Dear Chessfriends,
in round 3 we were 9 players and the average rating (1857) was again higher than last time. Since it was a Swiss tournament, almost everybody could play against each other.
It was finally the day of @eniolw in this season! Despite having some internet connection issues in the beginning, it ended well for him and after an initial loss against @pereu4ivatel (drakOnb), he won all his games. Congratulations! In the game against the tournament leader, @jaki01 blundered in a rook-knight endgame and @eniolw could grab a rook for free - that made the decision. Second was @jaki01 who played solid as always apart from the game against @eniolw and in his game against myself I could draw in a lost position due to his time running up seconds before I would have been mated. This brought me the third rank. Next ranks went to @yazp (zulukill) (4th) and @pereu4ivatel (drakOnb) (5th) with the same points but @yazp having the better tie break.
The remaining tournament points went to @rafaelaquino (ajedrezclub2t) (6th), @evgsk (evgchess) (7th) and @maciejficek (XM9000) (8th). @rodrook was left with the unlucky 9th position today in this strong field.
The games of this round can be found here, in case you want to replay some of them.
Season 3 "Autumn": 11 Sep to 20 Nov 2020 / Standing after 3 rounds:
| Rank | Hive name | Lichess name | Rating | Rounds played | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @jaki01 | jaki01 | 2267 | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | @stayoutoftherz | stayoutoftherz | 1993 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | @yazp | zulukill | 1960 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | @eniolw | eniolw | 2250 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | @pereu4ivatel | drakOnb | 1895 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | @evgsk | evgchess | 1613 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | @maciejficek | XM9000 | 1472 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 (+2) | @rafaelaquino | ajedrezclub2t | 1714 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 (-1) | @rodrook | rodrook | 1551 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 (-1) | @uliseshb | UlisesHB | 1896 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | @schamangerbert | HerbyW | 1664 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | @foxconnmars | Foxconn_Mars | 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | @heimindanger | skzap | 2176 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | @zacherybinx | sirtetris | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | @sammy00 | migmag | 1435 | 2 | 0 |
m8loss from which I don´t have a Hive name did not play a game and thus is not counted
The rules you can look up in the announcement post.
Not much changes this time. @eniolw is still fourth, but sneaked again closer to the Top3 and if he continues like this, everything is possible. After him there is now quite a gap, so it looks as if it will get increasingly difficult for the rest of the field to catch up.
See you next week and keep practicing!
Anyone for a bullet round?
