Final Leaderboard

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Game Highlights and In-Depth Analysis

Round Fixtures:

• ♟️ JUST_OLA VS ROSEMARLY (1-0)
• ♟️ JAKI VS SOUTHGAMER ( 1- 0)

♜ JUST_OLA VS ROSEMARLY

Rosemarly had been beserking and winning. Many times it was my shitty internet or someone came around to distract my game cos I was outside when I logged on to play. This match was interesting, I got the timer advantage cos my opponent beserked. However, I saw I was at disadvantage position-wise so I had to keep the game going and making the right moves until my opponent ran out of time

Game Link

[Event "Saturday HiveChess S2R9 Arena"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/iB2bkREA"]
[Date "2026.03.21"]
[Round "-"]
[White "rosmarly"]
[Black "Just_ola"]
[Result "0-1"]
[GameId "iB2bkREA"]
[UTCDate "2026.03.21"]
[UTCTime "15:38:43"]
[WhiteElo "2066"]
[BlackElo "1736"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-12"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+12"]
[WhiteBerserk "true"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System"]
[Termination "Time forfeit"]

d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Nbd7 5. Nbd2 Nb6 6. b3 Bd7 7. Bb2 c5 8. c4 dxc4 9. bxc4 cxd4 10. exd4 Rc8 11. Rc1 Ba4 12. Qe2 Bd7 13. O-O Na4 14. Ba1 Bc6 15. d5 Bd7 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Rfe1 Nc3 19. Qe5 Qxe5 20. Nxe5 Nxa2 21. Ra1 Nb4 22. Be4 Nc6 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Rxa7 Rb8 25. Nf3 Bb4 26. Rd1 Rd8 27. Ne5 Bc5 28. Nxd7 Bxa7 29. Bxc6 Ke7 30. g3 Rhf8 31. Rd2 Bxf2+ 32. Rxf2 Rxf2 33. Kxf2 Rc8 34. Bb5 Rc7 35. Ne5 Rc5 36. Nd3 Rf5+ 37. Ke3 Rf8 38. Nf4 g5 39. Nd3 g4 40. Nf4 Kd6 41. Ke4 e5 42. Nd3 Rf3 43. Nxe5 Rf2 44. Nxg4 Rg2 45. Kf3 Rg1 46. h4 h5 47. Nf6 Rf1+ 48. Ke4 Rxf6 49. Ke3 Kc5 50. Ke4 Rg6 51. Kf4 Rg4+ 52. Kf5 Rxg3 53. Be8 Rf3+ 54. Kg5 Rf8 55. Bg6 Kxc4 56. Kxh5 Kd5 57. Kg5 Ke5 58. h5 Rf1 59. h6 Rg1+ 60. Kh5 Rh1+ 61. Kg5 Rg1+ 62. Kh5 Kf6 63. Bd3 Rh1+ 64. Kg4 Rxh6 0-1

♜ JAKI VS SOUTHGAMER

Hive account@jaki01 had the highest number of Five points in this round. The game against south gamer was quite good. The defense and positiong at the beginning of the game was impeccable.

Game Link

[Event "Saturday HiveChess S2R9 Arena"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/cHq5PqKk"]
[Date "2026.03.21"]
[Round "-"]
[White "jaki01"]
[Black "SouthGamer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[GameId "cHq5PqKk"]
[UTCDate "2026.03.21"]
[UTCTime "15:49:04"]
[WhiteElo "2339"]
[BlackElo "2011"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+2"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-2"]
[WhiteBerserk "true"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Trompowsky Attack"]
[Termination "Time forfeit"]

d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. f3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. e4 e6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bb3 a5 11. a3 a4 12. Ba2 Bb7 13. Nge2 Nbd7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rc1 b4 16. axb4 Bxb4 17. Kh1 a3 18. bxa3 Rxa3 19. Bb1 Qa5 20. Qc2 Ba6 21. e5 Bxc3 22. exf6 Nxf6 23. Nxc3 Bxf1 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 g6 26. Rxf1 Ra1 27. h4 c5 28. h5 cxd4 29. Be5 f6 30. Bxd4 Qxh5+ 31. Kg1 Ra6 32. Bd3 Rd6 33. Bc4 Rfd8 34. Be3 Kg7 35. Ra1 f5 36. Qe5+ Kf7 37. Ra7+ R8d7 38. Rxd7+ Rxd7 39. Qxe6+ 1-0

Final Thoughts

Overall, the Saturday HiveChess S2R9 Arena was a blast, it was filled with sharp tactics from the competitors. I really enjoyed battling with these skilled players and I appreciate the opportunity to learn from every game, win or lose. A huge thank you again to Hive account@samostically for consistently hosting these engaging tournaments for the community!

Which game did you find most interesting, and what lessons did you take away from these battles? Share your thoughts below!

Closing

Thank you all for tuning in and for your continuous support. I look forward to the next round. See you all at the Saturday HiveChess S2R10 Arena! ♟️

Event Detail	Details
Game	Chess
Community	Chess Community
Host	Hive account@samostically
Event Name	Saturday HiveChess S2R9 Arena
Markdown Tool Used	Hive Studio