GMs Onischuk, Pentala, Kritz, and Akobian tied for 1st at the 2008 SPICE Cup International Invitational!
Final Standings:
1-4 Pentala, Harikrishna g
Onischuk, Alexander g
Kritz, Leonid g GER 2610 5½
Akobian, Varuzhan g
5. Becerra, Julio g
6. Mikhalevski, Victor g ISR 2592 4½
7. Perelshteyn,
8-9. Kaidanov, Gregory S g
Miton, Kamil g POL 2580 3½
10. Stefansson, Hannes g ISL 2566 2½
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Great finish. And great players Susan, Thanks
Nice tournament, strong and solid, would have loved more excitement, but quite solid.
Who is the winner after tiebreaks.
Congrats Susan and SPICE!!
Kritz has best tiebreaks, but I would have wanted armageddon
Why Harikrishna?
1. Direct encounter: All of the tied players drew their games with each other.
2. Number of Blacks: Kritz had five, Onischuk, Akobian, and Harikrishna had four.
Harikrishna, Onischuk and Kritz all had 5 black. They were #8, 9, and 10 based on the draw of lots.
Congratulations Susan for the organization, next time I am sure the category will be increased even more!