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Queenodds bullet challenge#199

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Blog post for queen odds bullet challenge

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Pull request overview

Adds a new blog post announcing the “queen odds bullet challenge” on Lichess, describing eligibility and match format for participants.

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  • Introduces a new 2026 blog entry describing a second iteration of the queen-odds bullet challenge.
  • Documents rules/format (warm-up option, match win conditions, eligibility, prizes) and links to relevant bots/contacts.

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Comment thread content/blog/2026/Queenodds_bullet.md Outdated

- 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 accounts. 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).
Comment thread content/blog/2026/Queenodds_bullet.md Outdated

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:

- 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 accounts. 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.
Comment thread content/blog/2026/Queenodds_bullet.md Outdated
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- the challenge will run from 2026-06-18 00:00 UTC until 30th of June 23:59:59 UTC
- 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 2026-06-14 00:00 UTC) will win the challenge and receive a $200 (best score) resp. $100 (second best) prize
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@Naphthalin Naphthalin merged commit f913876 into LeelaChessZero:master Jun 17, 2026
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