WHOS GONNA STOP YDTD?….NO ONE!!!
Before the 2023 Happy New Year Tournament began Ydtd posed the question to his competitors “who’s gonna stop Ydtd?” It was a rhetorical question because not even a second later he answered his own question “No One!” That affirmation proved prophetic because Ydtd won his fifth career Let’s Castle title on Friday by winning the 2023 Happy New Year Tournament. 
The victory allowed him to pass Jayelawrence (4 LC titles) 
and Eledef07 (4 LC titles) 
for the most career Let’s Castle titles in the club! It was another dominant performance from the man in the black hat. 
In 22 games he won 20games, lost none and achieved two draws; just an awe inspiring performance from Ydtd! This is also the fourth time in his career that he has gone undefeated in an LC tournament
(Ydtd 2021 Shocktober tournament 11/16/21
17-0-0
Ydtd 2022 IDT 8/17/22
20-0-2
Ydtd 2022 Shocktober tournament 11/16/22
13-0-1
Ydtd 2023 HNYT 3/17/23
20-0-2) !
He is the only player to achieve that. The next person to even come close is Eledef07
who has done it only twice. Ydtd is racking up a multitude of accolades in a span of only three years! He entered the club on September 30th 2020 during the height of the pandemic ready to take over! He already has won 2021 Rookie of the Year, Player of the year award in 2021 and 2022, he has 5 titles and counting and I just mentioned the undefeated performances. Ydtd is carving out a hall of fame career to say the least. Let’s see if he can remain consistent for years to come. Rounding out the top three finishers in the tournament you have Gstrong100 aka “The Mighty Mighty Gorilla “
who has been trying to win a title to no avail because of the Ydtd factor. He finished strong in second place. In 22 games he won 16 games lost 4 and achieved two draws. Finally Tillboy 
who got out of the gate very quickly in the first week of the tournament finished in third place. In 22 games he won 15 games lost 4 and achieved 3 draws. The rest of the standings can be seen by clicking the link down below.
https://www.chess.com/tournament/2023-happy-new-year-tournament/pairings
Eledef07 is a writer for Let’s Castle Chess and loves masticating on chitterlings on New a years eve 
