<?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>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:54:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@dhilan04/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Well-oiled machine for Chess 96, first podium for Hivechess]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Hivechess week over and back to work, I have some posts that are a bit delayed, and while I wanted to talk about a series I've been watching, I think this is a little more important right now. 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Third place in the weekly Hivechess tournament]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is a little late to the party, but I wanted to compile the games I played in the last Hive lichess tournament. As you know, these tournaments are always interesting because there are a lot of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@dhilan04/back-on-the-podium-third-place-in-the-weekly-hivechess-tournament</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@dhilan04/back-on-the-podium-third-place-in-the-weekly-hivechess-tournament</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhilan04]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:51:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCSmDzhB5C2PXVR3fdqb5YArKAJ6P9gtabzvWBww6eUyFMBeWgmmFjLX3HKLAbaYDAzWUB6YWTGe93qvCQo1M2cyPKqhPvFhi3z3DnGJaDqTHuG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am no longer good at classic chess / experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've sometimes had this feeling that I'm a bit old. 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My tortuous path to mastery]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2400 rating points in Lichess is a personal goal I've set for myself in recent months to at least get back on the path of training and who knows, maybe finally reach 2000 in real life. 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Not particularly my favorite, but one of the modes I'm most interested in improving: Chess 960.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@dhilan04/i-played-another-hivechess-chess-960-tournament</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@dhilan04/i-played-another-hivechess-chess-960-tournament</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhilan04]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 01:23:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn988q87iTwVHmTEqv5wadCh6wDPfhcUrA3UnUtJp5uNuhsHFjWTdgJ1ZWqfdTQsQkFVZFYbvc3gungSdbnyeATaBUk49BaTs81bMyvCTKPAitaXzE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playing Super Mario Crossover after 13 years! Newgrounds Marathon]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know that feeling when you open an old box and find a toy from your childhood? 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In the next few days, I'll be playing in some in-person tournaments being held in my city, and I couldn't be more excited to share this. 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