The sixth and final week of the second season of North American Corporate Chess League featured lots of action, with many decisive games and a strong comeback attempt. Team Standings Google was a complete powerhouse this season, with a robust roster of players including four players who earned a strong 9 points out of 12 […]
Category: Season 2
After five weeks of the North American Corporate Chess League’s second season, longtime frontrunners Google seem to have amassed a decisive lead with 32.5 points, though their lead is certainly not insurmountable. With only 2.5 points separating second and tenth place, there is a lot to play for in the final week. Prizes are not […]
Week 4 – Google Maintains Narrow Lead
After four weeks in the North American Corporate Chess League, the team and individual standings are packed at the top. While Google leads the team standings with 27 points, Deloitte is just behind at 26 points. Susquehanna International Group (24) and Jump Trading (23.5) round out the top 4, and there is pack of teams […]
Week 3 – Google Pulls Ahead
It’s half time in the North American Corporate Chess League! A clear leader emerged after three weeks, with Google (21 points) just ahead of Deloitte (20) and Jump Trading (19.5). With the top four individual scores on each of the 42 teams counting for a team’s score, expect lots of movement as we enter the […]
Week 2 – Google and Jump Trading Emerge
In the second week of the North American Corporate Chess League’s season 2, Google and Jump Trading moved to the lead with 14 points out of a possible 16. With 470 total players competing this season, the competition is really starting to heat up. “Checking in” for a week means that you be paired for […]
Season 2 – Week 1
05/09/21 On Thursday night, Season 2 of the North American Corporate Chess League got underway. The NACCL, which launched season 1 in January 2021, is a brainchild of the Charlotte Chess Center in cooperation with lichess and Chessstream. Registration for Season 2 matched the inaugural season’s number of teams (42), but with over 460 players, […]