Dear chess fans,
welcome to season 14! The first round started yesterday with a 4+1 arena. 26 players had participated - less than usual (probably due to the registration needed) but all who have participated had played at least 3 games, this has not happened since a loong time!
@maestroask, like in the last season, took the lead but this time only with a razor-thin lead, ex aequo in points with @wildthougts. @sawko was third, followed by @rosmarly and @vjap55. Congratulations!
@eniolw and @fcastro177 landed on ranks 10 and 12 only, most likely due to connection problems. Good, that the worst result won´t count 😀.
In this position from my game against @samostically I had missed a mate in 2. For sure you can find it!
White to move, mate in 2
Result of round 1:
Link to the tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/FnvvkzHR
Season 14: 02 Dec to 27 Jan 2023 / Ranking after the first round:
| Rank | Hive name | Lichess name | Rating | Rounds played | Points | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @maestroask | Odnoobraz_bcm | 2627 | 1 | 26 | 2525 |
| 2 | @wildthougts | Wildthougts | 2246 | 1 | 25 | 2232 |
| 3 | @sawko | CM sawkito | 2370 | 1 | 24 | 2332 |
| 4 | @rosmarly | rosmarly | 2067 | 1 | 23 | 2079 |
| 5 | @vjap55 | vjap55 | 2096 | 1 | 22 | 2047 |
| 6 | @samostically | ZGM_Samostically | 2129 | 1 | 21 | 2026 |
| 7 | @stayoutoftherz | stayoutoftherz | 2053 | 1 | 20 | 1968 |
| 8 | @iammanythings | iammanythings | 2120 | 1 | 19 | 1983 |
| 9 | @emic | emichessmaster | 2155 | 1 | 18 | 2342 |
| 10 | @eniolw | eniolw | 2396 | 1 | 17 | 2429 |
| 11 | @schamangerbert | HerbyW | 1697 | 1 | 16 | 1933 |
| 12 | @fcastro177 | FCastro17 | 2074 | 1 | 15 | 1967 |
| 13 | @lighteye | lighteye | 1732 | 1 | 14 | 1876 |
| 14 | @fiona777 | fiona777 | 1489 | 1 | 13 | 1826 |
| 15 | @anomadsoul | anomadsoul | 1469 | 1 | 12 | 1692 |
| 16 | @stranger27 | stranger27 | 1701 | 1 | 11 | 1652 |
| 17 | @agreste | agreste | 1737 | 1 | 10 | 1685 |
| 18 | @salomijale | unknownhumnabeing | 1492 | 1 | 9 | 1482 |
| 19 | @kintokris | jonbellionfan | 1936 | 1 | 8 | 1782 |
| 20 | @sammy00 | migmag | 1466 | 1 | 7 | 1498 |
| 21 | @maciejficek | XM9000 | 1430 | 1 | 6 | 1399 |
| 22 | @rodrook | rodrook | 1406 | 1 | 5 | 1507 |
| 23 | @tin.aung.soe | TinAungSoe | 1224 | 1 | 4 | 1386 |
| 24 | @b0s | Da_k1ng | 1555 | 1 | 3 | 1277 |
| 25 | @vasigo | vasigo | 1246 | 1 | 2 | 1118 |
| 26 | @mypathtofire | mypathtofire | 1234 | 1 | 1 | 1077 |
The rules you can look up in the S14 announcement post.
It is not too late to join season 14 still, if you have missed this one.
See you all next week - and keep practicing!
