Competitive Stars League | Round 1 | Weekly Report!
Competitive Stars League | Round 1
Team Libra beats USERNAME STAR
16.5 - 11.5
My team (Team Libra) escaped with the dub in the first round! With wins on b1 (3-1) b7 (4-0 ff) and b6 (3-1), and draws on b3 (2-2 ff), and b4 (2-2). And barely losing on board 2 (3-1) and b5 (2.5-1.5). Lets go Libra! We started off with a strong lineup, and a pretty solid win! We are looking forward to winning the season! Lets take a look at one of our b1's (@firstrayofsun) win!
Checkmatin' Masters crush The Rickrolls!
18.5-9.5
CM is definitely looking like a title contender here, in CSL season 4! And they proved it by smoothly winning over a very strong team, The Rickrolls. Taking up wins on b1 (4-0 ff) b6 (3-1) and b7 (4-0 ff). Also drawing on b3's b4's and b5's. As well, slightly losing on board 2. This actually looked like a close match, but nope! The Checkmatin' Masters swept the floor! Lets take a look at one of their b5's win!
Team Dimension slights over Red Dragons.
14-13
Oh, my, god. Just looking at the score makes me shiver. This is probably the most interesting matchup of this week! I mean, WHAT?! 14-13?! Seriously?! This was definitely a very close matchup, but, we will be looking at the winning side's experience. Team Dimension is obviously extremely strong, but Red Dragons, as you see, is not weak. Team Dimension took up wins on board's 1 (3-1) and 3 (3-1), and drew on board's 5 and 7. Sad for them, they ended up losing on board's 2 (3-1) and 4 (1.5-2.5). Well what happened on board 6?! Well, the opponents drew 1.5-1.5, logically not being able to find a time to play. Lets see one of their b7's win!
CSL Cruisers barely win over the Sneezing Dinos.
14.5-13.5
This actually might also be the closest matchup. Honestly, I don't even know how the Sneezing Dinos lost! The CSL Cruisers are a strong team, but the Dinos have a terrifying lineup! The Cruisers took dubs on board's 5 (4-0) and 6 (4-0 ff). And losing on board's 1 (3.5-0.5) and 2 (4-0). By now, things are really close. And every other board (3,4, and 7) were draws. The Cruisers were pretty lucky there, escaping with a 1 point advantage! Lets dive into one of their b5's win!
Blundering Mates destroy Rising Phoenix!
19.5-8.5
I haven't heard that much about the Blundering Mates, but from the dub that they took, it seemed pretty clear that they were a really good team. This might have been the biggest upset, other than The Rickrolls vs. Checkmatin Masters. The Mates took wins on board's 2 (4-0 ff), 3 (2.5-1.5), 5 (4-0 ff) and 7 (4-0 ff). They took some draws on board 1, and 4. The Blundering Mates only lost on board 7 (3-1) and escaped with a crushing victory! Lets take a look at one of their b3's victory, shall we?
Chess Family runs over the Dream Team Destroyers!
15.5 - 12.5
WOW! The Dream Team Destroyers (as always) have a really good lineup, but Chess Family is no joke as well! 15.5-12.5 is actually a really good score, judging by the power of DTD! CF escaped with wins on board's 1 (3.5-0.5), 2 (4-0 ff) and 4 (4-0 ff). They also ran away with draws on board 6! Sadly for CF, they ended up losing on board's 3 (4-0), 5 (3-1) and 7 (3-1), leaving to a close matchup. DTD forfeited a lot, for some reason, thus leading to a few upsets. Lets take a look at one of CF's b1's win! (Believe it or not, I was actually watching this game in Live Chess.)
The Soaring Seagulls win over Chess Family V2.0
15.5-12.5
As before, I wasn't really familiar with The Soaring Seagulls, but they showed off! Taking wins on board's 2 (4-0), 3 (2.5-1.5), 7 (3-1), and 6 (4-0). They pulled some upsets on board 1 (3-1), 4 (3-1), and 5 (4-0 ff). Strangely enough, there weren't any draws this round! The undrawable match! Lets see one of their b2's win!
Brawl Stars Champ and The Checkmatin' Queens bye each other!
0-0
Nothing interesting! All boards were bye'd (0-0).
The Game Of The Week!
And now... the moment that you've all been waiting for... The Game Of The Week! We'll be taking a look at @Vinumonz555's win over @ChessIntuition0906 on board 3!! Chess Intuition is a very powerful opponent, and Vin had a lot of trouble playing against him, but hey! He escaped with a win! Here is the analyzed game!
Credits/Shoutouts!
Credits to @LightningChess21 for inspiring me of making these reports!
Credits to @The_Nail and @Vinumonz555 for helping me a bit with the plot of this blog!
Shoutout to all of the teams participating in Season 4 of the Competitive Stars League!
Conclusion:
Thanks so much for reading today's blog! It really means a lot to me! Make sure to join the Competitive Stars League if you haven't already! It is a really fun league, and I really recommend it! Have a great day, see ya!
You can visit the Week 1 Results Here: CSL • Week 1 • Results - Chess Forums - Chess.com