Sissy added yet another piece of silverware to her collection as she won the Final Series of the 2024 XLeague against Nici by 4-1 wins.

The two-time Royal Triple Crowner took a commanding 3-0 lead into the second day of the first-to-4 series as she had scored two 4-2 wins against her froggy daughter 24 hours prior in addition to her 1-0 head start.

Nici did pull one back by winning the first at-board of the evening. But there would be no way back into the series.

In the second at-board of the evening, Sissy surprised Nici with some kind of a high-tempo attack.
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Nici returns to the XLeague Final Series against Sissy after winning the Qualifying Series against her Dad, Harry, by 3-0 wins.

Nici (11-13) went into Game 2 of the first-to-3 series with a 1-0 head start she had earned by beating Harry (10-14) in the final at-board of the Round Robin Series.

Nici started the evening with a dominating performance, outplaying Harry for a 4-1 win to put the pressure on her Dad.

Harry was forced to play defence early on as Nici quickly saved pawns of both of her colours.
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Defending XLeague winner Sissy (15-9) will return to the first-to-4 Final Series and have a 1-0 head start after an epic final double round-robin of the 2024 XLeague.

Nici (11-13) will have a 1-0 head start when facing Harry (10-14) in the first-to-3 Qualifying Series to determine the second finalist.

Sissy made a remarkable comeback from her abysmal 0-8 start earlier this year and has won 15-of-16 ever since, including her last four at-boards.

Nici, on the other hand, has only won 4-of-16 since starting into the season 7-1.
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