Dear Chess fans,
in the 6th round of Season 6 we were altogether 16 players, 10 in the >2000 one and only 6 in the 2000+ one (actually 7, but @elprofe62 had some connection problems and could not be counted). Did I mention the magic 16 treshold? Crazy that we never can pass this number. Maybe next time.
The 2000+ tournament had an average opponent rating of 2150 - record in Hivechess. @sawkito won it nevertheless as usual with quite a margin. Behind him were @yazp (zulukill) and @vjap55. On the 4th spot we could welcome a completely new Hivechess player, @burnoutawesome (burnoutawesomehive) - congrats to the Top 3 and the new one to his great performance in this super strong field!
The <2000 tournament was won by @schamangerbert (HerbyW), closely followed by @rafaelaquino (ajedrezclub2t) and @rodrook as third - Congratulations! Due to the rules all participants in this one could gain points. It looks like @rafaelaquino (ajedrezclub2t) had a much tougher pairing than the others.
Please let me know in the comments, if this split was fun and if you would like to see it more often. Due to the different number of players next time we would make the cutoff probably at 2100.
Link to the 2000+ tournament.
Link to the <2000 tournament.
Season 6: 14 May to 25 June 2021 / Ranking after 6 rounds:
| Rank | Hive name | Lichess name | Rating | Rounds played | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @sawko | sawkito | 2485 | 6 | 55 |
| 2 | @jaki01 | jaki01 | 2408 | 6 | 40 |
| 3 (+1) | @yazp | zulukill | 2090 | 5 | 35 |
| 4 (+1) | @vjap55 | vjap55 | 2191 | 6 | 34 |
| 5 (-2) | @eniolw | eniolw | 2459 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | @stayoutoftherz | stayoutoftherz | 2024 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 (+2) | @schamangerbert | HerbyW | 1713 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 (+4) | @pereu4ivatel | pereu4uwatch | 2081 | 6 | 15 |
| 9 (+1) | @maciejficek | XM9000 | 1476 | 6 | 13 |
| 10 (+2) | @lighteye | lighteye | 1583 | 6 | 13 |
| 11 (-3) | @maverieux000 | Keylix | 2169 | 6 | 12 |
| 12 (-1) | @amirl | amirl-from-hive | 2150 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | @kreur | Kreur | 2064 | 2 | 9 |
| 14 | @rafaelaquino | ajedrezclub2t | 1769 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | @rodrook | rodrook | 1417 | 6 | 5 |
| 16 (new) | @burnoutawesome | burnoutawesomehive | 2053 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 (+2) | @vasigo | vasigo | 833 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 (-2) | @aakrist | TheOnlyNischal | 1505 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 (-2) | @masterswatch | Masterswatch | 1659 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 (-2) | @elprofe62 | ELPROFE62 | 1279 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 (-1) | @manncpt | Toful | 1279 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 (-1) | @zacherybinx | sirtetris | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
Before the last round @sawko is already fixed as winner, his lead is too high.
The rules you can look up in the announcement post.
Stay tuned for the final round next week!
And let me know how you did like the mode today!
So cool ! If you ask me this new idea looks great and wise, it gives the opportunity to the players to ge more points and seems to be fair
As I promised I'll support you with 30 hives to the pool for this season. Thanks for made it happen again !
I make the payouts this weekend, @vjap55, did you send your contribution already? Just to ensure, that I have not missed it. If not, no worry, the next season is also an opportunity. If you are still interested, how you want to distribute, give it equally to all participants? Or just add it to the pool? Pls let me know.
hi my friend, yes I did it right before to start the last round of this season, you can check it in the explorer, I sent you 30 HIVES, you can either distibute them equally or as you wish
Just saw it! Many thanks!! I will add it to the pool!
Die Idee ist schon ok, aber der Lichess-Arena-Modus ist ...
Als Ranking-Zweiter spiele ich immer in der ersten Runde gegen @sawkito das erste Spiel (immer mit Schwarz), und immer, wenn ich nach vorne komme, spiele ich erneut gegen ihn. Wenn wir beide dann fertig sind, bekommt immer er zuerst einen neuen Gegner, während ich als Spieler mit niedrigerem Rating warten muss.
Das führte heute dazu, dass ich in 60 Minuten nur sechs(!) Spiele absolvieren konnte, wovon drei(!) gegen @sawkito waren (ich habe davon zwar zwei gewonnen, aber das kostet eben jedes Mal viel Zeit und Energie).
Mir hat's trotzdem viel Spaß gemacht, und die Spiele waren sehr spannend. Ich sehe den Arena-Modus als reinen Fun-Modus und konzentriere mich einfach darauf, gut (bzw. kreativ) statt schnell zu spielen, aber mit Gerechtigkeit hat er halt rein gar nichts zu tun. Wer aussagekräftige Turniere will, spielt Schweizer-System.
Ja, bei kleinerer Gruppengröße kann es noch mehr Ungerechtigkeiten geben, Du als Ranking-2. scheinst da per default nicht grade begünstigt zu sein.
Zum Abschluß der Season gibt´s ein Schweizer System!
Ja, was ich oben beschrieb, beobachte ich schon seit längerem: Es ist wirklich immer so.
Mein Kommentar klang jetzt nach großer Beschwerde, so ist es aber nicht, ich wollte nur mal darlegen, wie das System funktioniert. Ich kann trotz allem damit leben. Es ist nur ein Spiel, und die Turniere machen trotzdem Spaß, auch gestern hat's mir gut gefallen! ;)
P. S.: Gäbe es mehr Spieler, mit kleineren Rating-Differenzen, würde das übrigens sicher nicht so stark ins Gewicht fallen und kaum jemand würde ständig gegen denselben Spieler antreten müssen.
This is bit concerning. Hope Lichess changes to Winner gets matched first.
I spent a pleasant afternoon. I thought it was a good idea how you divided this tournament. Innovations are good and necessary (We should experiment). I will always be willing to participate. The important thing is that we play, make friends and promote chess on this platform. Thanks for taking your time and organizing everything. Greetings from Cumana, Venezuela!
Thanks, I fully agree!
I would rather see 1 tournament than 2 especially during long rounds like 4+2, maybe it is good idea to divide for bullets like 1+1, 2+1.
For people in Europe payout from Hive tournament is not the life changer anyway no matter if one wins the whole season or gets last place but plays every week, so one should not think too much about points and money, rather to have fun and learn. Situations is different for people in Venesuela - therefore I will divide my payout from taht season to them.
This is great!
Congratulations to the winners. I apologize for not showing up at the regulation time to play in the tournament of less than two thousand, because I had problems with the internet connection (unfortunately here in Venezuela this is almost "normal").
Although I was able to participate, I really liked the new form of the tournament divided into two groups, because I consider it fairer.
Hopefully next time it is better!
30 min only? Maybe as a bullet round. I will think about it.
Well, a break would make the tournaments longer (more time consuming altogether).
I think if even old players like me can play a full hour without break, others should als be able to do that, haha. :) So I would prefer tournaments to stay without a break.
These are just my two cents, but of course you are free to experiment if you like.
Yes, 5min break max.
But 30min (unless bullet) allows only a few games and introduces even more imbalances with the pairings. Bullet gives stronger players even more advance.
Saludos @stayoutoftherz, quisiera saber como es la forma de participar en el torneo y cuál es día de juego? Me gustaría participar.
Greetings @stayoutoftherz, I would like to know how is the way to participate in the tournament and what is the game day? I would like to participate.
It is every Friday and Saturday and free for all. Just follow my blog, the Saturday´s tournaments are organized and posted by @schamangerbert.
Would be happy if you can join next time!
Thanks @stayoutoftherz, do you have a discord channel? I would like to consult you something in private
Gracias @stayoutoftherz, tienes canal en discord? Quisiera consultarte algo en privado
No, but you can send me a private message via peakd.com
That was really fun!! Hoping to participate in the next one
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