Hello Chess players on Hive 👋
Yesterday, we continued Season 2 of the HiveChess Saturday Weekly Tournament with Round 4. This round featured strong streaks at the top,A first time winner, and importantly players fought hard for every point.

Link to the tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/j6T0FAbt

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Top 10 Players

#	Lichess	Hive	Points	Rating
1	queen5layer	Hive account@chessdev17	52	2492
2	IM_Odnoobraz	Hive account@maestroask	40	2559
3	jaki01	Hive account@jaki01	39	2304
4	FCastro17	Hive account@fcastro177	29	2053
5	tortyllan	Hive account@dhilan04	27	2125
6	SouthGamer	Hive account@southgamer	17	1995
7	MixzyRagnal	Hive account@ezemhugo	16	1754
8	stayoutoftherz	Hive account@stayoutoftherz	15	1944
9	fiona777	Hive account@fiona777	15	1399
10	odic3o	Hive account@odic3o	14	1842

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Congratulations to queen5layer (Hive account@chessdev17) for a dominant first-place finish, scoring 52 points with impressive consistency throughout the arena. Also his first tournament win on Hive!
IM Odnoobraz (Hive account@maestroask) secured second place with a strong performance, while Hive account@jaki01 finished closed 3rd place. Well played to everyone who participated. Thanks to everyone that also writes articles and spread the news about the tournament.

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Prizes

Placement Prizes

1st – 15 HIVE – Hive account@chessdev17
2nd – 13 HIVE – Hive account@maestroask
3rd – 9 HIVE – Hive account@jaki01
4th – 7 HIVE – Hive account@fcastro177
5th – 3.5 HIVE – Hive account@dhilan04
6th – 3.5 HIVE – Hive account@stayoutoftherz
7th – 3.5 HIVE – Hive account@lighteye
8th – 3.5 HIVE – Hive account@stranger27
9th – 3.5 HIVE – Hive account@justola1
10th – 3.5 HIVE – Hive account@lailawrites

Rating Prizes

Best U2000 – 5 HIVE – Hive account@southgamer
Best U1800 – 5 HIVE – Hive account@mixzyragnal
Best U1500 – 5 HIVE – Hive account@fiona777

Total Distributed: 80 HIVE

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Thanks to everyone who played! The consistency and competitiveness continue to define the HiveChess weekly events. Looking forward to even stronger rounds ahead.

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 the introduction post.
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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Thanks to our Main Sponsors

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See You Next Week Saturday!