@sawko wins the Hivechess fun tournament with a narrow lead

Dear Chess fans,

yesterday a Hivechess standalone fun tournament was played, a 4+2 arena with 19 players.

There were special rules, summarized here:

• A win by checkmate gives an extra point to the Lichess final ranking
• A draw before the 30^th move loses a point
• A win by flagging in a losing position (>2 according to Stockfish) -> 50% reduction of the points achieved
• A win against an opponent with >250 less rating points -> 33% reduction of the points achieved
• A win against an opponent with >500 less rating points -> 66% reduction of the points achieved
• A win against an opponent with >250 more rating points -> 33% increase of the points achieved
• A win against an opponent with >500 more rating points -> 66% increase of the points achieved

Result table from Lichess:

Link to the tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/y7GELkrm

After doing all the maths, however the Final Ranking looks as follows (in brackets the change in ranking achieved):

Rank	Hive name	Lichess name	Rating	Lichess Rank	Liches Points	Points ➖	Points ➕	Points Total
Winner	Hive account@sawko	CM sawkito	2450	1	26	14	5	17
2	Hive account@lucianosky	Pavarotty	2294	2	24	12	4	16
3(+1)	Hive account@kintokris	jonbellionfan	1991	4	12	2,98	5,32	14,34
4(-1)	Hive account@fcastro177	FCastro17	2133	3	15	3	1,66	13,66
5(+2)	?	moscatel10	1774	7	11	0,66	1	11,34
6(+5)	Hive account@rodrook	rodrook	1471	11	8		3	11
7(+3)	Hive account@stranger27	stranger27	1694	10	8		2,66	10,66
8(-2)	Hive account@clixmoney	clixmoney	1703	6	11	1,66		9,34
9	Hive account@rosmarly	rosmarly	2003	9	9	3,3	3	8,7
10(-5)	Hive account@eniolw	eniolw	2345	5	12	8	4	8
11(-3)	Hive account@stayoutoftherz	stayoutoftherz	2026	8	10	5,32	3	7,68
12(+2)	Hive account@herz-ass	herz-ass	1635	14	6		1	7
13	Hive account@fiona777	fiona777	1488	13	6		0,66	6,66
14(+3)	Hive account@maciejficek	XM9000	1508	17	4		2,32	6,32
15(-3)	@bOs	Da_k1ng	1645	12	6			6
16	Hive account@lighteye	lighteye	1725	16	4	0,66	1	4,34
17(-2)	Hive account@anomadsoul	anomadsoul	1390	15	4	1	1	4
18	Hive account@samostically	ZGM_Samostically	2191	18	2			2
19	Hive account@vjap55	vjap55	2152	19	0			0

^{Hive account@ebingo was not counted as he didn´t play a single game, Hive account@hive-102040 was not counted as it is a group account, so the actual Hive user behind this account is not identifiable.}

Please doublecheck your entries - if I made a mistake, I will correct it!

No changes in the first two spots - also after applying the rules, Hive account@sawko won the tournament (and earned 5 Hive), but rather closely followed by the runner-up Hive account@lucianosky (Pavarotty). Third was Hive account@kintokris (jonbellionfan), and fourth Hive account@fcastro177.
Hive account@rodrook could make it to the stunning 6^th place! Also the 7^th place of Hive account@stranger27 and the 8^th one by Hive account@clixmoney are remarkable. All 3 left some way stronger players behind. Shoutout also to Hive account@herz-ass who did very well in his very first Hivechess tournament!

Congratulations to the winner and all participants!

Lessons learned:
I think it is an interesting experiment in order to try to compensate for the different skill levels in Hivechess.
There could be some other meaningful rules added, e.g. if someone wins by no move from the opponent, this could also lead to a reduction of points, to reduce some of the luck factors.
The calculating took quite a long time. This is unfortunately not sustainable (for me) throughout a whole season, especially with that two-tiered adaption steps. One could think of a simpler one, like 50% reduction/addition if the rating difference is e.g. >400.
But even this would mean for each tournament report one table for the changed ranking of the round (to be created from scratch each week!) and a second one for the season standings. Not feasible, I am afraid!

Season 13 will start in 2 weeks, on Sep., 2^nd. Mark it in your calendar!
Until then, have a nice time and keep practicing!