Hi Everyone!
It’s been a fun first season of chess. I’d like to say I’m happy that chess players on Hive are showing up every Saturday to play chess. Today, I bring to you some statistics from the 14 rounds of chess played so far. We will be looking at the general overview, performance stats, prize distribution, top Hive players and their performances, and many more. Let’s dive into it!
Firstly, I want to say a big thank you to my friends and sponsors. The chess community has been very active for the past few months because of sponsors like @yabapmatt, @stayoutoftherz, @eddiespino through the Aliento Encouragement Program, and also @brianoflondon, who is a big fan.
| Metric | Total / Average |
|---|---|
| Rounds held | 14 |
| Total player entries (sum of participants) | 358 |
| Average players per round | 25.6 |
| Total games played | 1,709 |
| Total moves played | 117,646 |
| Average rating (mean of rounds) | ≈ 1,835 |
| Total HIVE (main + categories) | 809.4 HIVE |
| Total HIVE (brilliant game prizes) | 79.9 HIVE |
| Grand total HIVE distributed | ≈ 889.3 HIVE |
Then we have the total performance table
| Stat | Best Round | % / Count |
|---|---|---|
| Largest turnout | Round 1 | 32 players |
| Most games played | Round 3 | 171 games |
| Most moves | Round 3 | 12,048 moves |
| Highest average rating | Round 3 | 1,976 |
| Lowest average rating | Round 10 (Chess 960) | 1,498 |
| Highest White-win rate | Round 10 | 60% |
| Highest Black-win rate | Round 7 | 53% |
| Highest draw rate | Round 1 | 8% |
| Highest berserk rate | Round 1 | 59% |
Prize Distribution
Main + Category Prizes (all 14 rounds)
≈ 809 HIVE
Brilliant Game Awards (10times)
≈ 79.9 HIVE
Total HIVE distributed overall:
≈ 889 HIVE
Brilliancy rounds: 10 / 14
Rounds without liquid brilliancy prize:(first two rounds shared as beneficiaries + 1 skipped week + 1 pending)
| Player | Total Points (approx) |
|---|---|
| @maestroask | 602 |
| @tangibleay | 375 |
| @jaki01 | 334 |
| @poseout87 | 307 |
| @dalods | 205 |
| @southgamer | 198 |
| @stuffings | 165 |
| @mendelito | 163 |
| @justfavour | 110 |
| @chessdev17 | 92 |
International Master @maestroask dominating after 14 rounds!
As a beserk fan, I included data for beserk rate so we see the stats of how we used that option.
Some Fun Facts and Stats
- Most active International Master goes to @maestroask
- Most brilliant week: I shared about 13.2 HIVE in brilliancy awards!
- The Only Variant Week: Round 10 was Chess 960 variant with a new flavor and suprisingly no draws at all!
- Most Consistent Competitor: @tangibleay placed in top 5 in most weeks.
- Best U-2000 Performer: @justfavour has won the category prize more than any other player!
- Strongest average field: Round 3 (Avg rating 1976
Conclusion:
With 14 rounds already played and 8 more to go for this first season, This statistics shows growth of the Hive chess community which makes me very proud and happy. With hundreds of games played, the competitive spirit, the unpredictability, I love it.
Here’s to the next rounds, more chess, more Hive, more fun!
Data was complied manually by me from round 1-14 and with the help of AI, it was structured and arranged.
20% of this post rewards goes to @chesspricepool to support the Friday Hivchess
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It is amazing how far we have come with this tournament. It's truly impressive. Keep up the good work
Wow, you gathered a tons of data! I will have to think to take some of these metrics for the Friday event as well :)
Yes yes, just added some few more images now. It's fun. I'm glad you liked them.
Congrats to the chess community wow these is a lot of data piled up
Wow this is a lot u have really done well with This events keep up the Good work.
Thank you!
Well done Sam💪🏾
This is very detailed.
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Interesting, i mean this is why we love statistics, provides all meaningful information at a glance, which enable users make informed decisions, nice work @sam.chess
Thank you! Most consistent top finisher!
Lots of numbers
good work with analysis
Thank you!