Hivechess S22 R4 Challengers Arena Recap
Published on HivePostify by @sammy00 · Sat May 02 2026
Hello everyone. Round 4 of Hivechess S22 was very competitive. Chess960 round is fun one. Everything was open for round win and top 3 place until very end. As standings shows 4 players could go for a win with their final games.
This round winner was @lailawrites (Ohieku). Second place with equal number of points was @justola1 (justola). Third place with only one point less was @southgamer (SouthGamer). Congratulations all.
I managed to get fourth place with same number of points as 3rd. Tie brakes and chess right.
Top 10 S22 R4
Tournament link https://lichess.org/tournament/2iEQd6pU
Round 4 some games
Super 4th place in this line up. All of my 3 losses came from @southgamer (SouthGamer) - expected outcome of our games. Last games can be decisive ones and with something on the line and this round illustrated that nicely. These type of situations add more to the tournament and competitive chess experience. It was fun chess.
Game against @rodrook (RDcast) was nail biter. This was position where I have only 18 seconds to finish the game.
Time pressure just throws you off. So many mistakes in next 31 move. Yes the game went for 31 more moves after this. With 2 seconds left checkmate was there. Yes berserk for fun.
Game link https://lichess.org/zkWfrlG7/black#0
How does games against @southgamer (SouthGamer) look like? Since it is Chess960 they are a bit longer than usual.
Move 15. No center, King open, but hey, evaluation bar shows equal.
Move 41. Good game @southgamer.
Game link https://lichess.org/KJq5PLRj/white
Masters tournament
In Masters section @eniolw (eniolw) was first, @jaki01 (jaki01) second and @fcastro177 (FCastro17) third. Congratulations.
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