#blitz chess

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[Event "5m+0s"]

[Site "Play.ChessBase.com"]

[Date "2023.06.01"]

[Round "?"]

[White "LGJ"]

[Black "Guest"]

[Result "1-0"]

[WhiteElo "2292"]

[BlackElo "2660"]

[ECO "A18"]

[Opening "English"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. d4 Be7 8. Nf3 h6 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. d5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Re1 Qxc3 14. Rb1 Qf6 15. Bb2 Qg5 16. Re5 Qh4 17. g3 Qh3 18. Bf1 1-0

[swift-sage44]

late night drawings

[touteytout]

[magicalnicole]

I love how Magnus comes back to the board after his and his team's win to put his pieces back 🩷

Posted August 6, 2024, event on August 5, 2024

[drdamiang]

OVERSHOOT

OVERSHOOT

the board

is a blur

they are playing

at lightning speed

my eyes cannot

track the pieces

let alone

my mind

make

sense of the moves

need to

slow this down

to a crawl considerably

right now it is

the red-

hot embodiment of

the brain's

capacity to

chess overshoot

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"mastering these exercises will allow you to rapidly advance. your forehead may begin to bleed."

--michael de la maza (on chess)

[townpostin]

Jamshedpur Chess Prodigy Shines at National Tournament

Souryadipta Sarkar secures 6th place in All India Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament A young chess player from Jamshedpur has demonstrated exceptional skill at a national-level competition. JAMSHEDPUR – Souryadipta Sarkar, a talented chess player from Jamshedpur, achieved 6th place in the 2nd All India Open FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2024. The prestigious event, organized by the Andaman…

[arsalan13khan]

Pin and Win | Tata Steel 2024

 

GM Daniel King examines the game Maghsoodloo vs Ding Liren, Tata Steel 2024. Support on Patreon: 🔥

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[Event "I Circuito do Sol"]

[Site "Fortaleza, Ceará"]

[Date "1994.??.??"]

[Round "2"]

[White "Gentil, Luiz"]

[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

[WhiteTitle "?"]

[BlackTitle "GM"]

[WhiteElo "2215"]

[BlackElo "2565"]

[ECO "A46"]

[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]

[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Nc3 e5 5. e4 Be7 6. Bc4 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. a4 b6 9. Qe2 a6 10. Bb3 Qc7 11. Rad1 b5 12. Rfe1 Re8 13. axb5 axb5 14. d5 b4 15. dxc6 bxc3 16. cxd7 Nxd7 17. bxc3 Bf8 18. Bd5 Bb7 19. c4 Rec8 20. Ra1 h6 21. Be3 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Bxd5 23. cxd5 Nf6 24. Qd3 Qxc2 25. Qxc2 Rxc2 26. Ra4 g6 27. h3 Kg7 28. Nd2 Be7 29. g4 Ne8 30. Rc4 Ra2 31. Rc6 Nf6 32. Kg2 Ra4 { 10 minutes for each player to reach the 46 moves' first time control. White offered a draw and Black accepted. } 1/2-1/2

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one move ahead

[mrmashyman]

Chess: MrMashyman vs dextermorgan1996 - Chess.com

[dozydawn]

“Here are great photos from the Women's Day chess blitz tournament held in Moscow on March 8, 2011.”

[justintrotter]

Rapid Time #16: An Achilles Heel

In this game there a one singular weakness I look to exploit from the very beginning of the game, sometimes to my dismay. Today’s focus is on the ability to keep plans and idea fluid throughout the game rather than zoning in a singular idea. Our game starts in a position I am extremely familiar with and very happy to get in any game. The first thing to notice here is that Bg4 accomplishes very…

[columbiachessclub]

Congratulations to our member Ricky on his outstanding performance at the U800 Charlotte Chess Center's rated #Scholastic tournament! Ricky played brilliantly and won all of his four games, securing first place in the event. The #competition was tough, and after the completion of the fourth round, the tiebreaker was incredibly close. Ricky and the second-place player had to play a #blitz tiebreak, which ended in a draw, and then another #bullet tiebreak round to determine the #first place. Ricky remained focused and determined, ultimately emerging victorious and securing the top spot. We are incredibly proud of Ricky's achievement and wish him continued success in all of his future #chess endeavors. Well done, Ricky! https://chess.stream/ccc/scholastic/standings?SectionID=5271 (at Charlotte Chess Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CprBSI-OXYP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[amagi2000]

Chess Grandmaster Anna Muzychuk, on refusing to play in Saudi Arabia.

We should all be more like Anna.

'In a few days, I'll lose two world titles, one after another. Because I decided not to go to Saudi Arabia. I refuse to play by special rules, wear abaya, be accompanied by a man so I can get out of the hotel, so I don't feel like a second-class person.

'I will follow my principles and not compete in the fast chess and blitz world championship where in just 5 days I could have made more money than with dozens of other combined tournaments. This is all very unpleasant but the sad part is that no one seems to care. Bitter feelings, but I can't go back.'

Anna Muzychuk

[soleilenchaine]

Limbus Sinner Chess Headcanons

yes, that's right. chess hcs

they need to play some boardgames to pass the time so here we goooo

Yi Sang

has the stockfish calculator in his brain. each time a sinner makes a stupid move it just goes into the red and it confuses the hell out of him. constantly muses to himself and to others if they are listening when the pieces are not in their ideal positions

Faust

either at IM or possibly GM rating. is extremely good at decimating almost any opponent and will be extremely smug about it. she is constantly giving the side-eye to anyone who plays badly when she spectates

Don Quixote

i know we joke about her eating the pieces but i just think she keeps asking Yi Sang for help. she also constantly calls the knights Rocinante. if there is any chance for her Rocinantes to claim an opponents piece she will announce it in the most DonDon way possible

"ONWARD, ROCINANTE! WE SHALL EMERGE VICTORIOUS"

Ryoshu

plays chess like shogi.

no really. she just thinks shogi allows for more artistic expression in the endgame. also because she keep yelling at the opponent when she claims an opponent's piece with the pawn by moving it forwards rather than diagonally and the opponent says that's an illegal move.

but if she was forced to play by the rules (and she will threaten to C.Y.U), she would make the most bizarre plays by claiming as many pieces as possible to create the most elaborate endgame

Meursault

his poker face gives him the advantage in almost any match. each time he leaves a piece hanging the opponent gets increasingly more nervous because what if he left that piece to psyche them out.

Sinclair especially gets very nervous when playing against Meursault and ends up fumbling, but Meursault will explain to the little chicky man what happened and teaches him how to counter but in the most deadpan voice known to man.

Meursault: On move 12 you had compromised the bishop's position by moving your rook from b4 to f4. That was how I was able to claim your bishop. Sinclair: Wait, move 12?! When was that??? Meursault how on earth have you been keeping track?

Meursault: I had merely been observing (:meursault-stare:)

he claims a piece en passant and some of the sinners think he's done an illegal move until Faust (and possibly Yi Sang) corrects them. the guy is very good, will always play with the most efficient openings possible and can hold his own if someone were to pull a surprise move on him.

Hong Lu

he's a very competent player. knows all the fancy openings and endgame setups, and is extremely good at countering. he's also very good at bluffing and ends up stumping his opponents during the endgame

he finds joy spectating other sinners' matches and will ask throughout the match if a move is a special opening or counter that they do in the Backstreets. he needs to know!!

he also pulls an en passant on Heathcliff, but just to rile him up. he secretly finds it funny.

Heathcliff

ahh, Heathcliff. see you would probably think that Heathcliff is bad at chess but on the contrary.

he probably tried to learn it to impress Cathy, and eventually learned certain openings and counters that Cathy was fond of.

but overall his playstyle is simple, direct. no bells and whistles. he gets extra angry at Meursault for pulling an en passant (we need that Brit/French hatred).

any match with Ishmael ends just as how you would expect it to end.

Ishmael

she's pretty good at playing chess. she can play blitz chess against Faust and hold her own (though she always loses because Faust is just far too good)

she has surprisingly good knowledge of the most niche openings and would troll Heathcliff by playing them. but otherwise, she would also play with very few bells and whistles. a straightforward playstyle for the most Normal Sinner(TM) on the bus

Rodion

Rodya constantly played with Sonia back when she was still with the Yurodiviye, so she is at least 1800 rating.

she is extremely good at blitz chess. she thrives in a high stakes, fast paced game and with her constantly chatting with the opponent throughout the match she decimates the opponent purely because she just keeps distracting them with her friendly banter and quips.

she's also really good at adapting her playstyle to match her opponent. that's why Sinclair likes playing with her because she patiently waits for Sinclair to make his moves and she doesn't pull weird fancy openings on him or else he gets very confused.

she is super competitive, but is a very good sport.

Sinclair

my sweet chickadee. he used to compete in chess competitions back in school, and he got pretty good at blitz chess. but he's always dreading LCB tourneys because he will have at least three sinners backseat playing behind him while the opponent just crushes him.

but if he plays with his seatmates, he gets increasingly exasperated at Don with her increasingly chaotic plays while Yi Sang just quietly keeps score.

Outis

her experience commanding her team during the smoke war is reflected in her playstyle. she plays very aggressively and will taunt the opponent if they make a mistake. she is brutal with her openings and will attempt to immediately conquer the chessboard until either the opponent forfeits or is forced into an unwinnable corner.

once you see her set up a Sicilian defense it's basically over for you.

Gregor

our dearest roach man.

if he plays against the rest of the sinners, he takes it easy. he's a chill player and doesn't pull any complex endgame shenanigans unless the opponent tries to pull a fast one on him. he will also happily teach Sinclair and Don some cool openings if they ask him to play a match.

but when he plays against Outis, it's a completely different story. he is surprisingly good at countering even the most aggressive opening, and any match against Outis ends in a stalemate. his easygoing uncle vibe dissipates and you're suddenly reminded that he, too, is a Smoke War veteran. he's also had a lot of experience on the battlefield, so he knows full well what kind of tactics Outis would use during a match.

this is also the only time Outis doesn't taunt the opponent: she's too focused on trying to get out of a stalemate.

he also likes to pull meme openings every once in a while. man just does a bongcloud opening and Faust is at the side giving him the BIGGEST side eye. BUT he actually manages to win with that and Faust has to admit that she is quite impressed.