Virtual Chess Tournament (VCT) - Thug Chess

VCT 3 journey has been amazingly exciting so far! As we enter the Quarter Final round, and things start getting serious, let us take a look back to see a few milestones achieved in the Group Stages of the tournament. Highlights :  Black or White - Although there were concerns raised on selection of colors in the games, 33 matches were actually won with black pieces and 23 matches were won with white pieces in the Group Stage. 4 matches were drawn out of total 60 matches. Women power - Two female players out of total 24 players have won the maximum number of prizes in the tournament (of a historically patriarchal game - chess). Both have already won 2 prizes each. No other player can achieve that in VCT 3. Throughout the day - Match timings in VCT 3 have covered almost two thirds of a day, ranging from 8:30 am in the morning to 11:30 pm in the night. And we have seen practice matches happening even at 2:30 am in the night! OP calculation - New qualification rule introduced in VCT...

Auxiliary Prizes Winner : ( Please refer to  prizes  webpage for details )  6. Top Fighter   -            Nandita (Nandy111) 7. People's Champ  - Neha (PoeticDecoy) 8. Best Checkmate  -  Arka (rkdpgupta) - against Sudipta on Matchday 1 in Yellow League. 9. Giant Slayer -          Nandita (Nandy111) - for beating Sudipta on Matchday 2  in Yellow League . Sudipta was 700+ higher rated than her at the time of the match. Honorable mentions -  Souvik - Knocking Champion Sandy out of the tournament, with 600+ rating difference  on Matchday 5, which ultimately allowed him to qualify for the next round. Arka - Absolutely outwitting and winning against Sudipta with 400+ rating difference on Matchday 1, which complicated the Yellow League standings. Shibu - Stunning win against Sandy with 400+ rating difference on Matchday 1 which actually motivated many lower rated players an...