Hello Chess players on Hive
Yesterday, we continued Season 2 of the HiveChess Saturday Weekly Tournament with Round 2. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we had a lower turnout than usual this round, but the games were still sharp and competitive, with some very strong performances at the top.

Link to the tournament:

https://lichess.org/tournament/MKunz5tk

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Top 10 Players

#	Lichess	Hive	Points	Ratings
1	jaki01	Hive account@jaki01	56	2307
2	stayoutoftherz	Hive account@stayoutoftherz	27	2052
3	SouthGamer	Hive account@southgamer	26	1960
4	migmag	Hive account@sammy00	23	1574
5	FCastro17	Hive account@fcastro177	22	2023
6	stranger27	Hive account@stranger27	13	1702
7	fiona777	Hive account@fiona777	12	1388
8	odic3o	Hive account@odic3o	8	1834
9	NN_KD	Hive account@kobold-djawa	4	940
10	Ohieku	Hive account@lailawrites	3	1420

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Congratulations to Hive account@jaki01 for a dominant first-place finish, scoring an impressive 56 points with a 100% win rate! an outstanding performance.
Hive account@stayoutoftherz followed in 2nd place, while Hive account@southgamer completed the podium in 3rd place. Well played to everyone who showed up and fought hard.

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Prizes

Placement Prizes

1st – 15 HIVE – Hive account@jaki01
2nd – 13 HIVE – Hive account@stayoutoftherz
3rd – 9 HIVE – Hive account@southgamer
4th – 7 HIVE – Hive account@migmag
5th – 3.5 HIVE – Hive account@fcastro177
6th – 3.5 HIVE – Hive account@kobold-djawa
7th – 3.5 HIVE – Hive account@lailawrites
8th – 3.5 HIVE – Hive account@samostically
9th – 3.5 HIVE – Hive account@azarmadr3
10th – 3.5 HIVE

Rating Prizes

Best U2000 – 5 HIVE – Hive account@odic3o
Best U1800 – 5 HIVE – Hive account@stranger27
Best U1500 – 5 HIVE – Hive account@fiona777

Total Distributed: 80 HIVE

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A Quick Note 🙏

I sincerely apologize for not sending out tournament reminders this week. An emergency came up unexpectedly, and I wasn’t able to notify players in time. This contributed to the lower turnout and a less competitive field than usual. Normal reminders will resume going forward.

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Thanks to everyone who played! If you’re new, please read the tournament information below to get started.

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Tournament Details

1. We play every Saturday at 15:00 GMT
2. We play on https://lichess.org
3. To start on Lichess, read Hive account@samostically's Introduction to Lichess Platform
4. Register with your Lichess username in the comments if your name isn’t on the mention list
5. Total play time is 1 hour and 10 minutes. Time control varies with each round
6. Feel free to post your tournament experience in the comments or on our Discord channel. Quality posts will get curated
7. Join our Team Page to participate in team events
8. For more info, read Introducing a New HiveChess Weekly Event

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See You Next Week Saturday!