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Subject: Re: Linares 2005 - Ranking

Author: Gabor Szots

Date: 14:39:36 03/11/05

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On March 11, 2005 at 13:01:02, mikejfitch wrote:

>On March 11, 2005 at 04:07:21, Gabor Szots wrote:
>
>>On March 10, 2005 at 16:45:04, mikejfitch wrote:
>>
>>>On March 10, 2005 at 16:25:52, Eduard Nemeth wrote:
>>>
>>>>XXII SuperGM  2005
>>>>
>>>>1   Topalov,V       2757   +93     ** ½1 0½ ½½ 1½ ½1 11   8.0/12  43.50
>>>>2   Kasparov,G      2804   +38     ½0 ** ½½ ½½ 11 ½1 11   8.0/12  41.50
>>>>3   Anand,V         2786   -22       1½ ½½ ** ½½ ½0 ½1 ½½   6.5/12
>>>>4   Leko,P          2749    -7           ½½ ½½ ½½ ** ½½ ½½ ½½   6.0/12
>>>>5   Adams,Mi        2741   -27      0½ 00 ½1 ½½ ** ½½ 1½   5.5/12
>>>>6   Kasimdzhanov,R  2678   -35  ½0 ½0 ½0 ½½ ½½ ** ½0   4.0/12  24.75
>>>>7   Vallejo Pons,F  2686   -44      00 00 ½½ ½½ 0½ ½1 **   4.0/12  21.25
>>>>
>>>>Average elo: 2743 <=> Category: 20
>>>>gm = 3.96 m = 1.56
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>That is real curious that the Nr. 1 in the Ranking, is not the winner! :-))
>>>>
>>>>Anyway my Congrats to Topalov. He played the best Chess + Fightings to end!
>>>
>>>I totally agree.
>>>
>>>The first tiebreak criterium Linares used ((( SUCKS )))
>>>First tiebreak criterium should ALWAYS be personal score, then if still tied,
>>>how many black wins, etc.etc.
>>>Topalov got robbed.  :-(
>>
>>Yes, let's change the rules after the result is known.
>
>ROTFLMAO  ((( NO )))
>See above where i say ALWAYS?
>Every MAJOR tournament should have the SAME first tiebreak criterium.
>Why change it from tournament to tournament?
>That's my complaint. NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

Yes, I do. But to say that Topalov got robbed would only be true if the
tie-break rules had been changed after he defeated Kasparov.




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