Dear Chessfriends,
in the 9th round of the Hivechess tournament we were 10 players (maybe some decided to watch the Champions Leage quarter final match instead?) and with an average opponent rating of 1737 it was rather on the lower end.
It was a fast 3+2 Blitz round in which I was able to win with a nice streak of points after - again - a terrible start losing the first 2 games. But I have to say that I somewhat had luck with the pairings. I really don´t understand why I was 3 times paired with the last ranked 
Second was 
The fourth place went to 
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 9 rounds:
Of course no change on the top spot, 
Other changes today:
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.
Stay tuned for the final double round next week! This will ultimately decide about the prices!