Hello Chess players on Hive 👋
Yesterday, we continued Season 2 of the HiveChess Saturday Weekly Tournament with Round 4. This round featured strong streaks at the top,A first time winner, and importantly players fought hard for every point.
Link to the tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/j6T0FAbt
Top 10 Players
| # | Lichess | Hive | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | queen5layer | 52 | 2492 | |
| 2 | IM_Odnoobraz | 40 | 2559 | |
| 3 | jaki01 | 39 | 2304 | |
| 4 | FCastro17 | 29 | 2053 | |
| 5 | tortyllan | 27 | 2125 | |
| 6 | SouthGamer | 17 | 1995 | |
| 7 | MixzyRagnal | 16 | 1754 | |
| 8 | stayoutoftherz | 15 | 1944 | |
| 9 | fiona777 | 15 | 1399 | |
| 10 | odic3o | 14 | 1842 |
Congratulations to queen5layer (@chessdev17) for a dominant first-place finish, scoring 52 points with impressive consistency throughout the arena. Also his first tournament win on Hive!
IM Odnoobraz (@maestroask) secured second place with a strong performance, while
@jaki01 finished closed 3rd place. Well played to everyone who participated. Thanks to everyone that also writes articles and spread the news about the tournament.
Prizes
Placement Prizes
1st – 15 HIVE – @chessdev17
2nd – 13 HIVE – @maestroask
3rd – 9 HIVE – @jaki01
4th – 7 HIVE – @fcastro177
5th – 3.5 HIVE – @dhilan04
6th – 3.5 HIVE – @stayoutoftherz
7th – 3.5 HIVE – @lighteye
8th – 3.5 HIVE – @stranger27
9th – 3.5 HIVE – @justola1
10th – 3.5 HIVE – @lailawrites
Rating Prizes
Best U2000 – 5 HIVE – @southgamer
Best U1800 – 5 HIVE – @mixzyragnal
Best U1500 – 5 HIVE – @fiona777
Total Distributed: 80 HIVE
Thanks to everyone who played! The consistency and competitiveness continue to define the HiveChess weekly events. Looking forward to even stronger rounds ahead.
If you’re new, please read the tournament information below to get started.
Tournament Details
- We play every Saturday at 15:00 GMT
- We play on https://lichess.org
- To start on Lichess, read the introduction post.
- Register with your Lichess username in the comments if your name isn’t on the mention list
- Total play time is 1 hour and 10 minutes. Time control varies with each round
- Feel free to post your tournament experience in the comments or on our Discord channel. Quality posts will get curated
- Join our Team Page to participate in team events
- For more info, read Introducing a New HiveChess Weekly Event