resume queen odds challenge - #201
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Pull request overview
Updates the 2026 blog post announcing the Leela queen-odds bullet challenge to reflect that the challenge has resumed and to adjust participation rules, schedule, and prizes accordingly.
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- Revises participation format (daily attempts, reset scoring) and eligibility wording (peak rating).
- Updates the summarized challenge conditions: new run window/end condition and updated prize structure.
- Adds a new “Challenge has been resumed” update section dated 2026-07-23.
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| Instead of the first participant to make a positive score, we're interested in the best possible scores achieved within a 2 week window, with the following format: | ||
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| - A 10 game warm-up period is allowed which doesn't count towards the challenge in order to avoid playing these warm-up games under a different account. Participants don't have to declare in advance whether the warm-up period is used; for each player participating in the challenge, we'll calculate the score with and without the first 10 games and take the better result. | ||
| - Matches go until one side has won 20 games at 1'+0"; draws don't count, and games Leela loses due to potential technical problems are ignored. | ||
| - The challenge is open to all titled players LM and above (GM, IM, FM, NM, LM) with a 2700+ Lichess bullet rating (50+ games) and their identity revealed, with possible extensions after personal request to [Hissha]https://lichess.org/@/Hissha via Lichess or in the [Lc0 Discord](https://lc0.org/chat). | ||
| - Each player has one attempt per day from their official account, starting from a fresh 0-0 score. |
| - matches go until either side has accumulated 20 wins, with a possible 10 game warm-up phase not counting towards the match | ||
| - the two participants with the best scores (starting 2026-06-18 00:00 UTC) will win the challenge and receive a $200 (best score) resp. $100 (second best) prize | ||
| - challenge is open to all titled players LM and above (GM, IM, FM, NM, LM) with a 2700+ Lichess bullet peak rating (50+ games) and their identity revealed, with possible extensions after personal request (see above) | ||
| - the challenge will run from 2026-07-24 00:00 UTC until at least 4 different eligible players with a 3000+ bullet rating (either Lichess or chess.com) have completed the challenge, but at least run until 15th of August 23:59:59 UTC. |
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| - the participant with the best positive score (i.e. reaching 20 wins before Leela) will win the challenge and a $300 prize | ||
| - the two participants with the next best scores (not necessarily positive) will be awarded a $200 resp. $100 prize, even if no one wins the challenge |
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| ##### UPDATE 2026-07-23: Challenge has been resumed | ||
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| The technical problems have been sorted out, and the challenge has been resumed. There were minor changes to the match conditions to invite more high level players and allow multiple attempts, in order to hopefully see as many high level games as possible. |
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