🏆 Congrats to Team Happy Cat - Champions of Our First-Ever Team Blitz Tournament! 🏆

Team Happy Cat clinched victory with an impressive 13 match points, finishing well ahead of 2nd place Nikebears (9 match points). Our first-ever 7-round Team Blitz Tournament saw 8 teams and 46 players competing in a fast-paced, exciting event!

This ACF-rated, members-only tournament used a 3+2 time control, with teams carefully balanced based on player ratings to ensure fair competition. Mahesh and Rob put in extra effort (and some delays—thanks for your patience!) to even out the teams’ average strengths. Interestingly, the two winning teams ended up having the lowest average ratings, partly due to some no-shows and unrated players!

The winning team—Arthur Huynh, Marcel Lima, Jason Xu, David Stern, and Samuel Klisterner—was led by 8-year-old Joey Su, whose skill and enthusiasm inspired the team to victory! 🐱✨

Top Board Scores:
• Board 1: Biljana Dekic and Bruce Murray – 5.5 points
• Board 2: Joey Su – 6.5 points
• Board 3: Linda Qian and Marcel Lima – 4.5 points
• Board 4: Ashok Reddy – 5.5 points
• Board 5: Daniel Lowe – 6 points
• Board 6: Samuel Klisterner – 6 points

Thanks to all players who joined this exciting new event! Due to its success, we’re thrilled to announce we’ll be bringing it back next year for more epic team battles! 🎉♟️

For detailed results of the night click here