Hivechess Tournament Season 22 Round 5: @samostically and @justola1 won!
Dear chess fans,
yesterday round 5 of S22 was played - it is now already halftime, according to the rules!
In total 18 players were participating - the highest number this season - with record average ratings of 2195(!) and 1553. And welcome back, @chessdev17!
In the Masters it was a tough fight between @maestroask, @samostically and @mikmai, but at the end @samostically had the upper hand and a 3 point lead thanks to a 100% berserk rate! @maestroask had to settle for second place, in front of @mikmai and @tangibleay. But that second place was enough for @maestroask to climb to the top of the rankings at season halftime.
Link to the tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/0GgBrN90
In the Challengers, tournament leader @justola1 could gain his second win and thus extend his lead to 9 points in the standings. Runner-up was @odic3o1, followed by @fiona777 with her best score in this season! Congratulations to All!
Link to the tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/WR7Uc36J
Standings after 5 rounds:
Masters tournament (=>1800)
| Rank | Hive name | Lichess name | Country | Rating | Rounds played | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(+2) | @maestroask | IM Odnoobraz | RUS | 2513 | 3 | 23 |
| 2(-1) | @stayoutoftherz | stayoutoftherz | AUT | 2027 | 5 | 20 |
| 3(-2) | @southgamer | SouthGamer | 2032 | 3 | 19 | |
| 4(+1) | @samostically | ZGM_Samostically | NGA | 2203 | 3 | 18 |
| 5(-1) | @mikmai | Lavidacontinua123 | BOL | 2231 | 3 | 17 |
| 6(+2) | @tangibleay | Tangible_ay | NGA | 2099 | 3 | 12 |
| 7(+3) | @rosmarly | rosmarly | VEN | 2000 | 4 | 11 |
| 8(-2) | @fcastro177 | FCastro17 | VEN | 2072 | 5 | 11 |
| 9(-2) | @lucianosky | Pavarotti | NGA | 2308 | 1 | 7 |
| 10(-1) | @jaki01 | jaki01 | GER | 2362 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | @eniolw | eniolw | VEN | 2442 | 1 | 4 |
| 12(new) | @chessdev17 | queen5layer | NGA | 2495 | 1 | 4 |
Challengers tournament (<1800)
| Rank | Hive name | Lichess name | Country | Rating | Rounds played | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @justola1 | just_ola | NGA | 1780 | 5 | 51 |
| 2(+2) | @odic3o1 | odic3o | ECU | 1744 | 4 | 40 |
| 3(-1) | @sammy00 | migmag | BIH | 1559 | 5 | 39 |
| 4(-1) | @lailawrites | Ohieku | NGA | 1622 | 5 | 37 |
| 5(+1) | @rafaelaquino | ajedrezclub2t | VEN | 1611 | 5 | 31 |
| 6(+2) | @stranger27 | stranger27 | UKR | 1667 | 5 | 29 |
| 7(-2) | @ezemhugo | MixzyRagnal | NGA | 1723 | 3 | 27 |
| 8(-1) | @lighteye | lighteye | SRB | 1580 | 5 | 27 |
| 9(+1) | @rodrook | RDcast | USA | 1455 | 4 | 20 |
| 10(+1) | @fiona777 | fiona777 | UKR | 1408 | 5 | 20 |
| 11(-2) | @schamangerbert | HerbyW | GER | 1623 | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | @salomijale | summisineon1 | IND | 1461 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 | @teooo | teoooForHive | 1579 | 1 | 7 | |
| 14 | @darruiz | darruiz | VEN | 1518 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | @vasigo | vasigo | SRB | 1077 | 3 | 3 |
Of note, some players had been given up to 3 bonus points for participating in the fun tournaments (first, second) and the Hivepredict bet on the Candidates tournament!
See you next week and as always - keep practicing!
In the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland 2026 Hans Niemann is leading by half a point prior to the last Blitz day. Can he win this tournament? WC contendor Sindarov played surprisingly weak so far.
https://www.chess.com/news/view/2026-super-rapid-blitz-poland-day-4
The Niemann stare :)
https://grandchesstour.org/tours/2026/tournaments/2026-super-rapid-blitz-poland/
Solid performance @samostically
So game 2, you thought for a while and played Ng5 instead of Nd2 because you know me 😂😂
I’d definitely play e3 even though I know it’s not the best move.
I was a bit distracted during the tournament lol.
Okay okay. Explains why you took only your games against the IM seriously
Thanks though.
Been a while! Glad I won and moved a place.
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Massive congratulations to @samostically and @justola1 for the amazing wins,, Winning with a 100% berserk rate is just crazy. It's really great to see the tournament getting a record number of participants this season. Also, that 'Niemann stare' picture at the end is absolutely hilarious! Thanks for the great update and for keeping the chess community so active.
Congratulations @samostically and @justola1
Masters tournament is getting competitive
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