SPICE Cup 2009-round 5 Live! ! !

SPICE CUP 2009 -Round 5 Pairings!!!

A few hours from now, SPICE CUP 2009 will resume hostilities. Hammer, Kuzubov, and Adreikin are at the helm with 2.5 points followed by Mamedov with 2 points, Wesley So at 1.5 points and Akobian with 1 point. Round 5 pairings will be a make or break round as the leaders are paired with the bottom half of the field. A win by the leaders would cause a break-away and hold a firm grip on the lead. It is also a good chance for the bottom half to catch up and ear a ticket at the top spot.

Below is the pairings for rnd 5 including the B group.

Group A

Mamedov (2) - Hammer (2.5)

Akobian (1) - Kuzubov (2.5)

Andreikin (2.5) - So (1.5)

Group B

Antal (3) - Bhat (2.5)

Robson (2) - Kuljasevic (1.5)

Papp (2.5) - Finegold (3)

Diamant (1) - Ippolito (0)

Rensch (1.5) - Perelshteyn (3)

While waiting for the game to commence, check out the round 2 video of the tourney anchored by Group B leader IM FineGold



credits to SPICE Cup 2009 and Zeljka7