Round 6 - Riverside-Brookfield

Liang, Edmond, Alex, Slav, and Mohammed have taken their matches.  Jayce and Aamir are both up on time, while material looks even.  Christian is up a piece and even on time.  I have been pulling for every player every game, not because I want to hurt our honorable opponents, but because I want to see every player win, without exception.  Now, another motivation for maximizing points is to gain the highest tiebreaks possible.  There will be a single team whose tiebreaks do not effect overall placing, the team that wins every match.  For the rest of us, overall placing depends on our performance, weighted by the performance of our opponents.  Due to this factor, every team winds up rooting for the teams they have played against once their match is over.  So I am rooting for Stevenson against Niles North--in fact, rooting for them to win it all.  It is possible, I believe.  Stevenson has taken the first points in their match-up.  However, Rosen is still playing, and the other boards show time advantages for Niles North.