Lichess4545 Ledger Archive

Lichess4545 Ledger

The periodic newsletter of the Lichess4545 community. Want to contribute to the next edition? Join #lichessledger on Slack.

 

Latest edition: Ledger #157 (23 May 2023)

As the league marches on, we interview two league veterans (and new members of the "100 Games Club").

 

Archives

Season 34 (Feb 2023) Season 35 (May 2023)
#147 #152 #156
#148 #153 #157
#149 #154  
#150 #155  
#151    

 

Season 30 (Apr 2022) Season 31 Season 32 Season 33 (Nov 2022)
#145     #146

 

Season 26 Season 27 Season 28 Season 29
#144      

 

Season 22 Season 23 Season 24 Season 25
#132   #138 #139
#133     #140
#134     #141
#135     #142
#136     #143

 

Season 18 Season 19 Season 20 Season 21
#106 #111 #116 #121 #125 #129
#107 #112 #117 #122 #126 #130
#108 #113 #118 #123 #127 #131
#109 #114 #119 #124 #128  
#110 #115 #120      

 

Season 14 Season 15 Season 16 Season 17
#076 #081 #085 #089 #094 #099 #104
#077 #082 #086 #090 #095 #100 #105
#078 #083 #087 #091 #096 #101  
#079 #084 #088 #092 #097 #102  
#080     #093 #098 #103  

 

Season 10 Season 11 Season 12 Season 13
#045 #049 #054 #057 #062 #067 #072
#046 #050 #055 #058 #063 #068 #073
#047 #051 #056 #059 #064 #069 #074
#048 #052   #060 #065 #070 #075
  #053   #061 #066 #071  

 

Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9
#001 #006 #011 #016 #019 #024 #028 #033 #036 #041
#002 #007 #012 #017 #020 #025 #029 #034 #037 #042
#003 #008 #013 #018 #021 #026 #030 #035 #038 #043
#004 #009 #014   #022 #027 #031   #039 #044
#005 #010 #015   #023   #032   #040  

 

 

Season 30

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #145 - June 27, 2022. After an extended break, everyone's favourite high quality free newsletter about online classical chess leagues returns with a bumper issue and a facelift, for we've migrated to the Lichess blog format!

Season 26

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #144 - June 18, 2021. The ledger returns after yet another break with new end of season reports for 4545 and LoneWolf...and a ton of new awards! 

Season 25

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #143 - March 28, 2021. The ledger returns after a break with double the content...and a striking new feature!
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #142 - March 14, 2021. The league takes to the waves! Plus: updates, a stunning (alleged) refutation of the French, our toughest puzzles yet, and some special stats to answer a reader request.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #141 - March 7, 2021. More breaking news, updates, another Tale from the Brawl, and LoneWolf puzzles.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #140 - February 26, 2021. Breaking news, LoneWolf winners, league updates, two studies, puzzles, trivia, and some headline-Grobbing stats.   
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #139 - February 19, 2021. The ledger returns weekly for season 25! State of the 4545 League, news from all leagues, stats and puzzles!

Season 24

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #138 - January 29, 2021. After a five-month absence (!), the ledger returns with a jumbo edition covering Season 24, news from all the leagues, new visualisations, plus revamped and super-challenging puzzles!   

Season 22

Season 21

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #131 - June 19, 2020. The long-awaited, much anticipated, end-of-season ledger! With a new editor, the ledger hopes to return to its glory days of being published on a weekly basis in Season 22.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #130 - April 21, 2020
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #129 - April 8, 2020 New editor joins the newsroom team! The end and beginning of 4545 league, Side-Leagues news, Chess For You returns, articles from the community, studies, videos and stats! 

Season 20

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #128 - March 27, 2020 Short mention to the 4545 League, Crazyhouse videos, weekly 4545 highlights, stats and puzzles.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #127 -  March 14, 2020 Short mention to the 4545 League, 4545 and Lonewolf highlights, crazyhouse videos, stats and puzzles.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #126 -  March 6, 2020 Short mention to the 4545 League, Week 4 highlights of the 4545 League and 4 crazyhouse videos.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #125 - February 28, 2020 News from the leagues, Highlights from the first 3 weeks of season 20 (4545), many crazyhouse videos, stats and puzzles!

Season 19

Season 18

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #115 - October 13, 2019 End of season survey, upcoming season and anniversary news.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #114 - September 26, 2019 Grab a cup of coffee and read today's edition of the ledger! Lots of news and content! 
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #113 - September 20, 2019 Continuation of phantom567459 stream and the end of blindfold #3.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #112 - September 12, 2019 Report and news from other leagues with a lonewolf stream.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #111 - September 6, 2019 Some news from #crazyhouse, streams and your dose of stats and puzzles
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #110 - August 26, 2019 A blitz battle and a simul, lots of games streams, stats and puzzles
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #109 - August 16, 2019 Second part of game reviews, registrations for 960 league, stats and puzzles.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #108 - August 9, 2019 Another rich edition out! Game reviews, much crazyhouse material, various videos, stats and puzzles.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #107 - July 28, 2019 Chess960 and series are completed, stats and an interesting project.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #106 - July 21, 2019 Registrations for season 18 of team4545 league, blitz-battle, blindfold, stream of blitz-battle and few puzzles.

Season 17

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #105 - July 13, 2019 The end of this season's team league, registrations for lonewolf, video, puzzles, stats and a memorial arena tournament.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #104 - July 1, 2019 Zh study, streams, lots of puzzles and 2 weeks worth of stats.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #103 - June 13, 2019 No editor still but some extra data about rapid-battle #5 and a live stream.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #102 - June 9, 2019 Here's a simple edition due to the unavailability of ours editors, but still plenty of contributors contents.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #101 - June 1, 2019 Final and important round of LoneWolf, instructive video content, stats and puzzles.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #100 - May 25, 2019 100 ledger issues!! Lots of news from all leagues, many videos, stats and puzzles.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #099 - May 16, 2019 The beginning of the new season, side-leagues news, interview, instructive videos, an interesting project, stats and puzzles.

Season 16

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #098 - May 3, 2019 IM Astaneh's reviews, Instructive videos, a team interview, stats and puzzles.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #097 - April 26, 2019 Upcoming game reviews, Season 16 summary, lots of side-league news, interview, puzzles and lots of stats.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #096 - April 19, 2019 The split of the chapters. End of the 4545 league and lots of side-leagues news. Stats, puzzles and interview with a team!
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #095 - April 11, 2019 The final round of the 4545 league, a new blitz battle, interview, weekly stats and puzzles.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #094 - April 3, 2019 Still no sole leader for the 4545 league, new blindfold season starts, weekly and blindfold #1 stats, and many puzzles.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #093 - March 28, 2019 A competitive team league, new 960 season, the completed blindfold season. Interview with a famous mod, weekly stats and lots of puzzles.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #092 - March 20, 2019 Some events are in half of their way, some ended and some start soon. Interview, weekly stats and puzzles.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #091 - March 13, 2019 Upcoming events, weekly stats, puzzles and an interview.
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #090 - March 6, 2019  Standings and overall stats of LoneWolf and 960, information about leagues, a study by @alms, weekly stats and puzzles
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #089 - March 1, 2019 Team Leagues start, individual leagues end. Crazyhouse video and study and weekly stats.

Season 15

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #088 - February 12, 2018
    Long time no see! Survey summary, analytics, video and well crafted study awaits you.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #087 - December 24, 2018 
    Updates from across the leagues, study by eriyu, Video review by IM Andras Toth, stats and puzzles.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #086 - November 29, 2018 
    LoneWolf and Blitz Battle results, detailed LoneWolf stats and puzzles.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #085 - November 21, 2018 
    Start of a new season, LoneWolf updates and a study by @mn8.

Season 14

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #084 - November 14, 2018 
    Season 14 comes to an end, results and updates from across the board, study by colwem, detailed stats and some puzzles.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #083 - November 8, 2018 
    Updates and announcements, two separate blitz battles, stats and puzzles.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #082 - October 31, 2018 
    Introducing the 45+45 Monthly Simul series, Blitz Battle #38 results, stats and puzzles.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #081 - October 24, 2018 
    New Season of Chess 960 and an upcoming anniversary tournament!
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #080 - October 18, 2018 
    All the standard stuff and an exciting study by @quirked.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #079 - October 10, 2018 
    Chess960 Season 3 standings, final video reviews of Season 13, study by @delpire, and blog post by @okei.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #078 - October 3, 2018 
    Updates on Chess960, video reviews continue, stats and puzzles.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #077 - September 26, 2018 
    Video review by GM Niclas Huschenbeth, analysis of the alternate team by @toni4127, study by @hicetnunc, stats and puzzles.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #076 - September 20, 2018
    Start of a new season, announcements, a great write-up by @ErinYu, LoneWolf stats and puzzles.

Season 13

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #075 - August 29, 2018
    End of the League season, some updates, study by @moistvonlipwig and @glbert, and end of season stats.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #074 - August 22, 2018 
    Final round of the League, end of LoneWolf #11, detailed LoneWolf season stats and puzzles.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #073 - August 15, 2018 
    Final round of LoneWolf, Video review by mn8, stats and puzzles.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #072 - August 8, 2018 
    Few updates, stats and puzzles.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #071 - August 1, 2018 
    Updates on the leagues, Chess960 survey, Biel Chess festival pictures by @sgis, video review by @mn8 and lots of puzzles.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #070 - July 18, 2018 
    Standard vanilla ledger and a spicy interview with @hicetnunc.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #069 - July 11, 2018 
    Round 1 of the League, LoneWolf and Blitz Battle updates, Board 1 video review by mn8 and puzzles.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #068 - July 4, 2018 
    New Season begins, survey summary, some UI updates, video reviews by okei and an interview with cyanfish. 
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #067 - June 27, 2018 
    Light edition with a few updates, videos and puzzles.

Season 12

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #066 - June 20, 2018  
    End of Season 12 of the League, Individual board standings, end of season stats in exciting detail, a video by quirked and a study by erinyu.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #065 - June 13, 2018 
    Final Round of the League, Study by Erinyu, Puzzles from the League and LoneWolf.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #064 - June 6, 2018 
    Endings and starts of chess960, series and lonewolf, plus a study from the league of the 960 variant and a live commentary video of lichess4545 #12 Round 6.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #063 - May 30, 2018
    Reminder and clarification about the rules concerning scheduling. Registration for the Series season 3. The last video review from Lichess4545 #11 and a live one of #12 Round 5.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #062 - May 23, 2018
    Rapid Battle #2 begins, LoneWolf survey, Video Reviews by quirked, LoneWolf end of season stats and puzzles from the previous League round.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #061 - May 16, 2018 
    Updates on the leagues, LoneWolf results, Chess Study of an annotated game by maxivgc and some puzzles.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #060 - May 9, 2018
    Updates on the League and Final Lonewolf round, Game video by quirked, Chess Study of an annotated game and lots of puzzles from Round 2 of 4545 League.                                                    
                                                                                                                                                 
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #059 - May 2, 2018                                                                                                                                                    
    Updates on Lonewolf and Rapid-Battle, Video Review by quirked, and a plethora of puzzles to rack your brains from Round 1 of 4545 League. 
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #058 - Apil 25, 2018
    Special edition with news across the (Li)chess world, interviews, puzzles, video content, studies, a #chess960 announcement, and more. If this is your first season with us, this one was made especially for you!
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #057 - Apil 17, 2018                                                                                                                                                  
    Preseason edition with the survey results!

Season 11

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #056 - Apil 11, 2018
    A little taste of the survey results, season stats and a new end of season championship tournament!
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #055 - Apil 03, 2018
    Final round for Lichess4545 league, #rapid-battle is rolling and a fine study by @Erinyu.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #054 - March 27, 2018
    The new format #rapid-battle is ready and registrations are opened!
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #053 - March 19, 2018
    Another quiet edition of the Ledger with stats and a puzzle.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #052 - March 13, 2018
    Late and minimalist edition this week, but with some energetic study from @erinyu!
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #051 - March 6, 2018
    A new format is born, first week of lonewolf #10 and series #2 a lot of videos, a 45+45 study...
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #050 - February 26, 2018
    The video reviews, a 90+30 study, a double dose of puzzle and some analytics of team4545 players.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #049 - February 20, 2018
    The start of team4545, live commentary, statistics and a game study.

Season 10

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #048 - January 30, 2018
    The end of lonewolf and chess series seasons, statistics and a game study.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #047 - January 22, 2018
    The Ledger returns - Season 10 team league survey, chess-series updates, community content, puzzles and more.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #046 - December 11, 2017
    @somethingpretentious gets crushed in his OTB return (fun annotated study of his 6 games). Also puzzles and stats.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #045 - November 27, 2017
    Season 9 Survey. Several Updates. Extra chess puzzles!

Season 9

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #044 - October 30, 2017
    End of Season announcements!
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #043 - October 23, 2017 
    The Chess Series (round-robin) League is starting, an annotated game on board 1 from the previous round and more reflections on chess.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #042 - October 16, 2017
    Vote on the interest survey for the Chess Series. Lonewolf #8 season stats and awards, and two annotated games that shame two 4545 mods.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #041 - October 9, 2017 
    A Possible New Chess League - the Chess Series.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #040 - October 2, 2017
    A brief recount of a crazy week and the usual ledger stuff. A rook house and ELO. 
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #039 - September 25, 2017
    News about changes with the lichess4545 site, and an interview with IM Andrew Tang aka penguingim1
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #038 - September 18, 2017
    The Morals of Chess
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #037 - September 12, 2017
    Humanity and chess with korchnoi and thinking really, really, *really* hard with a 5 year old. Enjoy!
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #036 - September 6, 2017 
    Season 8 survey results. Goodbye to #ladder. Start of team competition. Combined LW stats for past few rounds. List of season 7 youtube reviews and news about the season 8 review. Finally a detailed analysis by @mn8.

Season 8

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #035 - August 7, 2017
    Instructive analysis by @malamutt and some end of season 8 announcements. Also some blitz-battle stats from @dose7781
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #034 - July 31, 2017
    Analysis of a peculiar Benko by @kferapont. Stats from round 6 and 7. Survey Results from Lonewolf #7. Youtube content from @luvgangster , @s3pp , and CLTV. And the first of 6 videos by @atrophied for the Season 7 Youtuber Review.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #033 - July 18, 2017
    A great opening study on the Queen's Gambit Exchange variation by @mrlegilimens. New youtubers and a LOT of video content from league members on league games. Plus stats from the entirety of Lonewolf #7 including a few special awards.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #032 - July 10, 2017
    Aliquantus shares his experience at the 2017 Nordic Championship. Shout-outs to 3 players who finished 9 round OTB tourneys, streams, stats, and a smooth round in 4545 and wrapup of LW #7.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #031 - July 4, 2017
    Learn the 2... d5 Alapin with @seb32 and catch up on league news, stats and streams.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #030 - June 27, 2017 
    Jam-packed with tons of chess video content and featuring an interview with the CLTV host @quirked
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #029 - June 19, 2017
    Norway Chess 2017 Pictures, ChessLeagueTV streams, @Atrophied's study group, and annotations from @archone, @kferapont, and @quirked.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #028 - June 12, 2017
    Summary of Season 7 Survey Results for 4545 by Boviced. Lonewolf stats, new chesster feature to update availability, Android app, and announcements including Rules Updates.

Season 7

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #027 - May 23, 2017
    A quick blurb on cheating and league improvement. Some great annotated games by @mrlegilimens. New Stats: "Longest think" and "Most time left" Finally food for thought by V. Smyslov on chess and art.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #026 - May 15, 2017
    A cute poem. Plus important announcements. Info about Game Nominations, End of Season Awards/Stats, Season 8 and a server costs update. Plus check out the new lichess4545 History Page.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #025 - May 9, 2017 
    An Interview with @lovlas and some fun videos by Atrophied and TonyRo.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #024 - May 1, 2017
    How to Prepare for An Opponent by Atrophied. Also information about server costs. A lamentable round in 4545. Stats return for both Lonewolf and 4545.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #023 - April 24, 2017 
    Move Orders in the Modern Benoni. Lonewolf is starting! The recorded VOD of the Silman Study session and a really hard chess puzzle!
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #022 - April 19, 2017
    A Visit to the 2017 Korchnoi Zürich Chess Challenge. Also Important Lonewolf announcements and feedback survey results and info about a study group.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #021 - April 10, 2017
    @chessicstudent shares his experience as a chess club coach/organizer at his son's school. Also, what makes a good chess coach, according to TonyRo. Game nominations news and lots of 4545 related video content.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #020 - April 3, 2017
    An Interview with NM @Unicornz. Many notable 4545 member contributions from ChessLeagueTV, @quirked and @chessicstudent.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #019 - March 29, 2017
    Highlights include a wrap up Lonewolf #6 with stats and awards, new moderators, ChessLeagueTV news, the complete list of S6 4545 Youtube Reviews by IM Andras Toth, and a tremendously thorough survey writeup on Season 6 by @seb32.

Season 6

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #018 - February 28, 2017
    End of season announcements including the opening of nominations for End of Season Youtube Review. Plus the coaches corner with a tip on calculation by @lovlas.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #017 - February 20, 2017 
    A lot of content this week highlighted by reviews of 4 chess books by @petruchio. Sign up for the season 7 mailing list, learn more about the rule change (rule about cheat detected games), get a list of the compiled ChessExplained Youtube Reviews for season 5, read the coaches corner by @chessicstudent, and more!
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #016 - February 13, 2017
    An Interview with 10 year-old Christopher Yoo, the youngest master in US history, and a PRO Chess League star player/commentator. His father joins in on the interview to share perspectives as a chess parent. The issue also includes a well annotated 45+45 game in the Nimzo-Larsen (1. b3) by @doberm4n.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #015 - February 6, 2017
    @kjar shares an entire week of preparation for his round 4 clash against @felixNL. Also, more first time contributors to the ledger and a call to the members to weigh in on an addition to the rules of lichess4545.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #014 - January 30, 2017
    An Interview with Thibault the founder of Lichess.org. Also a quick update on the various leagues and the standard weekly newsletter fare.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #013 - January 23, 2017 
    The alternate search page, the inagural blitz battle and more lichess4545 member content. Finally we have a special write-up by @FelixNL who recently visited the Tata Steel Chess Tournament.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #012 - January 16, 2017 
    A more in depth explanation of a few website and chesster features. An explanation of the alternate search system used this season. Notable community made videos. Stats for both Lonewolf and 45+45 and "A Case for the Four Knights Opening"
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #011 - January 9, 2017 
    Season 5 wrap up. Includes the list of games chosen for the ChessExplained review, season 5 survey results, season 6 changes (handling alternates, chesster/site improvements, new season 6 moderator team) and learn about the many chess tournaments being run here at 4545.

Season 5

  • Lichess4545 Ledger #010 - November 28, 2016  
    The much anticipated results of @endrawes0 demographics survey. There's also information about a new league to join, see #ladder! 
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #009 - November 21, 2016
    A book review by @petruchio. There is a quick recap of round 8 and season 5 and *important notes* to know about the end of the season.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #008 - November 14, 2016
    Game analysis by @JPTriton. I Highlight a few more features of the 4545 website and some neat chess puzzles from the games of the past round.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #007 - November 7, 2016
    Interview with GM Wesley So. Also learn about new lichess features, chess content from community members, and much more. Lastly, I also clarfiy what the *performance rating* calculation now seen on our website really means. 
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #006 - October 31, 2016
    Check out a piece by @seb32, learn about a neat feature on the TV page and some great video content from 4545 members, and take the demographics survey!
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #005 - October 24, 2016
    An interview with @TonyRo. Also learn about the subscription service that @chesster provides, a group who has started streaming league games at ChessLeagueTV, an endgame lecture and much more!
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #004 - October 17, 2016
    @Darksquaregames Interview! Also learn about the stats page and uh some interesting messages on slack from the past week.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #003 - October 10, 2016
    Check out @JPTriton's analysis of Ksops vs Anunzio a symmetrical English which transformed to a Sicilian-like position. There's also the unavailble/available chesster feature and some dubious moments of the week in this issue.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #002 - October 3, 2016
    The highlight is an interview with @Atrophied. Also, see a comparison of ratings between season 4 and 5 and check out the videos from IM Astaneh's Game Review of Season 4.
     
  • Lichess4545 Ledger #001 - September 26, 2016
    An introduction to the ledger. See what games were chosen for IM Astaneh's review and see feedback results from season 4.