Antichess Team Shield

The Antichess Team Battles are fun tournaments organized by Kex09 , consisting of many antichess teams affiliated with the IAF. The team with the most wins after the total 25 battles will receive $50 prize money.

Demo - 1.16.21

TC: 3+0

The first battle was a demo, consisiting of only 10 teams and 67 players. The winner was The House Discord Server, with Antichess Eastern Europe and Anti-chess India close behind. The leading individuals were nomoreanti, GrohochetGrom, and ChangeOpening.

View the tournament here: https://lichess.org/tournament/oEhgK4Sr

1st battle - 2021.01.25

TC: 1+1

The first official team battle consisted of 21 teams and 158 players. The winning team was Anti-chess India , though The House Discord Server and Antichess Eastern Europe both once again stayed in the top three. The first place player was Azoha , with TheUnknownGuyReborn in second and devansh2008 in third.

View the tournament here: https://lichess.org/tournament/iHsZaxqD

2nd battle - 2021.01.31

TC: 3/4 + 2

The second team battle consisted of 28 teams and 145 players. The winning team was Antichess Eastern Europe , with yet again Anti-chess India and The House Discord Server in second and third. The first place player was Azoha again, second place went to Pinni7 , and third was asvy.

View the tournament here: https://lichess.org/tournament/GGQUadt7

3rd battle - 2021.02.07

TC: 1+1

The third team battle consisted of 30 teams and 119 players. Antichess Eastern Europe won this battle, with www.antichess.org team and Antichess Western Europe close behind. Lopdatnyko got first, Fins-Love finished second, and Pinni7 pulled in third.

View the tournament here: https://lichess.org/tournament/b4hqvkdj

4th battle - 2021.02.15

TC: 1/2 + 2

The fourth team battle consisted of 33 teams and 168 players. www.antichess.org team took first, Anti-Chess India took second, and Antichess Eastern Europe took third. IAFAntichess took first place with 184 individual points. devansh2008 took second with 175 points. dragonissimo placed third with 157 points.

View the tournament here: https://lichess.org/tournament/NsMP52av

5th battle - 2021.02.21

TC: 1.5 + 0

The fifth team battle consisted of 34 teams and 146 players. Anti-Chess India won with an astounding 572 points, leaving the Blobby Players in second place, with 447 points. www.antichess.org team pulled together 382 points for the third place (non-existent) prize. As for the individual players, devansh2008 led his team to victory with 221 points to his name. dragonissimo single-handedly took his team, anti-bot's chronicles, to seventh place, taking second place individually himself with 158 points. AntichessBruh of the Blobby Players took third with 135 points.

View tournament here: https://lichess.org/tournament/zBbO4i9I

6th battle - 2021.02.27

TC: 1/2 + 1

The sixth shield battle had 38 battles and 116 players. www.antichess.org team won first place with an incredible 556 point lead on second place with 1056 points. Anti-Chess India pulled through with second place, 436 points ahead of the third place Antichess Western Europe. olegunnasolksjaer won first in players with devansh2008 and SirKex right behind.

View tournament here: https://lichess.org/tournament/cyBedrQO

7th battle - 2021.03.07

TC: 3/4 + 1

In the 7th Shield Battle, we had 39 teams and 126 players participating. Anti-Chess India won first, almost double of second with 644 points. www.antichess.org team got second, and Antichess Turkey hit the leaderboard for the first time with a third place this battle. Om11 from the Indian team single-handedly got his team to first, earning 228 points by himself. devansh2008 , also representing Antichess India, got 2nd with 208 points. In fact, all top three players were from Antichess India, including Gentle_Soul, who contributed a mighty 98 points.

View tournament here: https://lichess.org/tournament/U21dOUZS

8th battle - 2021.03.15

TC: 1.5 + 0

The 8th shield battle had an overwhelming 44 teams and 231 players. In this nervewracking edition, the leadership was continually passed between Anti-chess India and www.antichess.org. In the end, the scores were tied between the two, 576 - 576. Based on performance, Anti-Chess India won first, with www.antichess.org team in second. Antichess Turkey earned third once more. Fins-Love of Antichess Eastern Europe took first individually, while devansh2008 of Anti-chess India and Kotov_Syndrome of www.antichess.org were second and third, respectively.

View tournament here: https://lichess.org/tournament/R8qXwVjd

9th battle - 2021.03.22

TC: 1/2 + 2

The 9th shield battle had 47 teams and 255 players, an all-time high. www.antichess.org team won first, with 929 points. Anti-Chess India got second with 677 points, and Antichess Turkey got third once again. devansh2008 scored 212 points for India, the most out of all players. AbsitOmen placed second for .org, and Agriculturist, also on .org, got third.

View tournament here: https://lichess.org/tournament/gufNaJVt

10th battle - 2021.03.29

TC: 2 + 0

In this edition, we had 47 teams and 108 players. Anti-Chess India crushed all other teams, 162 points ahead of www.antichess.org team. The tension between the two teams is now quite high. dragonissimo took anti-bot's chronicles to third place with 118 points, all earned by drag himself. devansh2008 and Om11 got 1st and 2nd place, respectively, which may explain the huge lead India had over .org. dragonissimo won third.

View tournament here: https://lichess.org/tournament/sVZdM4uq

11th battle - 2021.04.05

TC: 1/2 + 2

With 48 teams and 136 players, the 11th battle took place on the fifth of April. neversmartenough and Kotov_Syndrome, 1st and 3rd places, helped secure www.antichess.org team's victory. Anti-Chess India took second, of course, and Antichess Turkey was... you guessed it, third. Azoha of Zhigalko_Sergei & Friends placed 2nd individually.

View tournament here: https://lichess.org/tournament/cQET7Hw5

12th battle - 2021.04.12

TC: 3/4 + 1

The 12th team battle had 48 teams and 87 players. With another www.antichess.org team win, the score is currently 5-5 between .org and India. Anti-Chess India won second again, and Nookie brought Crestbook Chess Club their first time on the podium, in third. GrohochetGrom, with an incredible 155 points, took home the gold. neversmartenough and WeAreWatchingU, both representing .org got the silver and bronze.

View tournament here: https://lichess.org/tournament/m3rpAkXN

13th battle - 2021.04.19

TC: 1 + 1

49 teams with 88 players attended this edition of the Antichess Team Shield. www.antichess.org team successfully won, with 347 points, taking the lead in the total number of shields won and maintaining the shield for the second time in a row. Anti-Chess India placed second, with 244 points, and Antichess Turkey got third. neversmartenough of the .org team scored 127 points himself, winning the gold. AbsitOmen of AWE was second, and dragonissimo of anti-bot's chronicles was third.

View tournament here: https://lichess.org/tournament/0l2waiPW

14th battle - 2021.04.26

TC: 1/2 + 2

49 teams and 138 players battled it out in the 14th Team Shield. www.antichess.org team eventually took the prize, with 550 points. Anti-Chess India took 2nd only 27 points behind, and The House Discord Server placed third. Once again, neversmartenough of the .org team took first individually with Kotov_Syndrome in second. AntichessPlayer2007 of the Indians took third.

View tournament here: https://lichess.org/tournament/nVVImIj1

15th Battle - 2021.05.03

50 Teams and 126 players played the 15th Antichess Team shield. Anti-Chess India took the prize easily with 614 points. www.antichess.org team made second place by scoring 461, with a whooping lead of 331 points from the 3rd place team Antichess Turkey- (130). 4 players did 100 or more points Individually: Om11 (135), neversmartenough (118), bhuvii (105) and SarangSule (100). Om11, bhuvii, SarangSule were of the Indian team while neversmartenough belonged to the .org team.

View the tournament here: https://lichess.org/tournament/Sa90XmIM

16th Battle - 2021.05.11

50 teams and 95 players played in the 16th team shield. ww.antichess.org team won with 469 points, Anti-Chess India had 255 points, and The House Discord Server was third with 191 points. Om11 took first place individually, with shyonfire in second and Kotov_Syndrome in third.
View the tournament here: https://lichess.org/tournament/PNIbZTMT

Wins by Individual Teams

First Place:

1. www.antichess.org team - 8 wins

2. Anti-Chess India - 6 wins

3. Antichess Eastern Europe - 2 wins

Second Place:

1. Anti-Chess India - 9

2. www.antichess.org team - 5

3. The House Discord Server - 1

4. Blobby Players - 1

Third Place:

1. Antichess Turkey - 6

2. The House Discord Server - 3

3. Antichess Eastern Europe - 2

4. www.antichess.org team - 1

5. anti-bot's chronicles - 1

6. Crestbook Chess Club - 1

Wins by Individual Players

First Place:

1. Om11 - 3 wins

2. devansh2008 - 3 wins

3. neversmartenough - 3 wins

4. Azoha - 2 wins

5. IAFAntichess - 1 win

6. Lopdatnyko - 1 win

7. olegunnasolksjaer - 1 win

8. Fins-Love - 1 win

9. GrohochetGrom - 1 win

Second Place:

1. devansh2008 - 4

2. AbsitOmen - 2

3. neversmartenough - 2

4. Pinni7 - 1

5. Fins-Love - 1

6. dragonissimo - 1

7. Om11 - 1

8. Azoha - 1

9. Kotov_Syndrome - 1

10. TheUnknownGuyReborn - 1

11. shyonfire - 1

Third Place:

1. dragonissimo - 3

2. Kotov_Syndrome - 3

3. asvy - 1

4. devansh2008 - 1

5. Pinni7 - 1

6. AntichessBruh - 1

7. SirKex - 1

8. Gentle_Soul - 1

9. Agriculturist - 1

10. WeAreWatchingU - 1

11. AntichessPlayer2007 - 1

12. bhuvii -1