Dear chess fans,
yesterday the final round 12 of season 19 was played. It was a 4+1 Swiss tournament over 9 rounds with 23 players participating. Welcome back, @maciejficek!
@mundocuriosidad (Tonystar111) won confidently - as the only player undefeated - with 8,5/9 points. I was the runner-up (thanks to a nerve-wracking time-scramble against @kintokris and an untypical blunder from @rosmarly) with 7/9. Third was @kintokris ex aequo in points, followed by @dhilan04.
Congratulations to All!
Result table of R12:
Link to the tournament: https://lichess.org/swiss/2tXbz04R
Season 19: 06 Sep to 22 Nov 2024 / Final Standings:
Tournament 1 (<1500)
| Rank | Hive name | Lichess name | Rating | Rounds played | Points | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @sammy00 | migmag | 1473 | 12 | 128 | 1503,1 |
| 2 | @rodrook | RDcast | 1479 | 12 | 121 | 1563,6 |
| 3 | @darruiz | darruiz | 1386 | 10 | 82 | 1410,9 |
| 4 | @uniforced | uniforced | 1381 | 10 | 79 | 1450 |
| 5(+1) | @spartano | humbertoortega | 1501 | 8 | 69 | 1527,2 |
| 6(-1) | @fiona777 | fiona777 | 1322 | 10 | 67 | 1258,7 |
| 7 | @elcholitosanto | RicardoFox | 1411 | 5 | 55 | 1610 |
| 8 | @ram9612 | romeo9612 | 1435 | 4 | 35 | 1493 |
| 9 | @vasigo | vasigo | 1159 | 11 | 22 | 1161,3 |
| 10(+1) | @wagnertamanaha | wagnertamanaha | 1304 | 5 | 21 | 1265,3 |
| 11(-1) | @konquest | Kon_1 | 933 | 5 | 13 | 1254 |
| 12 | @dovycola | Dovycola | 1079 | 5 | 8 | 1097,4 |
| 13 | @yonnathang | Yonnathang | 1233 | 1 | 6 | 1549 |
| 14 | @geo52rey | Geo52rey | 1380 | 1 | 3 | 1486 |
| 15(new) | @maciejficek | XM9000 | 1399 | 1 | 3 | 1392 |
| 16(-1) | @astrolabio | astrolabiochess | 1037 | 1 | 1 | 1037 |
Tournament 2 (1500-1899)
| Rank | Hive name | Lichess name | Rating | Rounds played | Points | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @lighteye | lighteye | 1667 | 12 | 162 | 1766 |
| 2(+1) | @masterswatch | Masterswatch | 1692 | 11 | 156 | 1694,3 |
| 3(-1) | @justfavour | justfavour | 1632 | 12 | 151 | 1653,4 |
| 4 | @giuatt07 | guisep73 | 1680 | 12 | 143 | 1632,3 |
| 5 | @stranger27 | stranger27 | 1607 | 10 | 112 | 1610 |
| 6(+2) | @justola1 | just-ola | 1757 | 7 | 102 | 1703,3 |
| 7(-1) | @b0s | Da_k1ng | 1596 | 10 | 97 | 1528,7 |
| 8(-1) | @olujay | Olu-jay | 1605 | 10 | 94 | 1491,3 |
| 9 | @rafaelaquino | ajedrezclub2t | 1644 | 5 | 26 | 1506,2 |
| 10 | @grigorijj | grigorijjj | 1660 | 2 | 23 | 1543,5 |
| 11 | @ramonchis | ramonjr08 | 1773 | 1 | 11 | 1624 |
| 12 | @franciscomarval | lestatblack | 1870 | 1 | 5 | 1801 |
Tournament 3 (1900+)
| Rank | Hive name | Lichess name | Rating | Rounds played | Points | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(+1) | @stayoutoftherz | stayoutoftherz | 2045 | 12 | 220 | 1959,6 |
| 2(-1) | @dhilan04 | tortyllan | 2026 | 11 | 219 | 1966,6 |
| 3 | @rosmarly | rosmarly | 1969 | 10 | 192 | 1969,9 |
| 4 | @fcastro177 | FCastro17 | 2157 | 8 | 159 | 2079 |
| 5 | @lucianosky | Pavarotty | 2343 | 5 | 114 | 2174,4 |
| 6(+1) | @kintokris | jonbellionfan | 2071 | 6 | 111 | 2064,8 |
| 7(-1) | @yinjuolu | Yetundefemii | 1935 | 7 | 96 | 1770,8 |
| 8 | @mundocuriosidad | Tonystar111 | 2125 | 3 | 49 | 2231,3 |
| 9 | @ropavejero | ropavejero | 1924 | 1 | 11 | |
| 10 | @samostically | ZGM_Samostically | 2146 | 1 | 8 |
In tournament 1 there were no changes anymore in the top ranks, but in tournament 2 @masterswatch could gain the second place from @justfavour, so his chase was at least partly successful. Only @lighteye could stop him thanks to a very decently and consistently played season (4th overall place!!). In tournament 3 I could overtake @dhilan04 in the last round by just one single point! I think a decision has never been so close on Hivechess!
For the rules please refer to the announcement post.
All the results of this season you can look up here (the different tiers are labelled with different colors):
Congratulations to the new champions but also to all participants!
Season stats
In season 19 in total only 38 players were participating (4 players less than in S18), but the average participation was with 21,5 players per round significantly higher than in the previous 3 seasons (19,5 to 19,7).
The average rating of players was 1632 in this season (compared to 1698 in S18) due to the fact that several strong players hardly showed up recently (e.g. @jaki01, @eniolw, @samostically).
The number of players who participated regularly was higher this season (e.g. only 23,7% of players played one or two rounds, last season this number was 45,2%). Because of this and because the minimum participation threshold was this season 6/12 rounds instead of 6/10, 21 players (=55%) qualify for prices (last season it was only 40% of players)!
The prizepool from the post rewards will be about 950 Hive (last season it was 799 Hive)! As always, all prizes will be transferred in app. one week, after the payout of this post (and any other posts using @chesspricepool as beneficiary). It will be again directly staked as HP to your accounts.
Thank you all for your participation & engagement (and the upvotes)!
There will be now a break and in app. January we will start again!
Gukesh or Ding Liren
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