December 2002
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The FICS SR Team

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TEAM 45 45 LEAGUE

The 16th edition of the 45 45 League has finished play.
One of FICS's teams has won the league championship!
Congratulations to The Lumbering Wombats (one of the U1300 teams) who defeated thier counterparts from ICC to take the championship. Way to go! :)

The 45 45 League is a competition for those who like the slower time controls. Teams of up to 6 players (only 4 get to play in a match) compete in divisional play for the right to play for ther server championship, and the winner of the server championship gets the right to compete against a team from ICC for the league championship.

Teams are divided up, according to the average of their top 4 boards. This year, for the first time on FICS, there were three different rating categories: U2000, U1600, and U1300. The U1300 division was the newbie division this year, allowing lower-rated players to compete without being overwhelmed.

The newest season begins December 12th.

Here are the standings from the 16th season:

Redwood Division (FICS) 6 rounds
A Patchwork Orange 3.5 MP 14.5 GP Division Champion
Server Champion
League Runnerup
Chessfield Bears 3.0 MP 13.0 GP  
The Hardcore Pawns 2.5 MP 8.5 GP  
Cypress Division (FICS) 6 rounds
Chess Tigers 4.5 MP 13.0 GP Division Champion
Server Runnerup
The Chessperados 4.0 MP 15.5 GP  
The Impervious  
Strangulators 3.5 MP 15.0 GP  
Patzer Posse 0 MP 4.5 GP  
Gobi Division (FICS) 6 rounds
The Kibitzers 5.0 MP 16.5 GP Division Champion
Server Champion
League Runnerup
Annas Bananas 4.5 MP 14.5 GP  
Patchworks 1.5 MP 10.0 GP  
The Poison Pawns 1.0 MP 7.0 GP  
Neutrino Division (FICS) 6 rounds
Lumbering Wombats 3.5 MP 12.5 GP Division Champion
Server Champion
League Champion
Patchworks Patzers 2.5 MP 11.5 GP  

For more information about the 45 45 League, please go to: the 45 45 League page.

And for those who enjoy the more leisurely rate of play, you are welcome to join ch 90, the STC_Bunch channel. For more information on the STC Bunch, feel free to message rgadoury.

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