A New "World Champion"

      The new 2010 Lechenicher SchachServer “World Champion” is LSS Senior Master Alex Bubir from Ukraine.  He won the title on Sonneborn-Berger tie breaks over LSS Email Master François Caire of Canada.  In this event Bubir scored +3 -1 =6 plus picked up an additional 4 points on forfeit.

       Bubir finished second in the 2005 tournament and his son Sergei won the 2008 finals. Caire seems to have actually had better results, scoring +4 -1 =6 (plus 3 forfeit win), but lost his individual game to Bubir.
       Bubir’s ICCF rating is 2553; he does not appear to have an FIDE rating.

1-2 Alex Bubir (2457) 10.0

1-2 Francois Caire (2475) 10.0

3-5 Atilla Mesaros (2501 9.0

3-5 Hermann Hartl (2483) 9.0

3-5 Sergei Bubir (2471) 9.0

6-7 Ulrich Haug (2411) 8.5

6-7 Vladimir Tasic (2574) 8.5

8 Peter Duas (2421) 8.0

9-12 Peter Schuster (2407) 7.5

9-12 Bjoern Holzhauer (2225) 7.5

9-12 Juan Contreras (2309) 7.5

9-12 Gordon Evans (2235) 7.5

Three players withdrew so I have not listed their 'results.'