Exist November Masters Cup 2008, Round 1
The November Exist Masters Cup 2008 is now ongoing and we have quite a tough field, leading to one exciting competition. Round 1 has just concluded, and the results have stalwarts Cata and Nuks being joined by the solid Eyds, Marjun, and Chris on top of the heap with dark horse Rey also gaining the upper hand in his match.
Cata employed an early bishop sacrifice for shock value, and Nap tried to maneuver his way into a comfortable position but fell due to a late-game attack aggravated by time pressure. Nuks and Julz battled it out furiously, taking less than 10 minutes for the entire game but Nuks prevailed through some nifty tactics. Chris and Eyds capitalized on early mistakes by their opponents and cruised comfortably. Marjun and Venz played an exciting matchup with the advantage shifting back and forth, but Venz failed to cover some crucial squares during the endgame which allowed Marjun a fatal checkmate.
The results:
| White | Black | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Marlon | Rey | 0-1, Resignation |
| Chris | Mang Lucio | 1-0, Checkmate |
| Jonas | Eyds | 0-1, Checkmate |
| Cata | Nap | 1-0, Resignation |
| Marjun | Venz | 1-0, Checkmate |
| Julz | Nuks | 0-1, Checkmate |
Round 2 is already under way and I’ll be posting the thrilling results soon!
Edit: Thanks Julz for pointing my attention at the mistake in the Cata-Nap match!
