Re: Re: Boards to watch

Can't talk. Busy boxing up generous supply of beer and cheese to send to the
Engish player.....


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "naboimp" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 3:57 PM
Subject: [wm02-chat] Re: Boards to watch


> I agree that game 218 is a good one to keep an eye on.  There is
> almost no chance now that a three way tie at 11 is agreed upon
> considering that the third member of that tie is currently in 49th
> place!  Basically, all three players now have incentive to stab.
> For two, it could mean the team tournament championship.  For the
> other, a failure to improve could leave him out of the semis.
>
> Looking at the map, the English player has the advantage, most
> particularly against the Italian - not good news for the Schichi
> Fukujin.  The good news is that in only two years, there's only two
> centers that look vulnerable to the English, and the Italians may be
> able to make things up by stabbing the Russians, and it isn't like
> the Russians are invulnerable to England either.  The lonely Turkish
> fleet in Ankara may end up deciding which of Italy and Russia
> advance and thus which of Schichi Fukujin and the Riders is knocked
> out of the running for first place in the team tournament.  (And
> some people think a one unit position is boring!)
>
> My guess is that the three way tie at 11 was arranged earlier, and
> now it just isn't reasonable.  It seems the trend on games finishing
> later is for the players to make deals to advance as many as
> possible.  Such a deal in game 226 is the reason for the Riders
> closing up the gap.  Hey, I'm not complaining since I may benefit
> from such a deal myself!  (crossing fingers)  But what it does mean
> is that those players just above the cutoff are in great danger of
> falling below it.
>
> --- In [email protected], "Ray Setzer" <mczet@c...> wrote:
> > Wow, you especially want to watch board 18. There is a Rider and a
> Shichi-
> > Fukujin on that board. The Riders are now just 4 points behind the
> S-F and 8.77
> > behind the Stepsons!
> >
> > Looks like its gonna be a photo finish!
>
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