday
chess: and no 0 or 1 point in only after 2 rounds
gogomil: its cos there are only the top boards to be seen
gogomil: many participants
BlunderSuck: Zeblack: Yeah that good think for experiences
coelocanth: No Havik today?!? That was the coolest performance of the day!
Drumworks: lots of women in this tournament
Drumworks: Havik won round 4
Drumworks: againt Michael Scharotschkin from Germany (2211
Mehrbauer: hello, is it possible to see the pairings of an open according to the board number
Pastranec: Hi
gogomil: no broadcast today??
gogomil: no
Dr_Walhalla: go bacrot
siamesedream: Its not best tournament by Bacrot
ChessBomb: Hello, it's the last round, have a nice watch!
balibaloche: Hello, what time they start ?
ChessBomb: before 15 minutes
KYLE: Hello ChessBomb Is it started earlier?
wolkor: why does Stefanaova not play earlier?
wolkor: she can reach 7,5 too - wonder...
ChessBomb: The organizers experiense some problems
ChessBomb: And this round started 5 hours earlier than the other
ChessBomb: The rest of the games have started now as well.
wolkor: will the tie games are shown here?
ChessBomb: According to the rules: "If more than 4 players tie for 1st place the top 4 shall be decided on performance rating."
ChessBomb: since there are already 6 players on are tied with 7.5 points, and more could reach that by the end of the day, there should be no tiebreak games
valmy: Chessbomb it looks like there will be a tiebreak between the 4 best player according to TPR
ChessBomb: actually you are probably right
wolkor: the homepages says the best four on TPR
ChessBomb: if there are tiebreak games, we'll try to show them here
captainslog: The tie-breaks will be played today?
wolkor: I think gusty, Adams, Mov and Pons are the ones..
wolkor: probably Sandipan can make if winning
euldulle: hi,
euldulle: are the TPR available somewhere ?
wolkor: results on the homepage
wolkor: before final round
wolkor: Gustafsson 2791
wolkor: 2781
wolkor: Adams 2776
wolkor: Pons 2735
wolkor: Movsesian 2722
wolkor: Sandipan 2697
wolkor: Kamsky 2694
wolkor: Bacrot 2685
BlunderSuck: I wished Pons can win, it will add confidence for him at Linares
euldulle: wolkor: thanks.
BlunderSuck: Do you think that Bacrot and Kamsky wins will be enough to be in?
BlunderSuck: Kamsky won with black againts a stronger oppoenent vs Bacrot
wolkor: the question how much add the win brings
wolkor: come over Mov
wolkor: bacrot is out i think
BlunderSuck: exactly
BlunderSuck: that my feeling too
Dr_Walhalla: he is not beacause he won$
valmy: Bacrot and Kamsky are probably out
wolkor: Sandipan will join the race too
valmy: An Bacrot may regret to have been nice to CAMUS de SOLLIER in round 1....
BlunderSuck: Adams and Gusta are in sure. Do you agree?
BlunderSuck: so there is 2 placed left
wolkor: pons too playing adams too
ChessBomb: just announced: playoffs will begin after 17:00 CET (16:00 GMT)
BlunderSuck: Sandipan and Kamsky would be close, they both win with black againts weaker opponent and having similar TPR
Dr_Walhalla: Sandipan Gustaffson, adams, and vallejo pons will play tie
Dr_Walhalla: it has been announced on the live commentary
BlunderSuck: good to know
wolkor: it would be my guess too
BlunderSuck: so it mean the Koneru match is finished?
wolkor: the would have announced earlier if Sandipan had no change
wolkor: chance
Dr_Walhalla: no it's means that even if she will win she has not much point do participate in the tie
BlunderSuck: okay because there still 6.5pts game on the way
wolkor: the prices accept the first one will be divided i think
wolkor: so the 6,5 will fight for much money
BlunderSuck: talking about absolute time, tie break is begeining in how many hours?
BlunderSuck: I am in eastern time EST
wolkor: one hour if 17:00
Dr_Walhalla: 17:00 CET (16:00 GMT)
BlunderSuck: one hour okay
BlunderSuck: here it is 10AM now
wolkor: good morning
wolkor: where are you
BlunderSuck: Canada
tontonhuit: hi
BlunderSuck: hi see you for the tie break
saki: gopal and stefanova can also reach 7.5 why their match didn't start early
saki: so can fridman and lenderman
ChessBomb: perhaps their TPR was too low
saki: do you know rules for the tie break
saki: who plays ? what is the duration ? and when does it start
wolkor: till then bye from germany
wolkor: they play 10+10 according to homepage
wolkor: 2 game match and armageddon
ChessBomb: the tiebreaks are on
ChessBomb: games from round 10 are still going on, simultaneously
BlunderSuck: Thanks
captainslog: Hey Chessbomb - you rock!
ChessBomb: thanks, capt
KYLE: Hi ChessBomb! Are you covering Aeroflot Tournament?
dyovenjoy: k
paiter2001: hello,is chessbomb covering the AEROFLOT chess tournament 2010??
KYLE: chessbomb hope you can cover the Aeroflot 2010!
KYLE: aeroflot pls huh huh huh....
glosmata: hey where is aeroflot?
BlunderSuck: Aeroflot games begin the 9th
BlunderSuck: 8th=arrival
giovanni: hi guys...
giovanni: im new to this site, anyone knows how to access the game played by wesley so?
KYLE: their's a live coverage for aeroplot! But it's a Radio Broadcast! lol
BlunderSuck: Wesley is playing live now in the Aeroflot