PostsCommentsiamchessguy in #hive-157286 • yesterdayThe Rooooook!!!!In this game I lost the exchange earlier on blunder but I was able to keep the initiative and the king side attack. Here a I found a nice rook sacrifice to continue the attack.…iamchessguy in #hive-157286 • 3 days agoEasy Puzzle: White to Move and WinI'm still not in good form and lose more games than I win. My rating has dropped and close to 1800 after losing a lot of games on time and blunders. There weriamchessguy in #hive-157286 • 6 days agoPlaying online chess againI started to play online chess again. The time control is 3 minute blitz as usual. The rust is evident as I struggled to find simple tactics and lost a couple of winning games on…iamchessguy in #hive-157286 • 12 days agoIndia Wins Double Gold in the Olympiad and a New Grandmaster for the Philippines image credit Historic Double Gold for India It's official. Not only did India won the Open section, they took the gold in theiamchessguy in #hive-157286 • 13 days agoChess Olympiad Controversy - Kramnik Files Complaint against Chessbase IndiaIn 2019, former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik trained 14 young Indian chess talents including Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh.  White can force mate in 3. Full game !iamchessguy in #hive-157286 • 7 months agoHivechess S17 Round 10 Report - My gamesHello. Today I was able to join the Hivechess S17 Rnd 10 tournament. A few days before, I practiced with some 3 min blitz games to prepare myself. My strategy for this is to just…iamchessguy in #hive-157286 • 7 months agoA familiar pattern appears!It often happens to us when we are playing that a position we have played before repeats itself. In this case, it's with great pleasure that we take the win such as in the game…iamchessguy in #hive-188409 • 7 months agoChess in the PhilippinesChess is a well loved sport in our country and we have a rich chess tradition. We produced Asia's first Grandmaster, Eugene Torre and an elite top ten in the world, Wesley So. As…iamchessguy in #chess • 8 months agoOpening Traps/PuzzlesHello, today I will share five opening traps that may happen in your games. Keres - Arlamowski 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Qe2 Nbd7? White to move and win. 
