<?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>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:57:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@rodrook/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[7th Place Finish in Saturday Tournament (Checkmate/Resign  Puzzle)]]></title><description><![CDATA[With an average performance a little higher than my rating I placed 7th in the Strong Saturday Tournament. I won 1 game in my first seven games. Then 4 in a row mostly against lesser or equal ratings and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/7th-place-finish-in-saturday-tournament-checkmateresign-puzzle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/7th-place-finish-in-saturday-tournament-checkmateresign-puzzle</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rodrook]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:34:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VuhsvzSMfgusf2FJx6mXyobYEU49GkQRgEtXmCre7ZAhr7yvCQH5wm8ECiK3PdHGXce9iQsB84QZ49MEuzvPvKbjSCEDjgPDjMp9L86ARocsQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Win In A few years! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[After refusing to play Blitz tournaments with a less than 1200 rating, I found some success in Crazy House. I can play at a somewhat high level but just as easily at a lower level. In the game below I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/first-win-in-a-few-years</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/first-win-in-a-few-years</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rodrook]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 23:35:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprBqnTNK3uKvM1bUYjw5PrKd6EtZ4vea2718rbQeCn7CXeU6tMQf5WUDNdqyfeWvUbRMtpHzLo6QXyVUVp2PTPy9Ux62ohB4thKbcKBthjLHu4ir?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rotating Hive Logo ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I notice for the first time since using the rotating Hive Logo on my post something very unique. You can view it as rotating left or rotating right, depending where you look first. Look or focus at the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-177682/@rodrook/rotating-hive-logo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-177682/@rodrook/rotating-hive-logo</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-177682]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rodrook]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:28:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprBqnTNK3uKvM1bVWA4UUZdEajT5vDL3bMqSS79FL4zJe6LppWphCKA1dr96RJo2tm3Wcz7HrraEFW4uho1CdxnXUGs7GE5249D9qr4BJEichv1c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[QUESTION FOR THE CHESS COMMUNITY (and of course others)]]></title><description><![CDATA[What does a 72 year old DAD, Grand Pa and retired Information Technologist do with one fifth of his time??? Of course this is a rhetorical question for the chess community. A community where there are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/question-for-the-chess-community-and-of-course-others</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/question-for-the-chess-community-and-of-course-others</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rodrook]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:04:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VuhsvzSMfgusf2G1ybWHXuNBu6x3cFYf1HCgEaEFyunGt2133EEPqd8JyTUiYRFKgLAhW9eUMvKUiaLGQ3xTdtQWZ5L2b1sH8rqnZz59m6DfL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chess Riddle !!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chess960 League Season 38 kick-off White to move. How can Black avoid checkmate click here for the answer!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/chess-riddle-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/chess-riddle-</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rodrook]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 18:57:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprBqnTNK3uKvM1bUhqwgwdNbbJGiLkcNmg3k887ZpZKCTzCePs7bZgg4ZWmvpqq1ZCfhkGZTSQfMNgKJGjWKCPqwAitH2SMVX31grUh3JWoRGgt6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CRAZY HOUSE PUZZLE - Deleted]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/crazy-house-puzzle-black-to-move-and-win-minimum-3-maximum-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/crazy-house-puzzle-black-to-move-and-win-minimum-3-maximum-9</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rodrook]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 02:26:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprBqnTNK3uKvM1bUw54e2HZMAHZS2gGnfi9sJwtEfcx3U89aXiQSxwQkaQPUmEwXiVCAN6xXWYd9UheJbqzG2AKh9YpP9SmgiQpf8fYRbBmQrT8J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fun Crazyhouse Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Chess Community!!! Weekly Crazyhouse Arena A fun Crazy Game: Queen Sacrifice, Mate in 10! Fast instinctively play, putting pieces back on the board quickly... @RodRook]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/fun-crazyhouse-game</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/fun-crazyhouse-game</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rodrook]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 12:28:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VuhsvzSMfgusf2LkuFvWbmbFf78Y8qtQFEHWTaYihf64WAgpcyM2Paq4UxwXgk4cTFJMdNKsw6wuaJCHes1Mby6JxZtXj7JeTCpYAHdJiMmgH?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello Chess Community!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A little bad news (big news really for me). Lilchess.org has mistakenly marked my account for external assistance in games. Of course I wrote a detail appeal; however I found that you only get 1000 characters]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/hello-chess-community-s6yrko</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/hello-chess-community-s6yrko</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rodrook]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 22:24:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprBqnTNK3uKvM1bUXpXdiNjvp2KnqPQYfNdNAJ1FtYBpCvQuDqbg3bKLpDYD7UqA3JbAGXT6oY8fGcD9CVGfzHbp3Y1amgui9LBTsgiUH9srQBzn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[H E L L O   Chess Community!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It been a while since I posted. It been a while since I reported. It been a while since I had less errors than my opponents. Less than 1700 is not really impressive in the chess community; However if you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/h-e-l-l-o-chess-community</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/h-e-l-l-o-chess-community</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rodrook]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 14:28:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprBqnTNK3uKvM1bUX8A95kSVMfg6jvJWyHKsyigbvFx4HkGx9d9mdTCHY5oVeuvjVUVgzMisUrV1xJ3AgK24mK3C97oi1pzFxgM3wfKPewgtexUv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello Chess Community]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am happy to see the Chess Community still going strong! Big thanks to @stayoutoftherz and @schamangerbert For the Friday & Saturday tournaments. I am sure @chessbrotherspro team will continue there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/hello-chess-community</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/hello-chess-community</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rodrook]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2022 03:46:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprBqnTNK3uKvM1bUjTgNgP4mPsfKn2qKKa7Ss8F6LWfko4sQ7qzeah5xipoEzpS8w4NrYMXP71SZovQLTknqaExeKo6SF5wiAkCK85n3JCwF75EN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IT WILL BE GLORIOUS]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Opportunity To Play And Defeat All Hive Top Chess Players. Star Trek Klingon would say: IT WILL BE GLORIOUS (maybe) :). As a life time athlete in many sports I want to take a moment and reflect on old]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/it-will-be-glorious</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/it-will-be-glorious</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rodrook]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:43:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprBqnTNK3uKvM1bVWA4UUZqLkYnjbr1uhYZNnYJH2hna6XHt21kScczerKxJ5PzWH8hMreVfHUkLfKP1EHVcXgvCYN7nU53VLEH3yDLQ5dLS4vTg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success is Often Fleeting (just enjoy and smile while you on top :) )]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now if you just happen to look in at the the Friday chess tournament score board today you may have thought the tournament scoreboard was upside down. As one of the lowest rank score player was at the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/success-is-often-fleeting-just-enjoy-and-smile-while-you-on-top--</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/success-is-often-fleeting-just-enjoy-and-smile-while-you-on-top--</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rodrook]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2021 23:22:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprBqnTNK3uKvM1bVUGNanmnEvn6SgQmgVdSXYj2wq9TBao7vxiReqjUtCQXc5nsf5HE7zEQ1okNHbNX9iMb2pTYsg3noyZUZT2ZfHCRFtcb841gi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bishops are Sneaky and Dangerous ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2018 before I completely lost my memory and mine I wrote a chess program for my granddaughters ( Imagine my delight when they became interested in chess they were 5 & 8 years at the time. 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I would like to point out to our very young field of strong chess players]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/too-many-blunders-in-the-chess-league-hope-im-not-a-bad-influence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/too-many-blunders-in-the-chess-league-hope-im-not-a-bad-influence</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rodrook]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2021 23:30:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprBqnTNK3uKvM1bUWgKj9Pt9e8CbAgo25pg8sHkxaytBwGEUFVXySQyDXC6FEoPwzGBoHkDjqy3XcJj3bLxRYHZ1D6LwYaQGAi83hLQXfzAfcn2Z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BLUNDERING PIECES NOT THE BIGGEST BLUNDER – (Ghost scenario and missing pieces)]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you blunder a piece away it is immediately notice by both players or anyone watching. There is another type of blunder that not as obvious as a piece blunder. It's not as obvious because there are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/blundering-pieces-not-the-biggest-blunder---ghost-scenario-and-missing-pieces</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/blundering-pieces-not-the-biggest-blunder---ghost-scenario-and-missing-pieces</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rodrook]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 04:01:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VuhsvzSMfgusf2LuUux34cYF8XFQwfbR5xipfwNi71UecMrmDJ2AguLsxmkFVpwt8utnJTi8iFiMsYLP9bWyRmbwhVdt9rnM5D7JbFvHXkcjY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hive Tournament Players ]]></title><description><![CDATA[“When your opponents make more blunders then you, it’s a lot easier to win!” @rodrook]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/hive-tournament-players</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/hive-tournament-players</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rodrook]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2021 05:04:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprBqnTNK3uKvM1bUvdQ5RzXazJ3V2f4y8LtpPFqLXX1aboicxCBpGHsRbz82HD226TPduKrwANXCgPXqUJJ9bcu7fJvk2uPso3mTFcniESGQyj6E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hivechess Tournament Season 7  Round 3 Winners: @Burnoutawesomehive @Jaki01 @RodRook]]></title><description><![CDATA[FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK Yes I have been taking these three vitamin for more than six months but I will share a secret. The only thing that works for older chess players is about thirty minutes of exercise]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/hivechess-tournament-season-7-round-3-winners-burnoutawesomehive-jaki01-rodrook</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@rodrook/hivechess-tournament-season-7-round-3-winners-burnoutawesomehive-jaki01-rodrook</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rodrook]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2021 02:58:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprBqnTNK3uKvM1bUvb7m9vrm1N4x85qfM4TgNvYaxSy8Jq6EMxu2m5XCXfbYjHHecqkW2gGKA9UtGjWzkTVDzmrBoQcUz67vuWWjy4pNXrcHrH2e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When you can’t win a HIVE Chess Tournament...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just continue to play because it’s a great learning opportunity. Currently the Hive chess tournament is very strong and it very difficult to win even one game for the lower rated players. 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