The cheese stands alone after two rounds.
Your humble TD is in the lead after the first night of the 5th G/40 with 2/2. Abhinav Suresh and Steven Cusumano are tied for 2nd with 1.5/2, having drawn their game in the second round. Two more games next Monday!
SwissSys Standings. 5th Spence G/40: Game 40
# Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Tot Prize
1 John R Hartmann 12552251 1752 W6 W7 2.0
2 Steven Cusumano 15197583 1869 W9 D3 1.5
3 Abhinav Suresh 14319361 1798 W5 D2 1.5
4 Arnold Schulze 12301390 1335 D7 W8 1.5
5 Bruce T Dolan 12466690 1412 L3 W9 1.0
6 Richar Gruber 12423056 1260 L1 B— 1.0
7 John W Stepp 10374821 1775 D4 L1 0.5
8 Steven Behrens 13643404 1492 H— L4 0.5
9 Michael Carney 10372569 1720 L2 L5 0.0
UPDATED potential pairings for Rd 3 – Cusumano withdrew.
Pairings for Round 3. 5th Spence G/40: Game 40
Bd # Res White # Res Black
1 4 John R Hartmann 2 Abhinav Suresh
2 8 Arnold Schulze 7 Bruce T Dolan
3 9 Richar Gruber III 3 John W Stepp
4 5 Michael Pa Carney 6 Steven Behrens