SPICE Cup Round 1

2008 SPICE Cup Invitational Pairings:

Round 1 — 1v10, 2v9, 3v8, 4v7, 5v6
Round 2 — 10v6, 7v5, 8v4, 9v3, 1v2
Round 3 — 2v10, 3v1, 4v9, 5v8, 6v7
Round 4 — 10v7, 8v6, 9v5, 1v4, 2v3
Round 5 — 3v10, 4v2, 5v1, 6v9, 7v8
Round 6 — 10v8, 9v7, 1v6, 2v5, 3v4
Round 7 — 4v10, 5v3, 6v2, 7v1, 8v9
Round 8 — 10v9, 1v8, 2v7, 3v6, 4v5
Round 9 — 5v10, 6v4, 7v3, 8v2, 9v1

# Title – Name – FIDE – USCF – Country

1. GM Gregory Kaidanov 2605 – 2678 USA
2. GM Hannes Stefansson 2566 – 2598 Iceland
3. GM Julio Becerra 2598 – 2647 USA
4. GM Victor Mikhalevski 2592 – 2680 Israel
5. GM Varuzhan Akobian 2610 – 2656 USA
6. GM Eugene Perelshteyn 2555 – 2591 USA
7. GM Kamil Miton 2580 – 2702 Poland
8. GM Alexander Onischuk 2670 – 2741 USA
9. GM Harikrishna Pentala 2668 – 2724 India
10. GM Leonid Kritz 2610 – 2647 Germany

Category: XV FIDE Average: 2605.5 USCF Average: 2666.5

Round 1 (Opening ceremony will take place at 1:00 PM and 1st round at 2 PM Texas time)

Board 1 – Akobian – Perelshteyn
Board 2 – Becerra – Onischuk
Board 3 – Stefansson – Pentala
Board 4 – Kaidanov – Kritz
Board 5 – Mikhalevski – Miton