<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:16:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@deadleaf/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Hive Chess Workshops Catalog for Improving Chess Players]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source🔗 Improving your chess can seem like a daunting task but when done correctly you enjoy the process of doing it. I've been publishing chess workshops for quite a while for hive chess players and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/hive-chess-workshops-catalog-for</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/hive-chess-workshops-catalog-for</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[deadleaf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 13:49:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmNYGdkUyHN9pVqXqRWNUFyEVUoZTR3QgXJph7V3K22vDo/img_0.7795564582227953.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improving Your Chess | Workshop #12]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this week's workshop, we're going to do: Sicilian Defense (Dragon Variation): One of the sharpest openings in chess. Some positional "Moves" in Middlegame. Tactical Rook Endgames! Glad to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/improving-your-chess-or-workshop-d0983a1fb59dd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/improving-your-chess-or-workshop-d0983a1fb59dd</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[deadleaf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:15:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmUmivHRM5GDeQS7x8PzZQTaKAw7bdErziU2CaZwmfSFKx/hive_chess_workshop_12.gif" length="0" type="image/gif"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improving Your Chess | Workshop #11]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this week's workshop, we're going to do: London System: an opening system which can be played in wide variety of situations with minimal theory Must Know Tactical Ideas in Middlegame Rook + Pawn Endgames]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/improving-your-chess-or-workshop-b4cab137eeb81</link><guid 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Some Interesting Combinations of Middlegame Rook vs Knight Endgames 1.Opening:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/improving-your-chess-or-workshop-2416ecd8394c3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/improving-your-chess-or-workshop-2416ecd8394c3</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[deadleaf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 14:00:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmUfiYs7nHBnutFcbtr2v3LEkd47gQRx7oC7KLUG7XX4tY/hive_chess_workshop_5.gif" length="0" type="image/gif"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improving Your Chess | Workshop #04]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this week's workshop, we're going to do: Scotch Gambit -- an aggressive line for white in scotch opening. (As @samostically has been saying it to be his favorite opening and wanted hive thematic arena]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/improving-your-chess-or-workshop-c6d527d2f792a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/improving-your-chess-or-workshop-c6d527d2f792a</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[deadleaf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:23:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmQfmhLqLcbVLYChvEwtNYYiMmknKEN738wS2ZGqeSHLHF/hive_chess_workshop_4.gif" length="0" type="image/gif"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improving Your Chess | Workshop #03]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this week's workshop, we're going to do: Marshall Attack -- a fierce weapon for black forcing even top grandmasters to avoid it using anti-Marshall systems; classically played by Boris Spassky &]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/improving-your-chess-or-workshop-26869b1d159cd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/improving-your-chess-or-workshop-26869b1d159cd</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[deadleaf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmTCiT86yKDvVRejG8zfCVZPKxWTVMoK5VuXVYs1qPYp9z/hive_chess_workshop_3_line.gif" length="0" type="image/gif"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improving Your Chess | Workshop #02]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dedication and consistency are must, as in everything, to work on your Chess. Continuous work and effort rewards oneself with fruitful results. In this week's workshop, we're going to do: Evans Gambit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/improving-your-chess-or-workshop-b263c08f4e344</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/improving-your-chess-or-workshop-b263c08f4e344</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[deadleaf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 12:16:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmUvbRG1J9D8tTJawrqccFiF2KMnpW51wsrZF4QcEeoh8f/hive_chess_workshop_2_text.gif" length="0" type="image/gif"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improving Your Chess | Workshop #01]]></title><description><![CDATA[Integrated chess study is the way to understand chess, master it and become exceptionally good. In this workshop, I've chosen positions which are both easy and difficult in no particular order for instructive]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/improving-your-chess-or-workshop</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/improving-your-chess-or-workshop</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[deadleaf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:43:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmQ19gGMT2627kwK4sdKQxzFryqi8xkdEtJPNBCQ7htdea/hive_chess_workshop_1_2_.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing Chess Workshops!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever wanted to improve your chess to the next level, here's the workshop series to help make you a better player. Although the road to chess mastery constitutes hard work, effort, long hours of practicing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/introducing-chess-workshops</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/introducing-chess-workshops</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[deadleaf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 19:42:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmQJZ4tFePw5XqzMj4VaPpHk6h4FuQA8J17sKxZoTrpcAG/pexels_tima_miroshnichenko_6693352.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Symmetrical Beauty (HIVE Blitz960 Arena)]]></title><description><![CDATA[♔♞♙The Shortest Game of the HIVE Blitz960 Arena Game started with Chess960 start position: 670. Both the players had their eyes on weak b2 and b7 squares: The game has beautiful symmetrical threat, distracting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/symmetrical-beauty-hive-blitz960-arena</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/symmetrical-beauty-hive-blitz960-arena</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[deadleaf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2021 03:21:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zNepGaTDgfTP6RcomWnXH32ofdGfZ8XHUNcYE6xd6r1fvSFbHtfagbER4rkEpHTWa16YPEmm5nWFs3EscJrHiUHxbH52JUbtTtuEvaayaRZgUn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting lucky with fierce opponents! 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The strategy was to play well without worrying much about opponents]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/getting-lucky-with-fierce-opponents-hivechess-tournament-s9r7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@deadleaf/getting-lucky-with-fierce-opponents-hivechess-tournament-s9r7</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[deadleaf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2021 00:44:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zNepGaTDgfTP6RS3MbxwSum9VRAXYXj7f5aRCHb2wb5G5RQg81QgaM4WcU9MtxDnU3LgphPv4hBPnozAojhLprDiWCZ9wZvV6vpxZxBsvvF7VQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands Community is magnificient!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello there! It's deadleaf here. I’m an introvert hobbyist programmer with interest in crypto and NFT gaming recently. It’s been quite an experience joining splinterlands. The community is amazing and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@deadleaf/splinterlands-community-is-magnificient</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@deadleaf/splinterlands-community-is-magnificient</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-13323]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[deadleaf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:21:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zNepGaTDgfTP6SNnxs5N9XvssUBe5udhbczHbv9n28X3r6EaHaLJWVvgUFFSpuCpcVkEYJqo3KRL35ZCyoEjLsXho33EXvqsPntuRP38zb2BQa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How many battles before ECR (almost) runs out?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If sometime you wanted to go on a playing spree or maybe just wondered how many battles can you play before energy capture rate (ECR) runs out (almost), here is the answer (in time)! PARTIAL DRAINAGE TIME]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@deadleaf/how-many-battles-before-ecr-almost-runs-out</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-13323/@deadleaf/how-many-battles-before-ecr-almost-runs-out</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-13323]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[deadleaf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2021 15:34:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGj7bKbpX3Re3oksLn2ZQ6pnAaMBYDsdYqwwNim2JtQgJSjzMLi2ffSKMvbbYkJn9WPDFeGSJ1FM3m8VkHVn6ZPHFjeiqamLPfaig2p8zSbdsweMpTivWv3aYsjEaexpAV8DTtGdxe4hJdtLaSokWWQGxExjG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>