ctcl 5

Round 5 of the CTCL was very tough and exciting.
C3 – Classical Chess Club is the brilliant winner of the round, congratulations!
THINK finished in second place and is the new leader, congratulations!

C3 – Classical Chess Club 13
THINK 10
Classic Chess for all 6
UR TEAM 6
Todo Mundo 6
KHURAI CHESS CLUB OF MANIPUR 6
Elite Chess Players' Union 4
FALCONF7 CLUB 4
90m+30s 4
Rochade Europa – Schachzeitung 2
Turm-Bauer 2
BS Academy 2
Polska vs Szwecja 2-0 finał baraży 2
Artist atomic 2
Club d'échecs de Hemmingford Chess Club 2
ILS-Rapid Team 1
Царское Село 0
Reunited Warriors 0

Standings after round 5 of 10:
(only the scores of the 7 best rounds count)

1. THINK (1+6+12+14+10) 43
2. Todo Mundo (7+8+5+15+6) 41
3. C3 – Classical Chess Club (6+2+7+5+13) 33
4. Classic Chess for all (13+10+6) 29
5. 90m+30s (4+7+6+7+4) 28
6. 90+30 Classical Championship (8+4+2+4) 18
7. ILS-Rapid Team (3+4+4+6+1) 18
8. Club d'échecs de Hemmingford Chess Club (3+7+4+1+2) 17
9. Царское Село (4+2+6+4) 16
10. Elite Chess Players' Union (4+6+2+4) 16
11. Rochade Europa – Schachzeitung (2+4+2+4+2) 14
12. Hamburger SK (2+6+2) 10
13. FALCONF7 CLUB (4+4)8
14. Lightning's Flash Team (3+4) 7
15. UR TEAM (6) 6
16. KHURAI CHESS CLUB OF MANIPUR (6) 6
17. Polska vs Szwecja 2-0 finał baraży (4+2) 6
18. Artist atomic (2+2+2) 6
19. Online Chess Courses (3+2) 5
20. Lance5500 Fan Club (2+2) 4
21. Turm-Bauer (2+2) 4
22. Lance5500 Chess Coach (2) 2
23. Club Virsan (2) 2
24. Black Swans (2) 2
25. DrNykterstein fun club (2) 2
26. BS Academy (2) 2
27. Ketchup tv (1) 1
28. 10 kişi olduk (1) 1
29. Reunited Warriors (1) 1

Round 6 on Saturday January 6:
https://lichess.org/tournament/1gs08osO

Dear classical chess friends,
A new record of 160 players enjoyed the CTCL yesterday!
C3 – Classical Chess Club is the brilliant winner of the round with the highest possible score!
As a bonus they took over the lead of the championship, congratulations!

Round 6:
C3 – Classical Chess Club 20
Classic Chess for all 13
Chess Champions (Never Give Up 11)
Шахматные Пушки. 10
THINK 7
Chessmasterpro-Tatarstan-Elabuga 6
Elite Chess Players' Union 6
Todo Mundo 6
Artist atomic 4
KHURAI CHESS CLUB OF MANIPUR 4
Lance5500 Fan Club 3
Rochade Europa – Schachzeitung 2
Царское Село 2
Black Swans 2
Online Chess Courses 2
90+30 Classical Championship 2
90m+30s 1

Standings after round 6 of 10:
(only the scores of the 7 best rounds count)

1. C3 – Classical Chess Club (6+2+7+5+13+20) 53
2. THINK (1+6+12+14+10+7) 50
3. Todo Mundo (7+8+5+15+6+6) 47
4. Classic Chess for all (13+10+6+13) 42
5. 90m+30s (4+7+6+7+4+1) 29
6. Elite Chess Players' Union (4+6+2+4+6) 22
7. 90+30 Classical Championship (8+4+2+4+2) 20
8. ILS-Rapid Team (3+4+4+6+1) 18
9. Царское Село (4+2+6+4+2) 18
10. Club d'échecs de Hemmingford Chess Club (3+7+4+1+2) 17
11. Rochade Europa – Schachzeitung (2+4+2+4+2+2) 16
12. Chess Champions (Never Give Up) (11) 11
13. Hamburger SK (2+6+2) 10
14. Шахматные Пушки. (10) 10
15. KHURAI CHESS CLUB OF MANIPUR (6+4) 10
16. Artist atomic (2+2+2+4) 10
17. FALCONF7 CLUB (4+4)8
18. Lightning's Flash Team (3+4) 7
19. Online Chess Courses (3+2+2) 7
20. Lance5500 Fan Club (2+2+3) 7
21. UR TEAM (6) 6
22. Polska vs Szwecja 2-0 finał baraży (4+2) 6
23. Chessmasterpro-Tatarstan-Elabuga (6) 6
24. Turm-Bauer (2+2) 4
25. Black Swans (2+2) 4
26. Lance5500 Chess Coach (2) 2
27. Club Virsan (2) 2
28. DrNykterstein fun club (2) 2
29. BS Academy (2) 2
30. Ketchup tv (1) 1
31. 10 kişi olduk (1) 1
32. Reunited Warriors (1) 1

Round 7 on Saturday February 3:
https://lichess.org/tournament/OHX0a13d

Take care!
Kurt

Hello classical chess friends,
The CTCL has brought us many tough and exciting games.
The winner of round 7 is Chess Champions (Never Give Up), congratulations!
Classic Chess for all followed close and is now in 2nd place in the overall standings, congratulations!

Round 7:
Chess Champions (Never Give Up) 16
Classic Chess for all 15
C3 – Classical Chess Club 9
Chessmasterpro-Tatarstan-Elabuga 8
Царское Село 8
Todo Mundo 7
Lightning's Flash Team 6
90m+30s 6
Rochade Europa – Schachzeitung 4
attractors chess club 4
KHURAI CHESS CLUB OF MANIPUR 2
Club d'échecs de Hemmingford Chess Club 2
"Chess is LIFE - Шахматы это ЖИЗНЬ" 2
ILS-Rapid Team 2
Шахматные Пушки. 2
Turm-Bauer 2

Standings after round 7 of 10:
(only the scores of the 7 best rounds count)

1. C3 – Classical Chess Club (6+2+7+5+13+20+9) 62
2. Classic Chess for all (13+10+6+13+15) 57
3. Todo Mundo (7+8+5+15+6+6+7) 54
4. THINK (1+6+12+14+10+7) 50
5. 90m+30s (4+7+6+7+4+1+6) 35
6. Chess Champions (Never Give Up) (11+16) 27
7. Царское Село (4+2+6+4+2+8) 26
8. Elite Chess Players' Union (4+6+2+4+6) 22
9. 90+30 Classical Championship (8+4+2+4+2) 20
10. ILS-Rapid Team (3+4+4+6+1+2) 20
11. Rochade Europa – Schachzeitung (2+4+2+4+2+2+4) 20
12. Club d'échecs de Hemmingford Chess Club (3+7+4+1+2+2) 19
13. Chessmasterpro-Tatarstan-Elabuga (6+8) 14
14. Lightning's Flash Team (3+4+6) 13
15. Шахматные Пушки. (10+2) 12
16. KHURAI CHESS CLUB OF MANIPUR (6+4+2) 12
17. Hamburger SK (2+6+2) 10
18. Artist atomic (2+2+2+4) 10
19. FALCONF7 CLUB (4+4)8
20. Online Chess Courses (3+2+2) 7
21. Lance5500 Fan Club (2+2+3) 7
22. UR TEAM (6) 6
23. Polska vs Szwecja 2-0 finał baraży (4+2) 6
24. Turm-Bauer (2+2+2) 6
25. Black Swans (2+2) 4
26. attractors chess club (4) 4
27. Lance5500 Chess Coach (2) 2
28. Club Virsan (2) 2
29. DrNykterstein fun club (2) 2
30. BS Academy (2) 2
31. "Chess is LIFE - Шахматы это ЖИЗНЬ" (2) 2
32. Ketchup tv (1) 1
33. 10 kişi olduk (1) 1
34. Reunited Warriors (1) 1

This is the link for round 8 on Saturday March 2:
https://lichess.org/tournament/xfhjScLG

See you again in a month.
Take care!

Kurt

The winner of round 8 is "Classic Chess for all" Team, congratulations!
"Classic Chess for all" Team followed close and is now in 2nd place in the overall standings, congratulations!

Round 8:

Classic Chess for all 11
C3 – Classical Chess Club 10
Chess Champions (Never Give Up) 6
Царское Село 6
90m+30s 5
Rochade Europa – Schachzeitung 5
Club Virsan 5
Lightning's Flash Team 4
attractors chess club 4
Todo Mundo 4
Elite Chess Players' Union 3
Chessmasterpro-Tatarstan-Elabuga 2
THINK 2
Artist atomic 2
90+30 Classical Championship 2
Polska vs Szwecja 2-0 finał baraży 2
Шахматные Пушки. 1

Standings after round 8 of 10:
(only the scores of the 7 best rounds count)

1. C3 – Classical Chess Club (6+2+7+5+13+20+9+10) 70
2. Classic Chess for all (13+10+6+13+15+11) 68
3. Todo Mundo (7+8+5+15+6+6+7+4) 54
4. THINK (1+6+12+14+10+7+2) 52
5. 90m+30s (4+7+6+7+4+1+6+5) 39
6. Chess Champions (Never Give Up) (11+16+6) 33
7. Царское Село (4+2+6+4+2+8+6) 32
8. Elite Chess Players' Union (4+6+2+4+6+3) 25
9. Rochade Europa – Schachzeitung (2+4+2+4+2+2+4+5) 23
10. 90+30 Classical Championship (8+4+2+4+2+2) 22
11. ILS-Rapid Team (3+4+4+6+1+2) 20
12. Club d'échecs de Hemmingford Chess Club (3+7+4+1+2+2) 19
13. Lightning's Flash Team (3+4+6+4) 17
14. Chessmasterpro-Tatarstan-Elabuga (6+8+2) 16
15. Шахматные Пушки. (10+2+1) 13
    17-18. Artist atomic (2+2+2+4=2) 12
    17-18. KHURAI CHESS CLUB OF MANIPUR (6+4+2) 12
16. Hamburger SK (2+6+2) 10

20-21. attractors chess club (4+4) 8
20-21. FALCONF7 CLUB (4+4) 8

22-24. Club Virsan (2+5) 7
22-24. Online Chess Courses (3+2+2) 7
22-24. Lance5500 Fan Club (2+2+3) 7

25-27. UR TEAM (6) 6
25-27. Polska vs Szwecja 2-0 finał baraży (4+2+2) 6
25-27. Turm-Bauer (2+2+2) 6

28. Black Swans (2+2) 4

29-32. Lance5500 Chess Coach (2) 2
29-32. DrNykterstein fun club (2) 2
29-32. BS Academy (2) 2
29-32. "Chess is LIFE - Шахматы это ЖИЗНЬ" (2) 2

32-34. Ketchup tv (1) 1
32-34. 10 kişi olduk (1) 1
32-34. Reunited Warriors (1) 1

Round 9 on Saturday April 6:
https://lichess.org/tournament/LF8oSZC3

Hello classical chess friends,
The brilliant winner of the second to last round of the CTCL 5 is C3 – Classical Chess Club.
The new leader in the overall standings is now Classic Chess for all.
It’s will be a tough race between these 2 teams for the title, congratulations to both for their superb performances!

&
Round 9 Result / Standing:

1. C3 – Classical Chess Club 2 2 2 2 2 1 (11)
   2-4. Царское Село 2 0 2 0 2 (6)
   2-4. Chess Champions (Never Give Up) 2 2 2 (6)
   2-4. 90m+30s 2 2 2 (6)
2. Chessmasterpro-Tatarstan-Elabuga 2 0 1 2 (5)
3. Fight for Win 2 2 (4)
4. THINK 2 1 (3)
   8-12. Elite Chess Players' Union 2 (2)
   8-12. World Chess Lover 2 (2)
   8-12. Classic Chess for all 2 (2)
   8-12. Phoenix Force 2 (2)
   8-12. Artist atomic 2 (2)
   13-14. KHURAI CHESS CLUB OF MANIPUR 1 (1)
   13-14. Club Virsan 1 (1)

Overall Standings after round 9 of 10:
(only the scores of the 7 best rounds count)

1. C3 – Classical Chess Club (6+2+7+5+13+20+9+10+11) 76
2. Classic Chess for all (13+10+6+13+15+11+2) 70
   3-4. Todo Mundo (7+8+5+15+6+6+7+4+0) 54
   3-4. THINK (1+6+12+14+10+7+2+3) 54
3. 90m+30s (4+7+6+7+4+1+6+5+6) 41
4. Chess Champions (Never Give Up) (11+16+6+6) 39
5. Царское Село (4+2+6+4+2+8+6+6) 36
6. Elite Chess Players' Union (4+6+2+4+6+3+2) 27
7. Rochade Europa – Schachzeitung (2+4+2+4+2+2+4+5) 23
8. 90+30 Classical Championship (8+4+2+4+2+2) 22
9. Chessmasterpro-Tatarstan-Elabuga (6+8+2+5) 21
10. ILS-Rapid Team (3+4+4+6+1+2) 20
11. Club d'échecs de Hemmingford Chess Club (3+7+4+1+2+2) 19
12. Lightning's Flash Team (3+4+6+4) 17
    15-16. Шахматные Пушки. (10+2+1) 13
    15-16. KHURAI CHESS CLUB OF MANIPUR (6+4+2+1) 13
13. Artist atomic (2+2+2+4+2) 12
14. Hamburger SK (2+6+2) 10
    19-21. attractors chess club (4+4) 8
    19-21. FALCONF7 CLUB (4+4) 8
    19-21. Club Virsan (2+5+1) 8
    22-23. Online Chess Courses (3+2+2) 7
    22-23. Lance5500 Fan Club (2+2+3) 7
    24-26. UR TEAM (6) 6
    24-26. Polska vs Szwecja 2-0 finał baraży (4+2+2) 6
    24-26. Turm-Bauer (2+2+2) 6
    27-28. Black Swans (2+2) 4
    27-28. Fight for Win 4 (4)
    29-35. Lance5500 Chess Coach (2) 2
    29-35. DrNykterstein fun club (2) 2
    29-35. BS Academy (2) 2
    29-35. "Chess is LIFE - Шахматы это ЖИЗНЬ" (2) 2
    29-35. World Chess Lover (2) 2
    29-35. Phoenix Force 2 (2)
    29-35. Artist atomic 2 (2)
    36-38. Ketchup tv (1) 1
    36-38. 10 kişi olduk (1) 1
    36-38. Reunited Warriors (1) 1

This is the link for the final Round 10 on Saturday May 4:
https://lichess.org/tournament/8SDoVZQY

Best wishes.
Kurt and Chien

Dear classical chess friends,
The brilliant and highly deserved champion of the CTCL 5 is C3 – Classical Chess Club.
The runner up is Classic Chess for all and Todo Mundo finished in 3rd place.
Congratulations!!

It was a fascinating championship.
We’d like to thank all leaders and players for having made it so much fun!

Round 10 results:

1. C3 – Classical Chess Club 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (20)
2. Fight for Win 2 2 2 2 2 2 (12)
   3-4. Chess Champions (Never Give Up) 2 2 2 2 (8)
   3-4. Todo Mundo 2 2 2 2 (8)
   5-6. 90m+30s 2 2 2 1 (7)
   5-6. Classic Chess for all 2 2 2 1 (7)
3. Chessmasterpro-Tatarstan-Elabuga 2 2 2 (6)
4. Elite Chess Players' Union 2 2 (4)
   9-10. Rochade Europa – Schachzeitung 2 1 (3)
   9-10. KnightTrader 1 2 (3)
   11-16. Imagine Dragons!!! OneRepublic!!!! 2 (2)
   11-16. Царское Село 2 (2)
   11-16. THINK 2 (2)
   11-16. Neighbor of Magnus Carlsen Fan Club 2 (2)
   11-16. World Chess Lover 2 (2)
   11-16. Шахматные Пушки 2 (2)
5. Club d'échecs de Hemmingford Chess Club 1 (1)

Final Standings
(only the scores of the 7 best rounds count)

1. C3 – Classical Chess Club (6+2+7+5+13+20+9+10+11+20) 90
2. Classic Chess for all (13+10+6+13+15+11+2+7) 75
3. Todo Mundo (7+8+5+15+6+6+7+4+8) 57
4. THINK (1+6+12+14+10+7+2+3) 54
5. Chess Champions (Never Give Up) (11+16+6+6+8) 47
6. 90m+30s (4+7+6+7+4+1+6+5+6+7) 44
7. Царское Село (4+2+6+4+2+8+6+6+2) 36
8. Elite Chess Players' Union (4+6+2+4+6+3+2+4) 29
9. Fight for Win (4+12+12) 28
10. Chessmasterpro-Tatarstan-Elabuga (6+8+2+5+6) 27
11. Rochade Europa – Schachzeitung (2+4+2+4+2+2+4+5+3) 24
12. 90+30 Classical Championship (8+4+2+4+2+2) 22

13-14. ILS-Rapid Team (3+4+4+6+1+2) 20
13-14. Club d'échecs de Hemmingford Chess Club (3+7+4+1+2+2+1) 20

15. Lightning's Flash Team (3+4+6+4) 17
16. Шахматные Пушки (10+2+1+2) 15
17. KHURAI CHESS CLUB OF MANIPUR (6+4+2+1) 13
18. Artist atomic (2+2+2+4+2) 12
19. Hamburger SK (2+6+2) 10

20-22. attractors chess club (4+4) 8
20-22. FALCONF7 CLUB (4+4) 8
20-22. Club Virsan (2+5+1) 8

23-24. Online Chess Courses (3+2+2) 7
23-24. Lance5500 Fan Club (2+2+3) 7

25-28. UR TEAM (6) 6
25-28. Polska vs Szwecja 2-0 finał baraży (4+2+2) 6
25-28. Turm-Bauer (2+2+2) 6

29-30. Black Swans (2+2) 4
29-30. World Chess Lover (2+2) 4

31. KnightTrader 3 (3)

32-39. Lance5500 Chess Coach (2) 2
32-39. DrNykterstein fun club (2) 2
32-39. BS Academy (2) 2
32-39. "Chess is LIFE - Шахматы это ЖИЗНЬ" (2) 2
32-39. Phoenix Force 2 (2)
32-39. Artist atomic 2 (2)
32-39. Neighbor of Magnus Carlsen Fan Club 2 (2)
32-39. Imagine Dragons!!! OneRepublic!!!! 2 (2)

40-42. Ketchup tv (1) 1
40-42. 10 kişi olduk (1) 1
40-42. Reunited Warriors (1) 1

Season 6 of the CTCL has a new fascinating structure and scoring system.
You can see the rules and details in the arena description of the Qualifier Tournament Saturday May 18:
https://lichess.org/tournament/e7GG0lPs

See you all there in 2 weeks!

Kurt and Chien