Dear chessfans!
Yesterday the very first rounds in a round robin tournament on Hive were played, and overall it was a huge success. All 24 games were played, not a single one was missed out! Thanks to All for reading the new and somewhat complicated rules that carefully - and adhering to them 😀!
Some games started a little late, or had to be started a second time because a player started in a different format. I hope next time the games will start more on time, and please no experiments with changing the 5+1 standard mode without having obtained consent from the opponent upfront! As mentioned, if both agree, this is fine, but if it comes as a surprise to the Black players, this would be not fair and delayes things.
Here are the results of the first 4 (of 26) rounds:
Results
| Round 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
 | 1:0 |  |
 | 1:0 |  |
 | 1:0 |  |
 | 1:0 |  |
 | 1:0 |  |
| 1:0 |  |
| Round 2 | ||
| 0:1 |  |
| 0:1 | |
| 0:1 | |
| 0:1 | |
| 1:0 | |
| ½:½ | |
| Round 3 | ||
| 1:0 | |
| 0:1 | |
| 1:0 | |
| ½:½ | |
| 1:0 | |
| 1:0 | |
| Round 4 | ||
| 0:1 | |
| 0:1 | |
| 0:1 | |
| 1:0 | |
| 0:1 | |
| 0:1 | |
The cross-table:
Please note that due to the odd number of players some had played 3 games and some 4.
Standings
After 4 rounds
I was quite happy with the initial outcome due to my draw against
But for me the surprise of the day was
In this position
https://lichess.org/KpNyOtNP#54
See you next Friday for the next 4 rounds! There will be some interesting pairings already...