Final standings:
Category 13 GM=9½ SIM=7 IM=6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Score | ||||
1 | GER | IM | Stephan, Ulrich | 2579 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1D | 11.5 | |
2 | GER | GM | Winckelmann, Thomas | 2562 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
3 | NED | GM | Hoeven, David A. van der | 2647 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1D | 10 | |
4 | USA | SM | Ostriker, Jon | 2471 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1D | 10 | |
5 | ESP | SM | Martín Clemente, Joel | 2600 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | 1D | 9 | |
6 | POL | GM | Marcinkiewicz, Jan | 2443 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1D | 9 | |
7 | BEL | GM | Geenen, Marc | 2626 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1D | 1D | 9 | |
8 | POR | GM | Neto, Horácio | 2566 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1D | 9 | |
9 | NED | GM | Maliangkay, Rudolf J. | 2559 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1D | 8.5 | |
10 | SWE | GM | Rydholm, Lennart | 2530 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1D | 8 | |
11 | BRA | SM | Almiron, Luis | 2575 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7.5 | |
12 | GER | SM | Serner, Dr. Arpad | 2555 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7.5 | |
13 | CZE | SM | Sváček, Pavel | 2533 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1D | 1D | 7.5 | |
14 | CZE | SM | Žlebčík, Ladislav | 2495 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1D | 7 | |
15 | SWE | GM | Persson, Conny | 2605 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1D | 6 | |
16 | RUS | SM | Kashlyak, Anatoly Nikolaevich | 2511 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | . | ½ | 0D | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0D | ½ | ½ | 0 | 2.5 | |
17 | GRE | GM | Serafim, Jannis | 2584 | 0D | 0 | 0D | 0D | 0D | 0D | 0D | 0D | 0D | 0D | ½ | ½ | 0D | 0D | 0D | 1 | 2 |
XD = result by default
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
All cheaters. All use comps. The winner has a 2100 Fide and the US player is 1800. Looking at databases of past corr. tourneys shows that they all follow programs. The only skill here is learning how to steer your program against others.
Please show a little respect ! They are not cheaters, it’s just a different kind of chess. Comps are explicitly allowed by the rules.
Steering the comps is no trivial matter, it takes a lot of work and understanding of both chess and the comps.
It’s not my cup of tea either (comp influence too big), but I respect what they are doing.