Hello Chess players on Hive 👋
Yesterday, we continued Season 2 of the HiveChess Saturday Weekly Tournament with Round 5. This round featured a dominant performance at the top as usual,strong battles across the standings, and competitive fight and some good games too.

Link to the tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/wBI8xki5

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Top 10 Players

#	Lichess	Hive	Points	Rating
1	IM Odnoobraz	@maestroask	63	2555
2	jaki01	@jaki01	41	2313
3	stayoutoftherz	@stayoutoftherz	25	2058
4	SouthGamer	@southgamer	23	1973
5	guisep73	@guisep73	21	1744
6	tortyllan	@dhilan04	19	2117
7	ZGM_Samostically	@samostically	19	2273
8	MixzyRagnal	@ezemhugo	14	1800
9	odic3o	@odic3o	14	1826
10	Just_ola	@justola1	13	1749

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Congratulations to IM Odnoobraz (@maestroask) for a dominant first-place finish, scoring 63 points with a perfect streak throughout the arena. A very strong showing from start to finish.
jaki01 (@jaki01) secured second place with an aggressive performance, while stayoutoftherz (@stayoutoftherz) finished close 3rd place outperforming 4th by just 2 points. Well played to everyone who participated. Thanks to everyone that also writes articles and spread the news about the tournament.

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Prizes

Placement Prizes

1st – 15 HIVE – @maestroask
2nd – 13 HIVE – @jaki01
3rd – 9 HIVE – @stayoutoftherz
4th – 7 HIVE – @southgamer
5th – 3.5 HIVE – @dhilan04
6th – 3.5 HIVE – @samostically
7th – 3.5 HIVE – @odic3o
8th – 3.5 HIVE – @justola1
9th – 3.5 HIVE – @lailawrites
10th – 3.5 HIVE – @stranger27

Rating Prizes

Best U2000 – 5 HIVE – @giuatt07
Best U1800 – 5 HIVE – @ezemhugo
Best U1500 – 5 HIVE – @fiona777

Total Distributed: 80 HIVE

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Thanks to everyone who played! The consistency and competitiveness continue to define the HiveChess weekly events. Looking forward to even stronger rounds ahead.

If you’re new, please read the tournament information below to get started.

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Tournament Details

1. We play every Saturday at 15:00 GMT
2. We play on https://lichess.org
3. To start on Lichess, read the introduction post.
4. Register with your Lichess username in the comments if your name isn’t on the mention list
5. Total play time is 1 hour and 10 minutes. Time control varies with each round
6. Feel free to post your tournament experience in the comments or on our Discord channel. Quality posts will get curated
7. Join our Team Page to participate in team events
8. For more info, read Introducing a New HiveChess Weekly Event

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Thanks to our Main Sponsors

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See You Next Week Saturday!