Great Game By Jorobo

Tellurium Rd 6. It didn't look like White did anything seriously wrong but suddenly Black was winning. Some very nice tactics by jorobo. The win completed a 3.5 to .5 match win and puts Tellurium on the verge of a playoff birth.

To The Playoffs!

Niobium Rd 6. The deciding game in the match went in Krysto's favor and Niobium qualifies for the playoffs.
A match score of 5 of 6 and a game score of 18 points ( Average of 3 per round!) will get it done! Only one other team of the 29 teams in the U1600 section could finish with a better record.
Great job everybody. Keep it going in the playoffs.

Development

Tellurium Rd 6. CamNewton was way ahead in development and converted it to a winning position.
RCKTPWRD took this picture and says:
"I saw this praying mantis yesterday and thought I could get some neat shots of it. Then I spot this Anole on the wall and watch as it stalks the mantis and eats it!"

Miles On Fire

Niobium Rd 6. A crush from milesotoole. His opponent went bonkers.
Someone wrote a song about Miles O'Toole. You can see it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRS5341WYC8

Round 6 Games

Tellurium Rd 6. The money round. Teams are trying for playoff positions.
Here's a good win from azbycx.

A Fine Win By Milesotoole

Niobium Rd 5. A little opening mistake left White down a pawn. But after that it was milesotoole completely out playing his opponent to score the point.

Again

Strontium Rd 5. We all blow won games. And we also get some gift wins. You tend not to remember the later but generally it evens out. Strontium is pushing the envelope here and got another victory from a lost position.
What are you going to do? Take it!

Another Win By Elalfer

Strontium Rd 5. A key win got Strontium a draw in the match and clear first place going into the final round.
I really liked the way Elalfer finished his opponent off.

The Bomb

Rhenium Rd 5. A key win by universe got Rhenium a drawn match and a share of the division lead going into the sixth round.
Not much was happening, then the game exploded. Great play by universe.
The picture is the aftermath of Hiroshima.

Well Played By Krysto

Niobium Rd 5. Krysto got an advantage on one side of the board and turned it into a nice win.