USCF 2010 Absolute Correspondence Chess Tournament

Alex Dunne has announced in the December "The Check is in the Mail" that he is accepting bids for the 2010 USCF Absolute. Click USCF Home, Activties & Interests, Correspondence Chess, CC News & Alex Dunne Columns, or follow this link. See the qualifications below and send Alex an email to let him know ("bid") that you want to play. Alex's message:

"At the end of this month (approximately) the yearly ratings for CC players will come out. At that time, I will be selecting the highest-rated applicants to the 2010 Absolute. There will be a $500 prize fund (Thanks to Keith Rodriguez, Abe Wilson, Robert Rizzo, David Sogin, Corky Schakel, and Joan DuBois!). If your rating is over 2200, send in your bid to be accepted as one of the thirteen Absolute players for 2010. No entry fee!"

2009 USCF Absolute--Correspondence Chess

These are the standings of the 2009 USCF Absolute, the USCF's top level correspondence chess tournament, as of today with 9 games remaining. It's a four-player race for first, with David Sogin having the highest potential score. The number in parentheses after each player's score indicates the number of unfinished games. Crosstable.

1 Walters 2158 7.5 (1)
2 SM Brandhorst 2293 7 (0)
3 Ballow 7 (0)
4 Wilson 6.5 (2)
5 O'Hare 2369 6.5 (2)
6 Sogin 2287 6 (3)
7 Anderson 2281 6 (1)
8 Van Enk 2301 5.5 (1)
9 IM Miettinen 2291 5.5 (1)
10 Greene 2295 5.5 (0)
11 Rhodes 3 (0)
12 Poole 2.5 (1)
13 Shipman 2219 0.5 (6)