Dear Chess fans,
the first round of Season 7 "summer" was a 4+2 Blitz arena round with 18 players, the highest number so far (actually 19, but @maverieux000 (Keylix) played less than 2 games and thus was not counted). 2 brandnew Hivers joined, @anomadsoul and @ropavejero - a warm welcome! The average rating of 1766 showed that this time there was a good mix of strong and less strong players. I hope this trend continues!
At the end @yazp (zulukill) could win, in a very close fight with @jaki01 who was second. With a small gap @vjap55 landed on the third spot and I could end as 4th. Of note, @schamangerbert (HerbyW) and @sammy00 (migmag) could get remarkable 5th and 6th places, respectively, in front of players of a much higher rating! Congrats to All!
Our champion @sawkito played only 3 games - not enough to gain a single point today.
The games of this round can be found here, in case you want to replay some of them.
Season 7 "summer": 16 July to 27 Aug 2021 / Ranking after first round:
| Rank | Hive name | Lichess name | Rating | Rounds played | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @yazp | zulukill | 2052 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | @jaki01 | jaki01 | 2394 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | @vjap55 | vjap55 | 2184 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | @stayoutoftherz | stayoutoftherz | 2038 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | @schamangerbert | HerbyW | 1699 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | @sammy00 | migmag | 1481 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | @pereu4ivatel | pereu4uwatch | 2117 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | @kreur | Kreur | 2106 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | @lighteye | lighteye | 1648 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | @ropavejero | ropavejero | 1820 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | @rafaelaquino | ajedrezclub2t | 1760 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | @maciejficek | XM9000 | 1496 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | @manncpt | Toful | 1296 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | @rodrook | rodrook | 1499 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | @elprofe62 | ELPROFE62 | 1294 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | @anomadsoul | anomadsoul | 1304? | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | @sawko | CM sawkito | 2484 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | @vasigo | vasigo | 803 | 1 | 0 |
Due to his miss today, @sawko, even if he wins now all remaining rounds, it is not ensured that he will make it again to the top. But for sure we can expect from him a hell of a race to catch up!
The rules you can look up in the announcement post.
See you next week and as always - keep practicing!
Playing bad like me has not only disadvantages: after the game against @pereu4ivatel I wanted to know how I could have won in an overwhelming position and decided to check the situation before I made a really terrible mistake (I had 'forgotten' the black bishop at b2 and played 24. Nf6+??). With a clear mind without time pressure rather quickly I found a really nice and strong move - do you see it it, too?
It’s d6!
No clue at first glance. Waiting what others come up with.
OK, I will check tomorrow if there is any answer before I post the correct move.
You have changed ELO for me and @ropavejero, @stayoutoftherz…
Thanks, corrected!
Wow. Just discovered this community. I used to play chess a lot in high school. Now I chill on the beaches of Thailand as I ride out this pandemic stuff and do my travel blog. Sounds like a good time to start playing chess again.
Indeed, just give it a try, next dates are this Friday (will be announced on this blog) and Saturday (organized by @schamangerbert).
oh, bist du wieder zu Hause?
Ja.
Das ist wohl jetzt wie ein Kulturschock, oder?
Ja! Die frischen 7 Grad dort, verglichen mit den 30+ in Wien...
Oder meintest Du nicht das Wetter? Ja, sonst auch :)
nein, meinte nicht das Wetter.
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