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Atviras Lietuvos šachmatų "Žaibo" čempionatas

Last update 09.12.2018 13:53:03, Creator/Last Upload: IA Paliulionis Raimondas (LTU)

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No. NameRtgFED1.Rd2.Rd3.Rd4.Rd5.Rd6.Rd7.Rd8.Rd9.Rd10.Rd11.RdPts.Rk. TB1  TB2  TB3 
1
IMLaurušas Tomas2500LTU 90w1 44b1 22w1 12b½ 26w1 8b½ 11w1 10b1 2w1 6b1 5w½9,5174,58068,00
2
IMPultinevičius Paulius2484LTU 91b1 46w1 23b1 13w1 15b1 6w1 5b½ 9w1 1b0 24w1 7w½92818668,00
3
Šetkauskas Vaidas2385LTU 92w1 45b1 24w0 70b1 35w1 20b1 13w0 30b½ 26w1 14b1 6w18,5672,577,557,50
4
IMGrekh Andrey2376UKR176b1 48w1 25b1 15w0 38b0 55w1 42b1 36w1 7b½ 17w1 9b07,51867,572,545,25
5
FMRoshka Yevgeniy2371UKR 93w1 49b1 28w1 14b1 8w½ 24b1 2w½ 13b0 16w1 15b1 1b½8,5476,581,560,50
6
IMSakalauskas Vaidas2360LTU 94b1 50w1 29b1 17w1 61b1 2b0 14w1 15w1 13b1 1w0 3b08878,583,556,50
7
Brazdžionis Andrius2353LTU 95w1 51b1 32w1 19b1 24w½ 11b0 26w1 12b1 4w½ 13w1 2b½8,5376,583,563,75
8
Mickevičius Juras2345LTU 96b1 52w1 31b1 42w1 5b½ 1w½ 15b0 38w½ 51b½ 50w½ 33b17,51672,578,550,75
9
GMMališauskas Vidmantas2342LTU 97w1 53b1 34w1 24b0 36w1 22b1 16w1 2b0 20w1 37b½ 4w18,55737958,00
10
FMChocenka Dmitrijus2327LTU 98b1 54w1 33b1 61w0 42b1 27w1 77b1 1w0 24w0 34b1 16w0727707542,50
11
FMKlabis Rokas2321LTU 99w1 55b1 37w½ 30b1 12w1 7w1 1b0 24b0 35w1 18b1 15w07,515788353,50
12
FMYurovskykh Oleksandr2289UKR100b1 56w1 35b1 1w½ 11b0 41w1 33b1 7w0 38b1 61w½ 64b1811727752,75
13
FMLimontas Martynas2256LTU101w1 57b1 39w1 2b0 37w1 38b1 3b1 5w1 6w0 7b0 95w18977,582,557,00
14
FMVedrickas Tautvydas2242LTU102b1 59w1 38b1 5w0 44b1 61w1 6b0 51w½ 86b1 3w0 35b17,5177176,547,75
15
Klimčiauskas Domantas2228LTU103w1 58b1 41w1 4b1 2w0 51b1 8w1 6b0 30w1 5w0 11b1810768155,50
16
Narmontas Tauras2186LTU104b1 61w0 82w1 58b1 39w1 59b1 9b0 64w1 5b0 42w1 10b181368,573,549,50
17
Stauskas Lukas2180LTU105w1 60b1 43w1 6b0 41w½ 45b1 24w0 59b1 52w1 4b0 36w17,5196772,546,00
18
Skrebnevskis Romanas2149LTU106b1 63w1 42b0 59w0 93b1 56w1 47b1 61w½169b1 11w0 39b17,5226366,543,50
19
Baliasnyj Timur2147LTU128w1 62b1 87w1 7w0 50b1 77w0 51b0 66b1 59w1 64w0 65b172967,571,541,50
20
Gayun Dmytro2145UKR107b1 65w1 61b0 67w1 52b1 3w0 53b1 77w1 9b0 51w½ 50b06,54269,574,539,25
21
WIMLimontaitė Simona2135LTU108w1 64b½ 70w0147w1 71b0101b1 89w1 45b½ 60w½ 58b1 74w06,55063,56837,25
22
FMViškelis Darius2127LTU109b1 67w1 1b0 69w1 56b1 9w0 52b½ 57w1 61b0 71w1 51b06,5417074,538,75
23
Batkovskytė Dominyka2117LTU110w1 66b1 2w0 60b1 45w½ 81b1 30w0 52b0176w1 68b1141w17,52164,568,542,00
24
Žukauskas Arnas Povilas2091LTU 84b1 69w1 3b1 9w1 7b½ 5w0 17b1 11w1 10b1 2b0 37w½8778,583,557,75
25
Šumskis Rimvydas2051LTU111w1 68b1 4w0 66b1 51w0 60b0 85w0109w1 93b1 76b0 91w059859,563,525,50
26
Ketlėrius Arijus2036LTU112b1 71w½ 78b1169w1 1b0 86w1 7b0 69w1 3b0 52w1 89b½726717642,50
27
Čeponis Tadas2032LTU113w1 70b½ 64w1 37b½ 53w1 10b0 59w0 72b½ 89w0132b1 68w½66164,569,536,25
28
Ušakovas Jevgenijus2030LTU114b1 73w1 5b0 77w0 94b1 69w0 93b1 70w0 90b1 66w0 96b0594616525,50
29
Žvirblis Andrius2018LTU115w1 72b1 6w0 68b½ 70w½ 64b0 87w1 74b0 92w1141b0 99w166263,567,532,00
30
Mitusov Semen2005UKR116b½133w1 71b1 11w0 82b1169w1 23b1 3w½ 15b0 77w1 61b181269,57451,75
31
Tilvikas Justas2005LTU117w1 74b1 8w0 72b1 59w0 66b1 60w1 37b0 62w1 95b0 70w06586670,535,00
32
AIMMalynovskyi Rostyslav1992UKR118b1 75w1 7b0 73w1 77b0 78w1 61b0 71w0 96b1 67w1 62b173165,569,540,00
33
Pidlužnij Gleb1988LTU119w1 76b1 10w0 74b1 81w½ 95b1 12w0141b1 37w0 60b1 8w06,5436973,540,00
34
WIMZaksaitė Salomeja1984LTU120b1 77w1 9b0 78w1 86b½ 71w½ 64b0 73w1 70b1 10w0 66b1728687343,75
35
Miknevičius Laurynas1981LTU121w1 79b1 12w0 76b1 3b0 73w1 69b½ 84w1 11b0 72w1 14w06,54964,56935,00
36
Jalanskij Sergej1962LTU122b1 78w0 90b1 83w1 9b0 75w1 70b1 4b0 74w½ 86w1 17b06,544697339,75
37
Stremavičius Pijus1959LTU165b1 80w1 11b½ 27w½ 13b0 85w1 71b1 31w1 33b1 9w½ 24b½814687148,00
38
Jukšta Karolis1957LTU123w1 81b1 14w0 79b1 4w1 13w0 76b1 8b½ 12w0 74b0 82w16,545687237,25
39
Šalna Aleksandras1954LTU124b1 83w1 13b0 84w1 16b0 88w½ 90b1 86w0 80b1169w1 18w06,5486570,537,75
40
Sivickij Edvard1952LTU125w1 87b0 92w1 81b0130w1 70b0 94w1 85b1 95w0 97b0104w1667586331,00
41
Valantiejus Vaidotas1941LTU126b1 86w1 15b0 88w1 17b½ 12b0 95w½ 75w1 64b0 70w0 93b165668,572,535,25
42
Paulauskas Andrius1934LTU127w1 89b1 18w1 8b0 10w0 72b1 4w0 92b1108w1 16b0 71w0657677134,00
43
Savickienė Viktorija1934LTU129b1 88w1 17b0 86w0 96b1 90w½102b1169w0 83b1 89w0 72b16,55162,56837,75
44
Mankauskas Donatas1926LTU130w1 1w0 91b1 87b1 14w0 74b½108w½ 89b½ 72w0 84w1 86b05,58466,571,532,75
45
Poška Karolis1917LTU131b1 3w0 93b1100w1 23b½ 17w0106b1 21w½ 71b0 73w1 75b06606569,532,50
46
Dobryninas Julianas1913LTU132w1 2b0 95w½ 85b0145b0138w1101w0158b½127w1125b½130w½510656,560,526,00
47
Žalimaitė Ieva1906LTU133b½116w1169b0124w1 85b½ 99w1 18w0 95b0 87w1 81b1 76w17366064,538,75
48
Bagdanskis Dangis1901LTU134w1 4b0 99w½ 95b0124w1108b½ 92w0115b1 97w0113b1105w0510756,56023,50
49
Vaškevičius Augustas1900LTU135b1 5w0100b0121w½129b½125w1 96b0118w1102b0120w1107b1669576130,00
50
Hryshchenko Kamila1894UKR136w1 6b0101w1108b1 19w0 76b0 97w1 99b1132w1 8b½ 20w17,52361,566,541,75
51
Koliasnikovas Aironas1885LTU137b1 7w0104b1107w1 25b1 15w0 19w1 14b½ 8w½ 20b½ 22w17,52066,570,543,25
52
Domalchuk-Jonasson Aleksandr1872UKR138w1 8b0105w1117b1 20w0 87b1 22w½ 23w1 17b0 26b0 88w16,54765,57038,25
53
Narmontas Raimondas1871LTU139b1 9w0106b1115w1 27b0145w1 20w0108b0 99w1 85b1 77b067156,560,527,50
54
Sutkevičius Juozas1871LTU140w1 10b0108w0123b1 92w1 89b0 99w0117b0134w1116b1124w051135356,522,00
55
Kozachenko Sofia1870UKR141b1 11w0107b0122w1100b1 4b0103w1 76w1 77b0 75w0108b166361,565,531,50
56
Velioniškis Robertas1865LTU142w1 12b0110w1119b1 22w0 18b0107w1132b0103w1105b1 97w173857,56134,00
57
Šimkūnaitė Gabija1855LTU144w1 13w0109b1130b½ 95w0119b1121w1 22b0105w½108b1102w173757,561,534,50
58
Glebavičius Laurynas1843LTU145b1 15w0111b1 16w0102b½106w0125b1 91w1 84b1 21w0 90b16,55360,564,534,50
59
Indriūnas Matas1839LTU146w1 14b0113w1 18b1 31b1 16w0 27b1 17w0 19b0102w0100b165965,568,532,50
60
Šarauskas Andrius1836LTU147b1 17w0112b1 23w0104b1 25w1 31b0 96w1 21b½ 33w0169b05,58561,56628,75
61
Samunenkov Ihor1833UKR148w1 16b1 20w1 10b1 6w0 14b0 32w1 18b½ 22w1 12b½ 30w0725747745,75
62
WFMŠibajeva Marija1830LTU149b1 19w0115b0125w0143b1118w1111b1116w1 31b0176b1 32w068251,554,524,50
63
AIMRamanauskaitė Giedrė1829LTU150w1 18b0117w0127b1101w½121b0105w0138b1124w0130b0170w03,515453,556,515,00
64
Bagvilas Lukas1829LTU151b1 21w½ 27b0116w1 99b½ 29w1 34w1 16b0 41w1 19b1 12w073464,569,541,75
65
Shalabayev Syrym1823LTU152w1 20b0119w0132b0144w1115b1129w1176b0104w1136b1 19w068152,556,528,50
66
Vardanyan Aras1823LTU153b1 23w0118b1 25w0107b1 31w0145b1 19w0112b1 28b1 34w067056,560,528,00
67
Norkūnas Domas1820LTU154w1 22b0121w1 20b0108w0117b1132w0120b1113w1 32b0125w0510955,55822,00
68
Maziukas Kasparas1817LTU155b1 25w0120b1 29w½169b0102w0140b1106w1 88b1 23w0 27b½67256,559,528,50
69
Mecelica Erikas1815LTU156w1 24b0123w1 22b0109w1 28b1 35w½ 26b0141w0 88b0136w½51005962,523,00
70
Muralis Aloyzas1809LTU157b1 27w½ 21b1 3w0 29b½ 40w1 36w0 28b1 34w0 41b1 31b173563,56638,00
71
Povilaitis Tomas1797LTU158w1 26b½ 30w0142b1 21w1 34b½ 37w0 32b1 45w1 22b0 42b17306770,541,00
72
Kadonas Kęstutis1793LTU159b1 29w0125b1 31w0111b1 42w0147b1 27w½ 44b1 35b0 43w05,589576127,00
73
Labanauskas Dovydas1788LTU160w1 28b0127w1 32b0110w1 35b0136w1 34b0116w1 45b0132w1678555826,50
74
Mickus Benas1788LTU161b1 31w0128b1 33w0112b1 44w½116b½ 29w1 36b½ 38w1 21b17,52457,560,539,50
75
Kalinauskas Vytautas1780LTU162w1 32b0130w0134b1115w1 36b0159w1 41b0117w1 55b1 45w17405356,532,00
76
Jasiūnas Raimundas1774LTU163b1 33w0131b1 35w0118b1 50w1 38w0 55b0128b1 25w1 47b0668586229,50
77
Pilipuitis Mantas1770LTU164w1 34b0138w1 28b1 32w1 19b1 10w0 20b0 55w1 30b0 53w17336567,539,00
78
Makackas Povilas1759LTU166w1 36b1 26w0 34b0117w1 32b0176w0123b1136w0122b1158w167555,55927,50
79
Ežerinskis Žilvinas1756LTU167b1 35w0140b1 38w0125b½116w0109b0172w1106b1 90w0138b04,513252,55619,50
80
Petkevičiūtė Justina1746LTU168w1 37b0142w½ 99b0138w1130b0119w1101b1 39w0 91b0106w15,592545623,25
81
Segal Vladimir1746LTU143b1 38w0141b1 40w1 33b½ 23w0169b0102w½145b1 47w0112b166461,564,530,75
82
Dičiūnas Valdas1736LTU169b½171w1 16b0129w1 30w0135b0124w1105b0121w1109w1 38b05,5866164,528,25
83
Macionis Zigmas1729LTU170w1 39b0146w1 36b0119w½141b0158w1121b1 43w0124b½176w167356,559,528,25
84
Gucaga Augustas1722LTU 24w0132b1158w1 39b0135w½172b1130w1 35b0 58w0 44b0119w15,5905760,525,25
85
Gurevičius Arunas1717LTU171b½169w0133b1 46w1 47w½ 37b0 25b1 40w0147b1 53w0129b0510258,56224,25
86
Boyajyan David1707LTU172w1 41b0166w1 43b1 34w½ 26b0135w1 39b1 14w0 36b0 44w16,55460,56433,50
87
Kušner Michail1696LTU173b1 40w1 19b0 44w0147b1 52w0 29b0126w1 47b0128w1151b167755,55826,00
88
Bertavičius Vytautas1692LTU174w1 43b0170w1 41b0132w1 39b½141w0130b1 68w0 69w1 52b05,5885858,523,75
89
Vasiliauskas Domas1690LTU175b1 42w0147b0128w1140b1 54w1 21b0 44w½ 27b1 43b1 26w½73955,557,534,25
90
Likatavičius Rapolas1687LTU 1b0134w1 36w0136b1176w1 43b½ 39w0135b1 28w0 79b1 58w05,5876063,526,25
91
Voronov Vadim1685LTU 2w0136b1 44w0138b½141w0142b1172w1 58b0130w1 80w1 25b16,55557,56130,75
92
Žebelis Rimantas1678LTU 3b0135w1 40b0131w1 54b0120w1 48b1 42w0 29b0129w0109b151055761,524,00
93
Galpernas Aronas1669LTU 5b0137w1 45w0144b1 18w0122b1 28w0134b1 25w0117b1 41w0511054,55820,00
94
Zybartas Gintas1668LTU 6w0138b0150w1146b1 28w0123b1 40b0128w0129b0143b1122w1512148,551,517,00
95
Škerba Gediminas1667LTU 7b0139w1 46b½ 48w1 57b1 33w0 41b½ 47w1 40b1 31w1 13b0732657041,50
96
Kraujūnas Vladas1666LTU 8w0140b0151w1148b1 43w0126b1 49w1 60b0 32w0139b1 28w1674565928,00
97
Tykhonova Alesia1663UKR 9b0141w0153b1135w0146b1128w1 50b0129w1 48b1 40w1 56b0665606329,00
98
Braškys Tomas1658LTU 10w0142b0152w0157b1148w1129b0134w0154b1144w1158b0126b1512542,54516,00
99
Posaškov Nikita1653LTU 11b0143w1 48b½ 80w1 64w½ 47b0 54b1 50w0 53b0145w1 29b059560,563,523,50
100
Butvilaitė Berta Reja1651LTU 12w0144b1 49w1 45b0 55w0132b0139w0155b1152w1167b1 59w05111545721,00
101
Feofanov Boris1644LTU 13b0145w1 50b0137w1 63b½ 21w0 46b1 80w0125b0121w½127b1510855,55921,25
102
Mačiuitytė Greta1642LTU 14w0146b0154w1152b1 58w½ 68b1 43w0 81b½ 49w1 59b1 57b066658,56130,75
103
Venckevičius Justas1641LTU 15b0147w0155b1140w0150b1137w1 55b0139w1 56b0151w0128b15119515419,00
104
Visokinskas Gytautas1634LTU 16w0148b1 51w0156b1 60w0136b0154w1159b1 65b0147w1 40b0511253,55617,50
105
Baltrūnas Arvydas1627LTU 17b0149w1 52b0141w½172b0165w1 63b1 82w1 57b½ 56w0 48b167655,558,527,25
106
Kozachenko Maria1621UKR 18w0150b1 53w0158b½142w1 58b1 45w0 68b0 79w0135b1 80b04,5129555820,00
107
Liandzbergas Mykolas1618LTU 20w0152b1 55w1 51b0 66w0139b1 56b0147w0137b1170w1 49w0510457,561,524,00
108
Dailidėnas Justas1610LTU 21b0151w1 54b1 50w0 67b1 48w½ 44b½ 53w1 42b0 57w0 55w059759,564,526,25
109
AFMSteponavičius Algimantas1599LTU 22w0154b1 57w0159b1 69b0140w½ 79w1 25b0135w1 82b0 92w04,513451,55417,75
110
Barščiauskas Gintautas1592LTU 23b0153w1 56b0143w1 73b0147w0137b1145w0139b0138w0150b1414051,554,515,00
111
Čmilis Viktoras1574LTU 25b0155w1 58w0165b1 72w0164b1 62w0136b0158w0144b1131b0414248,55112,50
112
Matulaitis Vidmantas1572LTU 26w0156b1 60w0166b1 74w0176b0160w1167b1 66w0159b1 81w05116525518,00
113
Maziukaitė Kristina1561LTU 27b0157w1 59b0145w0151b1159w0144b1153w1 67b0 48w0137b151224850,520,50
114
Važgauskas Povilas1560LTU 28w0158b0156w0160b0162w0168b1152w0148b1155w0154b1161w14153363810,50
115
Fokaitė Gabrielė1547LTU 29b0159w1 62w1 53b0 75b0 65w0149b1 48w0151b0150b1139w0413753,556,516,50
116
Žilakauskis Steponas1543LTU 30w½ 47b0168w1 64b0158w1 79b1 74w½ 62b0 73b0 54w0145b1596606223,25
117
Šimaitė Meida1542LTU 31b0160w1 63b1 52w0 78b0 67w0151b1 54w1 75b0 93w0147b½4,513053,556,518,75
118
Makackienė Irena1536LTU 32w0162b1 66w0170b1 76w0 62b0156w1 49b0159w0152b1153w041395356,516,50
119
Gryga Daryna1529UKR 33b0161w1 65b1 56w0 83b½ 57w0 80b0125w0164b1140w1 84b04,51275759,519,00
120
Šatkauskas Egidijus1521LTU 34w0164b1 68w0176b0152w1 92b0161w1 67w0153b1 49b0159w151205052,518,50
121
Rauckytė Kamilė1519LTU 35b0163w1 67b0 49b½171w1 63w1 57b0 83w0 82b0101b½167w1511552,55620,50
122
Askinazi Feliksas1514LTU 36w0166b0157w1 55b0154w1 93w0153b0156b1162w1 78w0 94b041454749,512,50
123
Kružinauskas Stasys1512LTU 38b0165w1 69b0 54w0155b1 94w0166b1 78w0170b0153w0171b1414347,550,513,00
124
Pikšrys Rutenis1509LTU 39w0168b½172w1 47b0 48b0171w1 82b0140w1 63b1 83w½ 54b1683505224,00
125
Misiuk Martynas1503LTU 40b0167w1 72w0 62b1 79w½ 49b0 58w0119b1101w1 46w½ 67b1679545829,25
126
Stonys Vincas1496LTU 41w0170b0159w0161b1156w1 96w0165b1 87b0167w0155b1 98w0414945,548,512,50
127
Posaškov Sergej1485LTU 42b0173w1 73b0 63w0159b0153w0171b1160w1 46b0161b1101w041504446,512,00
128
Leclere Daniel1481LTU 19b0175w1 74w0 89b0160w1 97b0164w1 94b1 76w0 87b0103w04136555712,50
129
Norkeliūnas Matas1472LTU 43w0172b½171w1 82b0 49w½ 98w1 65b0 97b0 94w1 92b1 85w168053,55728,25
130
Peršinas Vilius1470LTU 44b0176w1 75b1 57w½ 40b0 80w1 84b0 88w0 91b0 63w1 46b½510158,56227,00
131
Ratkevičius Andrius1453LTU 45w0174b1 76w0 92b0164w0154b0155w0142b1156w1162b1111w151264040,515,50
132
Vainermanas Berelis1439LTU 46b0 84w0160b1 65w1 88b0100w1 67b1 56w1 50b0 27w0 73b0510358,561,526,00
133
Staponas Žygimantas1430LTU 47w½ 30b0 85w0171b0168w1158b0167w0164b½157w½172b1142w14,513544,546,515,00
134
Kanapinskas Valentinas1429LTU 48b0 90b0161w1 75w0165b0155w1 98b1 93w0 54b0166w½140b03,515946,549,512,75
135
Kuznecovas Kevinas1424LTU 49w0 92b0162w1 97b1 84b½ 82w1 86b0 90w0109b0106w0166b14,51315356,521,75
136
Karpiejus Edvardas1417LTU 50b0 91w0163b1 90w0166b1104w1 73b0111w1 78b1 65w0 69b½5,59155,55925,00
137
Bubnys Marius1391LTU 51w0 93b0164w1101b0167w1103b0110w0161b1107w0163b1113w0414447,55013,50
138
Januškevičius Mantas1364LTU 52b0 94w1 77b0 91w½ 80b0 46b0142w1 63w0172b1110b1 79w15,5935154,523,75
139
Vižinis Jonas1342LTU 53w0 95b0165w0162b1170w1107w0100b1103b0110w1 96w0115b15118515422,00
140
Misiuk Monika1332LTU 54b0 96w1 79w0103b1 89w0109b½ 68w0124b0171w1119b0134w14,51335255,520,25
141
Viliamas Dovydas1319LTU 55w0 97b1 81w0105b½ 91b1 83w1 88b1 33w0 69b1 29w1 23b06,552626738,00
142
Karaliūtė Vestina1290LTU 56b0 98w1 80b½ 71w0106b0 91w0138b0131w0173b1164w1133b03,51565355,512,75
143
Biveynis Alexander1286LTU 81w0 99b0167w1110b0 62w0156b0157w1162b0160b1 94w0152w0316344,5479,50
144
Gerasimov Igor1273LTU 57b0100w0173b1 93w0 65b0157b1113w0166w1 98b0111w0155b141484648,511,50
145
Bugajecas Valerijus1272LTU 58w0101b0174w1113b1 46w1 53b0 66w0110b1 81w0 99b0116w0413853,55414,50
146
Jeriominas Jurijus1272LTU 59b0102w1 83b0 94w0 97w0160b0162w0168b1163w0156b0173w13162464810,50
147
Karalius Algirdas1262LTU 60w0103b1 89w1 21b0 87w0110b1 72w0107b1 85w0104b0117w½4,5128555923,25
148
Rusteika Paulius1254LTU 61b0104w0175b1 96w0 98b0161b0163w0114w0174b1165w1162b031684343,55,50
149
Dobrovolskis Vincentas1240LTU 62w0105b0176w0164b0163w1162b1115w0170b0161w0160b1156w½3,516043,54612,75
150
Antužis Danielius1236LTU 63b0106w0 94b0163w1103w0167b0170w0174b1165b1115w0110w031704242,57,50

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Annotation:
Tie Break1: Buchholz Tie-Breaks (variabel With parameter)
Tie Break2: Buchholz Tie-Breaks (variabel With parameter)
Tie Break3: Sonneborn-Berger-Tie-Break variable