Dear chess fans,
yesterday the second round of season 17 "x4" was played as a 3+3 arena. For the rules please refer to the announcement post. This time only 13 players (with an average rating of 1777) were participating. This is very disappointing given the efforts I have made to make the tournament attractive for players of all skill levels. Maybe it is due to the upcoming vacation season which makes people busy with preparations. So I skip next week just in case people are off or travelling. I can only hope that we have in future more players. To have 4 skill tiers with 13 players is not worth it! If the participation will stay at these levels also in the next year, it will be my last tournament...
@pamboy27 was able to end up as winner after overtaking our veteran champion @jaki01 last minute! The third rank went to a new player, @yf95, followed by @vjap55 and @samostically on places 4 and 5. Congratulations to All!
I ended up as 10th out of 13. Probably my worst result - ever.
Result table of round 2:
Link to the tournament:https://lichess.org/tournament/a3IHjVw3
Season 17: 15 Dec to 23 Feb 2024 / Ranking after 2 rounds:
Tournament 1 (0-1499)
| Rank | Hive name | Lichess name | Rating | Rounds played | Points | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @rodrook | rodrook | 1279 | 2 | 12 | 1584,5 |
| 2(+1) | @sammy00 | migmag | 1499 | 2 | 10 | 1485 |
| 3(-1) | @darruiz | darruiz | 1250 | 1 | 6 | 1391 |
| 4 | @anomadsoul | anomadsoul | 1493 | 1 | 3 | 1521 |
| 5 | @vasigo | vasigo | 1074 | 2 | 3 | 1161 |
| 6 | @grafo07 | Grafo_07 | 991 | 1 | 1 | 1162 |
Tournament 2 (1500-1799)
| Rank | Hive name | Lichess name | Rating | Rounds played | Points | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @agreste | agreste | 1795 | 2 | 17 | 1787 |
| 2(+1) | @giuatt07 | guisep73 | 1642 | 2 | 14 | 1729 |
| 3(-1) | @lighteye | lighteye | 1675 | 2 | 12 | 1693 |
| 4 | @b0s | Da_k1ng | 1647 | 1 | 5 | 1769 |
Tournament 3 (1800-2099)
| Rank | Hive name | Lichess name | Rating | Rounds played | Points | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(+1) | @rosmarly | rosmarly | 2053 | 2 | 21 | 2039,5 |
| 2(-1) | @dhilan04 | tortyllan | 2087 | 1 | 17 | 2181 |
| 3 | @stayoutoftherz | stayoutoftherz | 2007 | 2 | 16 | 1882 |
| 4(new) | @yf95 | yf95 | 2093 | 1 | 11 | 1970 |
Tournament 4 (>2099)
| Rank | Hive name | Lichess name | Rating | Rounds played | Points | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @vjap55 | vjap55 | 2087 | 2 | 29 | 2159 |
| 2(+2) | @pamboy27 | pamboy27 | 2153 | 2 | 27 | 1994 |
| 3(+2) | @samostically | ZGM_Samostically | 2155 | 2 | 21 | 2099,5 |
| 4(-2) | @franu | Tz995 | 2193 | 1 | 16 | 2169 |
| 5(-2) | @lucianosky | Pavarotty | 2380 | 1 | 16 | 2142 |
| 6(new) | @jaki01 | jaki01 | 2358 | 1 | 12 | 2127 |
Of note, several players had started the season already with 1 bonus point, dependent if they had played in the last fun tournament!
Players can switch between the tournament tiers in case their rating changes!
After the first two rounds the tournament leaders didn´t change, apart from @rosmarly who could overtake @dhilan04.
See you in 2 weeks - I wish you all a blessed Christmans Eve, and a Happy New Year!
Christman Chess Puzzle
White to play and draw:
Solution: https://glarean-magazin.ch/2022/12/23/schach-weihnachtsraetsel-christmas-tree-puzzle-2022/