axis & allies [Updated October 2003]  

2003 WBC Report     

 2004 Status: pending 2004 GM commitment

Philip Shea - VA

2003 Champion

2nd: Bryan Fitzpatrick, VA

3rd: Phil Rennert, MD

4th: Joe Powell, VA

5th: Eric Lind, CA

6th: Russell Vane, VA

Event History
1999    Kevin Keller     43
2000    Tim Rothenhoefer     43
2001    Patrick Mirk     41
2002    Phil Rennert     50
2003    Philip Shea     34


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 Laurels
Rank Name

From

Last
Total
 1. Kevin Keller

MD

01
90
 2. Phil Rennert

MD

03
84
 3. Philip Shea

VA

03
72
 4. Pat Mirk

FL

02
66
 5. Tim Rothenhoefer

MD

00
60
 6. Joe Powell

VA

03
54
 7. Brian Fitzpatrick

VA

03
54
 8. Jeff King

ME

02
36
 9. Alfred Wong

IL

01
30
10. Don Tatum

MD

02
24
11. Phil Rollins

ME

00
24
12. John Sharp III

FL

00
18
13. Mike Terrana

GA

99
18
14. Eric Lind

CA

03
12
15. Joe Collinson

MD

01
12
16. Barry Shoults

MI

99
12
17. Richard Beyma

MD

99
  9
18. Russell Vane

VA

03
  6
19. David Huss

NY

01
  6
20. John Koskl

MD

00
  6
21. Rich Curtin

NY

99
  6
22. Kevin McCarthy

OH

99
  3

Past Winners

Kevin Keller - MD
1999

Tim Rothenhoefer - MD
2000

Patrick Mirk - FL
2001

Phil Rennert - MD
2002
 


six rounds of swiss action

This year's tournament was attended by players from as far away as Florida, Wisconsin, and California. Although participation was smaller than last year, the field included all of the best players from the past couple of tournaments. Unfortunately, illness caused one past champion, Pat Mirk, to drop out after the first day. Former GM John Sharp played in the first round, to help keep the numbers up! We thank him for his gracious service over the past several years.

Philip Shea defeated all six opponents to amass 617 points and take the Wood for Best Player. During his undefeated run, Philip played the Allies five times, also earning the Eisenhower award for best Allied play. Assistant GM Brian Fitzpatrick finished second at 5-1, losing only to Shea. Shea and Fitzpatrick both employed the style they've learned in the excellent A&A competition at the Game Parlor in Chantilly, Virginia, which emphasizes economic superiority and building plenty of infantry.

The defending champion, Phil Rennert, came in third with 418 points, losing only to Shea and Fitzpatrick. Joe Powell, finishing 4-2 with 412 points, beat out Eric Lind's 4-2/ 417 points for fourth place because Powell won their head to head contest. Russell Vane claimed the sixth and final wood with 318 points. Joe Powell and Russell Vane tied for the Hitler/Tojo award for the most wins as an Axis player.

Although the bids were much higher this year, averaging 17.23, the Axis still won only 45% of the games, the same as last year, when the average bid was 13.44. The most popular bid was 18. Of the ten 20-point bids, the Allies won a surprising seven.

The Rules of Arbitration designed by Philip and Brian seemed to be successful, as there were few disputes over games that had to be adjudicated because of time. The new point system, giving players100 points for each win and one point for each win by an opponent, also seemed to work out well. If anyone has any suggestions on how to improve the new systems, please e-mail me at the address below.

This was my first year as the GM. I enjoyed the experience very much and will be repeating next year when I hope to make Axis and Allies a Pre-con event. The competition takes up two full days, and a large number of people let me know they chose not to play because of conflicts with other games.

 GM      Philip Shea  [1st Year]   NA  
    Ptshea@netzero.net   NA

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