…is perhaps a better name for this tournament, as the Russians continue to dominate the standings!

Out of 7 games, 4 players of Russia hold the top 4 spots uncontested going into this Thursday’s fall ’07 round!

Full standings: http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/tournament.php?display=standings

Behind the Russians are still Italy, mainly because the Italians are the powers least having their scores brought down by eliminations – for the other 5 countries have all been eliminated in about 2 games each, Italy and Russia none yet. Standings by country

Country
Average Score

Russia
4.99

Italy
4.51

Germany
3.93

France
3.87

England
3.84

Turkey
3.67

Austria
3.44

A matter of formality, please take a moment to visit the website, and confirm your entry into round 2! We’re hoping for a full slate of 49 returning for the 2nd round, despite some players getting hammered pretty bad by the fast pace…

If you are planning to play, please visit: http://www.diplomaticcorp.com/winterblitz. Log in, then go into Roster, and confirm your status for round 2.

If you have any trouble confirming, you can reply to me and I can confirm your entry for you.

Remember the tournament is a Swiss System – that means if you were eliminated or got a survival in round 1, you will be paired up only against other players that likewise got an elimination or survival in their game – making for a round where the winners play the winners in round 2, and those who didn’t do as well get paired up against others like them – making for a good chance to win the best round 2 score!

Enjoy, and good luck this fall (tomorrow!)
-mike