#hive-157286Unmoderated tagAll postsTrendingHotNewPromotedPayoutsiamchessguy in #hive-157286 • 2 days agoAnish Giri Wins the Fide Grand Swiss 2025source: chess.com GM Anish Giri beat Hans Niemann to win the 2025 FIDE Grand Swiss taking home $90,000 top prize. He also earned a spot in the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament.…iamchessguy in #hive-157286 • 3 days agoMy Blitz Game with CommentsGreetings to all and happy Monday! The position above occurred in my blitz game in lichess.org. I was happy to find the move Rf6 ensuring a lasting king side attack and a winning position.  match I’m currently playing on Chess Club. I wanted to share it on 3speak, though I think there are still some errors they’re fixing —…caelum1infernum in #hive-157286 • 5 days agoChess level 4 caelum1infernum Finally beat level 4 difficulty on Chess Club! Surprisingly, I lost only 1 out of 4 matches. It’s not easy, but I didalberto0607 in #hive-157286 • 9 months agoUn deporte de caballeros y polémicas - OpiniónCombates sobre el tablero El ajedrez, el deporte ciencia, de caballero y damas, siempre ha generado grandes guerras sobre el tablero, las mentes crean escenas de combates increíbles conhirohurl in #hive-157286 • 10 months agoTwo Examples of "Ablenkung" (Distraction / Deflection) in ChessYesterday, I blogged about a chess coaching session I ran earlier this week around the theme of "Ablenkung" or "distraction," also translated as "deflection." The topic was…hirohurl in #hive-157286 • 16 days agoCan I Win A Drunken Blitz Chess Game While Attempting to Commentate on the Game?There's a Grandmaster called GingerGM who's a great entertainer when it comes to playing online chess and commentating at the same time. Granted, he quite often loses because…hirohurl in #hive-157286 • 3 months agoHow I SWINDLED my opponent and saved my game!A few years ago, a book came out called The Complete Chess Swindler: How to Save Points from Lost Positions . I bought it, started reading it… and didn’t get very far. It ended up gathehirohurl in #hive-157286 • 3 months agoThe #PubChessbluffer Plays Sniper Blitz - A Blunderful Victory for Black!Last night I had a closer look at a blitz game I played recently on Gameknot.com. I managed to win as Black using Charlie Storey ’s Sniper system. Charlie Storey is an English Fide Mhirohurl in #hive-157286 • 8 months agoMy "East German Chess" Challenge for 2025 - Together with Bittersweet Memories of Times PastThis is how I saw in 2025: I was studying problems in the art of "Ablenkung" ("distraction") in a good old East German chessbook that was published in East Berlin back in 1987. Dhirohurl in #hive-157286 • 7 months agoQueen's Gambit Declined, a Bottle of Beaujolais and a Rare 3rd Move (Again)...Last night I called in on one of my private English language students, a doctor who I have taught for many years. After an hour or so of English conversation, we spent another…hirohurl in #hive-157286 • 3 months agoGameknot Blitz: Pub Chess Bluffer beats the King's Indian and the Jack Cade DefenceFor the first time this year, I played three blitz games on Gameknot's Live Chess portal. I left the colour setting on random although I was hoping to get the black pieces so I…iamchessguy in #hive-157286 • 2 months agoAronian Wins Freestyle Chess in Las Vegassource: chess.com Levon Aronian just won the Freestyle Chess in Las Vegas against Hans Niemann in the finals. Magnus Carlsen who wasn't at his best in the tournament, settled…iamchessguy in #hive-157286 • last monthHivechess Season 1 Round 7 Report - 9th Place!Greetings to all Hivers! I played in the weekly chess tournament, Hivechess Season 1 last night. The tournament was fiamchessguy in #hive-157286 • 7 months agoThe Englund Gambit RevisitedThe position above was from my recent game in an opening I'm familiar with. 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 { A40 Englund Gambit: Main Line } 
