<?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>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:33:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/checkmate/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Close Match Checkmate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ah man, the Queen backed by a Rook has just been the re-occuring formation recently. I am surprised because usually I like to get the Bishops involved; but I've been losing the Bishops earlier in recent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/chess/@gnarip12345/a-close-match-checkmate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/chess/@gnarip12345/a-close-match-checkmate</guid><category><![CDATA[chess]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gnarip12345]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 01:34:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC7ssERMC2igVnnakdiBxqw95R4KPvXyBh4M1ms7kdQiChAUfhPWZFq5dcxk7DuaUUVg6tBnBpsXjsoPrpE37tmk5U36pvFG5QdSgEJT3BGWxg3Xy1h69c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Checkmate!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since actively participating in the hive chess tournaments, the amount of time I've spent playing chess has drastically improved. I remember when I just started and I was on the 10 minutes time frame,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@seki1/naavbrqi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@seki1/naavbrqi</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seki1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:47:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3BAmr5TYaANmrJEBZ9YLT5QH2Y3r9pr3eWmuXcxyxzvyUAt4g98SGEj7Kjj6EeYBvCMEPqVRcSn38jztAd6pNDgKZjKezmyiV7cr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Checkmate]]></title><description><![CDATA[This has been fun, posting Checkmates to Peakd because it makes playing chess online less boring. I have't been posing just single wins, but this one is worth it: What a beauty. It is fun when you can]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@gnarip12345/a-new-checkmate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@gnarip12345/a-new-checkmate</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gnarip12345]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 23:11:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC7ssERMC2igVnnakdiBxqvPStdFy4qFnfvjsvSyj36xcSnEXtu9nfKKZTvdEy5DJfpd4Nf5A9TQa11EwDMYDzLuvUzAtPXrvwa7heUR6GyxMPMVwkaU14?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chess quiz: checkmate in 3 moves]]></title><description><![CDATA[First up, I'm sorry for the poor quality, the image is edited on my phone, so rows and columns (letters and numbers) are not very pretty! 😂 The quiz You have to find the correct way to put your opponent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@caspermoeller89/chess-quiz-checkmate-in-3-moves</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@caspermoeller89/chess-quiz-checkmate-in-3-moves</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[caspermoeller89]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 09:52:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/24rqX9pG7ZxY1K8d7ieNJUeSJ7Q4KjjE5sVsWi16kEV6NmQvSqFMkcktC286WWMSAtsxVvERei9kevHvCg6Z8wbRUaAF7R7hhjeNK1uLcZXEeCKb1EFmQvqkCoth5D7dWK8KjvPFnB4Q9azwvGTnWUQVBUMPNQMD86iNbjXBKcUg3aSsdcwEYJ4W82JfnjZBCexEHd9tsGjuEr2N9RMk5LMrfv776w?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[One move to CHECKMATE ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Black to play I and a friend was hitting it on this morning and surprisingly he's black who couldn't see this one move checkmate. I'll appreciate your comments on this one.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-129589/@eyesthewriter/one-move-to-checkmate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-129589/@eyesthewriter/one-move-to-checkmate</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-129589]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eyesthewriter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:32:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc1692QWn5trsGLxi44TrGuNZJMEdibB9Amp2UTWXsGHuibd6DMRjKrEtiYBpjzJS2a2dTpT4tuVozrZCANhgqb1wZRCoFwJPX2kn3F12raesyeD5an?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grinding Chess: Queen Blunders and Knight Forks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello and Welcome to my blog. Magnus Carlson is still the best player in Chess and proved it again by winning the Norway Chess Tournament. I didn't see the matches but I was following the news. Many top]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@pravesh0/grinding-chess-queen-blunders-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@pravesh0/grinding-chess-queen-blunders-and</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pravesh0]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 23:08:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennBgNNQwN3u4CBi6WQrhYA42MKesRXNrPWbvBFXVesyWrc8e3YkzsA2aoFZrj8Nz1jj3r99HEZjxuCFi1pJZhHSC9HCJCHLi3G7g9yLi9PSRbVgyXc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brilliant played but still a loss for white]]></title><description><![CDATA[White played brilliantly but still.a loss a game was on neck to neck. Then there was mistake happened which makes white to be full and it was not possible from.white to fulfill that move. The white resigns.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@sanjeev021/brilliant-played-but-still-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@sanjeev021/brilliant-played-but-still-a</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sanjeev021]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 18:01:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVqFVvkXVUAoCnJ1v1VgroFt8gEbR89pBRcAnuCERMRQLhEhViJ3EqhcFPiFxeUqsQMVkJD5Y2y18sLXCw8tgte8o8KJMq5JkfbhNaefHGmk8TCGfGnHcVEJnmV5Azsr4yK2N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chess Update: Still far from my Blitz Goal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello and Welcome to my blog. It has been almost two weeks since I shared an update on my online Chess grind. I am not delighted to report that I didn't play much Chess during this, at least not as much]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@pravesh0/chess-update-still-far-from</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@pravesh0/chess-update-still-far-from</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pravesh0]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 21:58:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennBgNNQwN3u4CBi6WQrhYA42MKesRXNrPWbvBFXVesyWrc8e3YkzsA2aoFZrj8Nz1jj3r99HEZjxuCFi1pJZhHSC9HCJCHLi3G7g9yLi9PSRbVgyXc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A tough game against champion Black wins again!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Namaste India, I lived in Chennai a capital which is so called chess capital. I lost this game but I challenged hard and looks like I will be able to defeat him one day as keep practicing.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@sanjeev021/a-tough-game-against-champion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@sanjeev021/a-tough-game-against-champion</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sanjeev021]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2024 19:33:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVqFVvkXVUAoCnJ1v1VgroFt8gEbR89cfjZh18pLEXMKot7KA3gqM5sFAhPuiVeJ4JoFjBCetTrm7DJEUtRzVWd9LU2vsXiwAR8FdJtsVWq4PJGaZ1QE2wPQZ3ciMYFM832v2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grinding more Blitz Chess!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello and Welcome to my blog. I haven't played many Blitz games since the last time I shared a chess post. However, I played a lot of Bullet games. 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For me, it offers a unique blend of mental challenge and relaxation, making it the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@sanjeev021/the-game-is-so-relaxing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@sanjeev021/the-game-is-so-relaxing</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sanjeev021]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2024 07:33:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVqFVvkXVUAoCnJ1v1VgroFt8gEbR89szafx1KvXkfbcegsozyxRPNFkH4fpWFRJ8J1hZBCEs7axhpn6KacShpbsv7fA3DFPGk95C4YSPK1qQdeynKi6gPwtfNeFaGxq3dAU6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's grind some more Chess!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello and Welcome to my blog. How are you, my chess nerds? The more I play the more I realise how closely it resembles life. It is hard, and brutal and punishes you when you make mistakes. Just like for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@pravesh0/let-s-grind-some-more</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@pravesh0/let-s-grind-some-more</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pravesh0]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 00:10:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennBgNNQwN3u4CBi6WQrhYA42MKesRXNrPWbvBFXVesyWrc8e3YkzsA2aoFZrj8Nz1jj3r99HEZjxuCFi1pJZhHSC9HCJCHLi3G7g9yLi9PSRbVgyXc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Werewolf's Footprint/La Huella del Hombre Lobo]]></title><description><![CDATA[English Year 2040 a world full of technology and Artificial Intelligence, wars, pollution and poverty. Years ago the werewolves began a crusade to dominate the world but were defeated.... Source After]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196487/@n4nd0/the-werewolf-s-footprint-la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196487/@n4nd0/the-werewolf-s-footprint-la</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196487]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[n4nd0]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 01:19:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMdvSSM3YPY82SEa7SJvsvpWtBM6Y7qtxHYyEU63nTT4PNEQLb4n52zErFRfuZp8b9tMsRz6mPuezaa5VEuRLCW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opening Traps/Puzzles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, 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. 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As you can]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@iamchessguy/playing-chess-again-in-lichesscom--puzzle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@iamchessguy/playing-chess-again-in-lichesscom--puzzle</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamchessguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2024 01:09:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8VTANHCL1fWdrszXmVyPeXcHrhxtysaYN3rmnup12VxmCKLgRGpK339kLBsmLtYEbo6ChKQXeq5G9EWJuvv1wZHaTxV5KPaCLJzRaQe5fzHTY6JWE3Dp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crossed 1800 in Blitz on Lichess!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello and Welcome to my blog. In the past couple of weeks, I have increased the time that I put into playing and practising chess and it has been reflected in my ratings too. 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I don't usually study openings and endgame theories, I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@pravesh0/hovering-around-1700-blitz-for-some-time-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@pravesh0/hovering-around-1700-blitz-for-some-time-now</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pravesh0]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 02:50:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennBgNNQwN3u4CBi6WQrhYA42MKesRXNrPWbvBFXVesyWrc8e3YkzsA2aoFZrj8Nz1jj3r99HEZjxuCFi1pJZhHSC9HCJCHLi3G7g9yLi9PSRbVgyXc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improving Chess by playing regularly!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello and Welcome to my blog. Getting Back to Chess is not an easy task, but it is fun! 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There are so many sports where a small lapse of concentration can change the consequence of the entire game and one such game is the game of Chess. For me it has to be one]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@pravesh0/chess-grind-is-still-on-chess-is-brutal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@pravesh0/chess-grind-is-still-on-chess-is-brutal</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pravesh0]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:27:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennBgNNQwN3u4CBi6WQqv6bBdvhMJSF97SV3iPwWTTc6LVLHH62BC51kzfoLcQtcWyVC6TNrozE6wGty9hWU4QZgC1zaFPR1a2TaFovkBLji3SEWGrz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crossing 1700 in Blitz on Lichess.org]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello and Welcome to my blog. 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