Congratulations to Stockfish for capturing the first stage qualifying round top spot with 7.5 points out of a possible 9. A close second was Chiron who fought tooth and nail against any chance of a draw winning every game but two. Round 9 continues into Christmas day and it is expected that the group stage will start a few days after.
Here is Chiron's win over Komodo to cement clear second place in the qualifying round and top seed in Tier A's group B:
[Event "[28] UCECL Season 1 - Round 1 - Qualification and Seeding - (12/15/13)"]
[Site "Local computer"]
[Date "2013.12.24"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Chiron 2 64bit"]
[Black "Komodo 5 64-bit "]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Taimanov (Bastrikov) variation"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Ndb5 Qb8 7. Be3 a6
8. Nd4 Nf6 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. a4 h6 11. h3 O-O 12. O-O Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Be5 14.
Be3 d5 15. exd5 exd5 16. f4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Bd7 18. Bd4 Qd6 19. Be5 Qc6 20.
Kh2 Ne4 21. c4 Be6 22. f5 dxc4 23. Qg4 Ng5 24. h4 cxd3 25. hxg5 Bd5 26.
Bxg7 Rfe8 27. gxh6 Kh7 28. cxd3 Qd6+ 29. g3 Re3 30. Rae1 Bf3 31. Qc4 Rxd3
32. Rf2 Bc6 33. Rg1 Qd7 34. Qg4 Rg8 35. Kh3 Bxa4 36. Rff1 b5 37. Qf4 a5 38.
Ra1 Rc8 39. Qg5 Rf3 40. Rgf1 Rxf1 41. Rxf1 Bc2 42. Bf8 Qd4 43. Rf4 Qc3 44.
Qg7+ Qxg7 45. hxg7 Kg8 46. f6 Bh7 47. Rd4 b4 48. Kg4 Bc2 49. Kf4 Rc6 50.
Bd6 b3 51. Be7 Rc8 52. Ba3 Ra8 53. Bb2 Rb8 54. Rd5 Ra8 55. Ke3 Bg6 56. Kd4
a4 57. Kc3 Be4 58. Rh5 Bh7 59. Re5 Rb8 60. Ra5 Be4 61. Rxa4 Rc8+ 62. Kd2
Rd8+ 63. Ke3 Bg6 64. Rh4 Bh7 65. g4 Re8+ 66. Kf3 Rd8 67. g5 Rd3+ 68. Kg4
Rd7 69. Rh1 Rc7 70. g6 fxg6 71. Rd1 Kf7 72. Rd8 g5 73. Rf8+ Ke6 74. Rh8
Rc4+ 75. Kg3 Bg8 76. Rxg8 Kf5 77. f7 Rg4+ 78. Kf3 Rf4+ 79. Ke3 Re4+ 80. Kd3
Ra4 81. f8=Q+ Kg4 82. Ke3 Rf4 83. Rh8 Rf2 84. g8=Q Rxf8 85. Qxf8 Kg3 86.
Qf3# 1-0
Here is Chiron's win over Komodo to cement clear second place in the qualifying round and top seed in Tier A's group B:
[Event "[28] UCECL Season 1 - Round 1 - Qualification and Seeding - (12/15/13)"]
[Site "Local computer"]
[Date "2013.12.24"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Chiron 2 64bit"]
[Black "Komodo 5 64-bit "]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Taimanov (Bastrikov) variation"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Ndb5 Qb8 7. Be3 a6
8. Nd4 Nf6 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. a4 h6 11. h3 O-O 12. O-O Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Be5 14.
Be3 d5 15. exd5 exd5 16. f4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Bd7 18. Bd4 Qd6 19. Be5 Qc6 20.
Kh2 Ne4 21. c4 Be6 22. f5 dxc4 23. Qg4 Ng5 24. h4 cxd3 25. hxg5 Bd5 26.
Bxg7 Rfe8 27. gxh6 Kh7 28. cxd3 Qd6+ 29. g3 Re3 30. Rae1 Bf3 31. Qc4 Rxd3
32. Rf2 Bc6 33. Rg1 Qd7 34. Qg4 Rg8 35. Kh3 Bxa4 36. Rff1 b5 37. Qf4 a5 38.
Ra1 Rc8 39. Qg5 Rf3 40. Rgf1 Rxf1 41. Rxf1 Bc2 42. Bf8 Qd4 43. Rf4 Qc3 44.
Qg7+ Qxg7 45. hxg7 Kg8 46. f6 Bh7 47. Rd4 b4 48. Kg4 Bc2 49. Kf4 Rc6 50.
Bd6 b3 51. Be7 Rc8 52. Ba3 Ra8 53. Bb2 Rb8 54. Rd5 Ra8 55. Ke3 Bg6 56. Kd4
a4 57. Kc3 Be4 58. Rh5 Bh7 59. Re5 Rb8 60. Ra5 Be4 61. Rxa4 Rc8+ 62. Kd2
Rd8+ 63. Ke3 Bg6 64. Rh4 Bh7 65. g4 Re8+ 66. Kf3 Rd8 67. g5 Rd3+ 68. Kg4
Rd7 69. Rh1 Rc7 70. g6 fxg6 71. Rd1 Kf7 72. Rd8 g5 73. Rf8+ Ke6 74. Rh8
Rc4+ 75. Kg3 Bg8 76. Rxg8 Kf5 77. f7 Rg4+ 78. Kf3 Rf4+ 79. Ke3 Re4+ 80. Kd3
Ra4 81. f8=Q+ Kg4 82. Ke3 Rf4 83. Rh8 Rf2 84. g8=Q Rxf8 85. Qxf8 Kg3 86.
Qf3# 1-0