@eniolw is now the sole leader after 16 rounds played in the Hivechess Candidates Tournament!
Hi chessfans,
yesterday rounds 13 to 16 of the HCT were played, and again all game were played on schedule!
Results
| Round 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| @eniolw | 1:0 | @sawko |
| @samostically | 1:0 | @vasigo |
| @b0s | 0:1 | @pereu4ivatel |
| @deadleaf | 1:0 | @anomadsoul |
| @vjap55 | 1:0 | @falcout |
| @stayoutoftherz | 1:0 | @rodrook |
| Round 14 | ||
| @vasigo | 0:1 | @sawko |
| @b0s | 0:1 | @jaki01 |
| @anomadsoul | 0:1 | @samostically |
| @falcout | 0:1 | @pereu4ivatel |
| @rodrook | 1:0 | @deadleaf |
| @stayoutoftherz | 0:1 | @vjap55 |
| Round 15 | ||
| @eniolw | 1:0 | @vasigo |
| @sawko | 1:0 | @anomadsoul |
| @jaki01 | 1:0 | @falcout |
| @samostically | 1:0 | @rodrook |
| @pereu4ivatel | 1:0 | @stayoutoftherz |
| @deadleaf | 0:1 | @vjap55 |
| Round 16 | ||
| @b0s | 0:1 | @eniolw |
| @anomadsoul | 1:0 | @vasigo |
| @rodrook | 0:1 | @sawko |
| @stayoutoftherz | 1:0 | @jaki01 |
| @vjap55 | ½:½ | @samostically |
| @deadleaf | 1:0 | @pereu4ivatel |
In round 13 already a key game happened: the clash between the two co-leaders @eniolw and @sawko whereby @eniolw could win in a really wild game full of tactics! Please check it out for yourself!
In round 14 @rodrook could surprisingly beat @deadleaf who with Black had blundered Qf7 (probably in an attempt to take twice on g6 and eliminate the annoying knight).
But @rodrook cold-blooded punished that move by just mating his opponent.
White to mate in latest 3:
https://lichess.org/ztfE6k2R#72
And in round 16 there was also a pretty crazy game between @vjap55 (white) and @samostically.
White came out great after the opening and was completely winning, but after many wild tactics there was this situation where 2 pieces of white were hanging. Can you find a way to defend both?
White to move and keep his advantage.
https://lichess.org/a9fz83vN#66
In the game (in time scramble) @vjap55 had tried Re1+ Kf7 (otherwise Bf6x with attack on h8) but then continued with Bf6x and after Rd3x+ Ke4 lost his advantage due to the sneaky Re8+
The game ultimately ended piecefully.
Other than that mostly the favorites could take home their full points, with one exception. I was able to beat @jako01 with the white pieces which saved my day, after having lost the return matches against @vjap55 and @pereu4ivatel.
The cross-table:
Standings
After 16 rounds still @eniolw and @sawko share the same number of points but @eniolw had played one round less and - after his 100% score today - is therefore leading with 13 points out of 14. Closely behind is @sawko with 13 points out of 15, followed by @vjap55 with 12/15 as 3rd and @samostically with 11,5/15 as 4th.
I would say all 4 have still chances for the title but @eniolw is clearly on fire at the moment and for sure hard to overcome.
The remaining two tournament days will be the crucial ones, with 5 rounds to be played out per day. Don´t miss them!
See you next Friday - and as always keep practicing!
Beautiful report. Interesting games yesterday. I almost lost against @anomadsoul. I luckily escaped with a draw against @vjap55
Btw, this season is very quick.
Thanks. Yes, it is, 6 weeky only. Let´s see if next time more players dare to participate. In the meantime to start the games by oneself is already routine, isn´t it :)
Yup, great understanding between all the players. It's nice. Surprisingly we've had upsets too.
I'll do more tactics definitely 😂😂
That would've been a great upset!
Blitz is crazy hahaha the final rounds are ultimately important. I can't share posts now since my laptop is broken so I hope to be more active streaming next season !PIZZA
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It's been quite a wild performance for me in HCT. It's over for me, at least.
Good job @rodrook :)
Best of luck to @eniolw and @sawko and rest of the players for the tournament.
Thanks @deadleaf, it's been hard to get wins this season.
I made a snapshot in my recent puzzle post :)
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