Olympiad Qualifiers Final phase.

The final phase of the olympiad qualifiers will take place this weekend at the KCB sports club. The top 5 will qualify for the Dresden Olympiad.

List of top 10 players who qualified for the above event
1: Magana - 2286
2: Gilruth - 2278
3: Nguku - 22724: Ateka - 2234
5: Gohil - 2186
6: Omolo - 2182
7: Gateri - 2181
8: Mukabi - 2160
9: Apiri - 2107
10: Githinji - 2089

Parings:

RD1: 1 - 10, 2 - 9, 3 - 8, 4 - 7, 5 - 6
RD2: 10 - 6, 7 - 5, 8 - 4, 9 - 3, 1 - 2
RD3: 2 - 10, 3 - 1, 4 - 9, 5 - 8, 6 - 7
RD4: 10 - 7, 8 - 6, 9 - 5, 1 - 4, 2 - 3
RD5: 3 - 10, 4 - 2, 5 - 1, 6 - 9, 7 - 8
RD6: 10 - 8, 9 - 7, 1 - 6, 2 - 5, 3 - 4
RD7: 4 - 10, 5 - 3, 6 - 2, 7 - 1, 8 - 9
RD8: 10 - 9, 1 - 8, 2 - 7, 3 - 6, 4 - 5
RD9: 5 - 10, 6 - 4, 7 - 3, 8 - 2, 9 - 1

Dates: May 1,2,3 and 4Venue: Kenya Commercial Bank Sports Club,Nairobi

Mode: Round-robin

Time Control: 90 mins per play to finish per gameFIDE RULES TO BE STRICTLY ADHERED

Top five players qualify for the Olympiad.Tie-break system to bediscussed with players before start of round one.Players to report at 8am onThursday 1st May 2008 to discuss the tie-break system.Games to start at 8.30am everyday

Arbiters: Isaac Babu and Fredrick Orawo