Season 5 Week 2 Qualifier Results
I must confess myself disappointed. After an excellent week 1, all of the energy appeared to be drained from the competition in week 2. We only had 10 valid submissions this week, and so with the competition in such a precarious position, I have made an executive decision. I shall be reducing the qualifying competitors to 7 for this week, and we shall be reverting to the season 1/2 16-player knockout format. This was a last resort decision, because we simply cannot have a week where anyone can qualify almost no matter what. Without further ado...
1. @ChessUnlockedOfficial - 8.6/10 with https://www.chess.com/blog/ChessUnlockedOfficial/the-niemann-kramnik-controversy
2. @Knights2000 - 8.2/10 with https://www.chess.com/blog/2000Knights/hello-my-name-is-jesse-ren-and-i (w url)
3. @1cbb - 7.7/10 with https://www.chess.com/blog/1cbb/the-artful-adorjan-gambit
4. @HenryUrbanek - 7.5/10 with https://www.chess.com/blog/HenryUrbanek/offbeat-openings-to-destroy-your-opponents
5. @Taken - 7.3/10 with https://www.chess.com/blog/Taken/unveiling-the-genius-of-200-elo-chess-players
6. @SavageOppress - 7/10 with https://www.chess.com/blog/SavageOppress/how-to-find-and-play-brilliant-moves
7. @Pirate - 5.9/10 with https://www.chess.com/blog/Pirate/the-hippopotamus-defence-a-underestimated-opening
9. @ThroughtonsHeirAlexHebert - 5/10
10. @ConstantPorcupine264 - 1.5/10 (I would have given it like 6 if it wasn't an alt of a qualified blogger :0)
11. @Jehtt - 1.4/10
12. @Matthew_Slater - -1500/10 (1500 is a magic number)
So I have an announcement: @anikolay is stepping down as a judge, (which is why, as some of you noticed, he is no longer admin) and @Don will be stepping up from a backup judge to replace him. So perhaps this change will speed up judging (slightly).
Congratulations to our top 7 finishers this week! You've all clinched a spot in the Season 5 Knockouts, which will begin on October 22nd and end on November 5th.
The bracket for the knockouts will be hopefully released soon, but until then, you guys know how this works, good luck!
