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NACCL News Season 4

Week 3 – Neck and Neck

Team Standings In week 3 of the North American Corporate Chess League’s season 3, Deloitte maintained their lead over season 2 champions Google at the top of the team standings. At the halfway mark, besides Deloitte (20.5 points) and Google (20 points), Qualcomm (18), Susquehanna International Group (17.5), DRW (17), Jane Street (17), and Peak6 […]

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NACCL News Season 4

Week 2 – Deloitte Still Perfect!

In the second week of the North American Corporate Chess League, Deloitte overtook the sole lead with 16 points out of 16.  Now in NACCL’s fourth season, this is the first time that a team has emerged unscathed after two weeks (four rounds). “Checking in” for a week means that you be paired for 2 […]

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Season 4

Season 4 Opening Week

Season 4 of the North American Corporate Chess League is here!  With 39 teams and 475 players, this is one of the largest seasons to date.  The NACCL is always held on the popular free and open-source chess site, lichess.org, and is the largest seasonal corporate chess league in the world.  Online corporate chess is […]

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Season 3

Google Tops Season 3 in Thrilling Finale

The sixth and final week of the third season of North American Corporate Chess League featured lots of action, with many ups and down throughout the final night. Team Standings Glancing at the final team standings, it would seem that Google was dominant throughout season 3 of the NA Corporate Chess League.  37.5 points is […]

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Season 3

Week 5 – Up for Grabs

North American Corporate Chess League Week 5 – Up for Grabs After five weeks of the North American Corporate Chess League’s third season, longtime frontrunner Google took the lead with 31.5 points.  Their lead is certainly not insurmountable, as Deloitte (30.5), AirBnb (30.0), Susquehanna International Group (29.0), DRW Holdings (28.5), and Jump Trading (27.5) will […]

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Season 3

Week 4 – Google Leads the Way

NACCL Week 4 – Google Leads the Way After four weeks into season 3 of the North American Corporate Chess League, the team and individual standings are packed at the top. While Google leads the team standings with 26.5 points, there are many teams a couple points behind, including Susquehanna International Group (24.5), Jump Trading […]

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Season 3

Week 3 – Google Joins Airbnb in the Lead

NACCL Week 3 – Google joins Airbnb in the lead In week 3 of the North American Corporate Chess League’s season 3, Google joined week 2 co-leader Airbnb at the top of the team standings with 20 points.  With half the season’s games in the books, the standings are very close and there is still […]

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Season 3

Week 2 – Airbnb and Deloitte Emerge

NACCL Week 2 – Airbnb and Deloitte Emerge In the second week of the North American Corporate Chess League’s season 3, Airbnb and Deloitte moved to the lead with 14.5 points out of a possible 16.  With 460 total players competing this season, the competition is really starting to heat up. “Checking in” for a […]

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Season 3

Season 3 Begins

On Thursday, October 7, North American Corporate Chess League launched season 3, with 454 players and 35 teams.  The NACCL, organized by the Charlotte Chess Center on the popular free and open-source chess site, lichess.org, is now a well-established online chess league with hundreds of players and dozens of company teams competing every season.  It […]

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Season 2

In a Nail-Biting Finish, Google Wins Season 2

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 […]