US Chess League's Game of the Year Contest: The Winner is...
Jorge Sammour-Hasbun, for his win in the finals against IM Davorin Kuljasevic. It was the culmination of a great year for him in the U.S. Chess League, and his win pushed the final match into a blitz playoff. Unfortunately for him and his Boston Blitz teammates, the Dallas Destiny went on to win that playoff and the 2007 league crown, but Sammour-Hasbun's fine game netted him a very nice consolation price - a $1000 award.
The second place game was from the previous week of the playoffs and featured Dallas IM Drasko Boskovic's feisty win in a topsy-turvy battle with Miami GM Julio Becerra. This game won the tidy sum of $500. Ironically, this game received two first-place votes, while the GOTY didn't win any; the problem was that Becerra-Boskovic also received two eighth-place votes while no one voted Sammour-Hasbun's victory a place lower than fifth.
Sammour-Hasbun vs. Kuljasevic can be replayed here, Becerra-Boskovic here. The judges reports are here and here, respectively. And stay tuned for my coverage of these games on ChessVideos.tv.
The second place game was from the previous week of the playoffs and featured Dallas IM Drasko Boskovic's feisty win in a topsy-turvy battle with Miami GM Julio Becerra. This game won the tidy sum of $500. Ironically, this game received two first-place votes, while the GOTY didn't win any; the problem was that Becerra-Boskovic also received two eighth-place votes while no one voted Sammour-Hasbun's victory a place lower than fifth.
Sammour-Hasbun vs. Kuljasevic can be replayed here, Becerra-Boskovic here. The judges reports are here and here, respectively. And stay tuned for my coverage of these games on ChessVideos.tv.
Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on
Friday May 16, 2008 at 11:12am