Dear Chessfriends,
in the 2nd round of the Hivechess tournaments 12 players participated, all arrived on time. We could welcome three new players this season: 
The field was quite strong again with an average rating of 1815.
It was the day of 
Fourth and fifth places were very close (same points and same tie break!) and were taken by 
The games of this round can be found here, in case you want to replay some of them.
Season 2 "Summertime": 19 June to 21 Aug 2020 / Standing after 2 rounds:
Third rank is currently a close match between
By the way, in case two players have the same number of points, the one who played less rounds is first (he achieved more points per round). If both have played the same number of rounds, then the average tournament performance makes the difference.
Payouts:
The winner of each round gets 8 points, the second 7,... and the 8th 1 point.
Season 2 goes over 11 rounds and all points are summed up. All Hivechess-related post rewards are pooled and 90% go to the price pool. The winner will get 30% of that price pool, the second 20%, the third 10%, the rest is divided equally among the other players active on Hive or Steem, according to the no. of rounds they have played. So everyone has a chance to get something and the more you play the more you win! Prices are payed out in Hive Tokens.
The remaining rules you can look up in the announcement post.
Any wishes for the time mode next time? Bullet or Rapid?
See you hopefully next Friday and as always - keep practicing!
