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PCU Chess Cup@Home 2022

November 24, 2022/in Chess Cup

11 rounds of online blitz chess were played during the PCU Chess Cup@Home 2022 on Wednesday 24 November.

109 students representing 35 Universities from 22 countries participated in the PCU Chess online program.

Congratulations to Henri Lahdelma “HenriL” from Aalto University (Finland) on winning this Chess Cup!
He did not lose a single game, except for one draw, and finished the tournament with 10.5 points.

Rodrigo Gabancho “UBrgabancho” from University of Belgrano (Argentina) took second place and finished with 9.5 points.

The bronze medal was won by Vadim Eliseev from Donetsk National University (Ukraine) with 8.5 points.

It total 502 games were played in Swiss System. Average rating of Final Round reached 1605.
Find full results on lichess.org and final ranking here.

Congratulations to all participants!

PCU Chess@Home 2022

August 27, 2022/in Uncategorized

On Wednesday 23 November 2022, an online chess blitz tournament (PCU Chess@Home) will be organized, to enable participation for all students worldwide unable to travel. Games will be played online on the platform lichess.org and take place at 19-22h CET.

The type of competition is Blitz Chess.

The registration deadline is 19 November 2022. Participating students have to represent a specific University or other Institute of Higher Education.

Registration can be done here.

All students from Universities and University colleges worldwide are welcome to participate.