S2 Week 1 Qualifier Standings

Just like last season, there was a 3-way tie for 8th place that needed to be sorted out. There was also a tie for 6th place that needed sorting out as well since it affects seeding. For the tiebreaks, the 5 judges simply cast their vote on who should be ranked the highest, and that was that.

Each of the 5 judges gave every submitted blog a score on a scale of 1-10. We averaged them out and put them in order from highest to lowest average scores. The top 8 have earned a spot in the Season 2 Knockouts, while everyone else will have to hope for better luck in the Week 2 Qualifiers.

Below you can find where you finished and what your average score was. If you are unhappy with your score, don't worry - judges are here to offer helpful feedback if you want it. Don't feel down. Take this experience and learn from it. 

1. @Alphaous - 8.9/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/alphaous/my-ten-best-games-of-2022 

2. @DanielGuel - 8.8/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/DanielGuel/i-tilted-then-i-recovered 

3. @Ryanchen100 - 8.4/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/ryanchen100/the-fide-world-rapid-chess-championship-day-1-the-best-games-in-puzzles 

4. @Ant - 8.2/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/ant/my-5-favorite-chess-players-of-all-time 

5. @The_turtlepro - 8.1/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/The_turtlepro/ranking-checkmates 

6. @Serenesnowflake - 8/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/serenesnowflake/malignant-minor-pieces-a-history-1 

7. @Donrajesh - 8/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/DonRajesh/winning-chess-psychology 

8. @3Ke31-0 - 7.9/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/3Ke31-0/my-last-tournament-of-2022 

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9. @Seppppppy - 7.9/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/Seppppppy/ten-game-undefeated-streak-how-it-all-happened 

10. GMForgacs - 7.9/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/GMForgacs/learn-the-pawn-endgames 

11. @NiTheGuy - 7.8/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/NiTheGuy/my-best-year-of-chess 

12. @Hiryanli - 7.7/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/hiryanli/the-champion-strikes-again 

13. @Rat - 7.6/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/rat_4/trapped-king-puzzles 

14. @Astrotheoretical_physics - 7.3/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/AstroTheoretical_Physics/challenging-the-cats-chess-com-new-bots 

15. @FA-18_SuperHornet2007 - 7.2/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/FA-18_SuperHornet2007/fighting-in-rook-endgames 

16. @Discworldandknownspace - 7/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/DiscworldAndKnownspace/how-to-crush-your-opponents-like-alphazero 

17. @YChess - 7/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/YChess/maximum-is-defeated 

18. @Lethal_Knights - 6.9/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/Lethal_Knights/how-magnus-defended-his-title 

19. @Bid - 6.9/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/Bid/navigation-through-bullet-chess-beginners-edition 

20. @Chillychess2010 - 6.8/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/ChillyChess2010/great-comebacks 

21. @ThroughtonsHeirAlexHebert - 6.7/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/ThroughtonsHeirAlexHebert/can-you-really-quit-chess-or-how-my-return-to-the-art-brought-me-to-chess-com 

22. @Shanlee132 - 6.7/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/shanlee132/should-you-get-verified-is-it-worth-it 

23. @Kowarenai- 6.7/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/Kowarenai/aiming-for-national-master-valuing-dedication 

24. @Dev_the_pro - 6.5/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/dev_the_pro/chess-in-2022-part-1 

25. @Squealingnickel - 6.4/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/Squealingnickel/top-10-chess-streamers-of-2022 

26. @Xhive24 - 6.4/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/Xhive24/ctw-chess-this-week-episode-3-the-king-of-chess-bots-has-arrived 

27. @Humblebeginnings64 - 6/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/humblebeginnings64/2022-a-year-in-review 

28. @IoisIane - 5.5/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/IoisIane/the-brief-history-of-chess 

29. @Angryspacevoid - 5/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/angryspacevoid/the-im-norm-rr-experience-round-1 

30. @Landon_L - 4.5/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/Landon_L/after-magnus 

31. @Puppydogpals - 3.8/10 on https://www.chess.com/blog/puppydogpals159/chess-how-the-pieces-move 

Our current bracket: 

Congratulations to our top 8 finishers this week! You've all clinched a spot in the Season 2 Knockouts, which will begin on January 22nd. Good for you, you can take a break if you wish. 

As for the rest of you... unfortunately, you did not qualify this week. But. The Season 2 Week 2 Qualifiers begin... NOW! You have until January 14th at 8 PM CST to post a new blog and submit it in the S2 Week 2 Qualifiers Blog Submissions Forum. 

If you want feedback on your blog, simply pm one of the judges and they will give you feedback. Just know that, should you do this, you will receive 100% honesty from any judge you contact, so keep that in mind. 

That's that. Happy blogging!