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Today, we played the final round of the Lichess Battle. Today’s games didn't go well for the Blockchain chess team, but at least we managed to win some games. The Lichess Battle started about two months ago. I remember the first round. Our team didn't do so well. Gradually, one round after the other, we started playing well and improving. We also had new and strong players join us which helped us secure the top position in some rounds. I remember one interesting round I played. I think it was the previous round. The blockchain chess team was close to securing the first position, but within a blink of an eye, we were catapulted to number 3. That's the beauty of chess. One minute, your opponent is leading and feeling on top of the world, the next moment, you gain control of the game.
The Lichess Battle is not for the faint-hearted. Getting paired with players who are 500 points ahead of you can be crazy. In today's tournament, I got paired with 2400+ rated players. It's like an innocent sheep being thrown into a den of wolves. Although it felt like a massacre, these moments are what build us. I lost most of the games I played throughout the Lichess Battle, but I can say my chess skills improved significantly. I won games against some higher-rated players, and some wins were unbelievable. Big cheers to everyone who participated in the Lichess Team Battle! Thanks to @stayoutoftherz for the constant reminders, and to the players who always showed up, thank you. Every player who participated made the Blockchain Chess team proud.
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Below are some of the interesting games I played in today’s tournament.
Justfavour VS Kapfle
I should have won this game, but it ended in a draw because I was so silly to blunder the endgame. I don’t even know whether it was a missclick or something possessed me. All I know is that I blundered. We both started the game well. Towards the ending of the game, I had more pawns and I managed to promote one of them to a queen, and it was then I blundered. Watch the game:
https://lichess1.org/game/export/gif/FqssDuGe.gif
PGN:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 h6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qb3 Qe7 6. d3 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. a4 Na5 9. Qa2 Nxc4 10. Qxc4 Be6 11. Qb4 Bc8 12. Be3 Qd7 13. Nbd2 Be7 14. a5 Ng4 15. h3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 O-O 17. Rae1 d5 18. Qb3 dxe4 19. Nxe5 Qd6 20. Ndc4 Qd8 21. dxe4 Bf6 22. Qd1 Qxd1 23. Rxd1 Be6 24. Rf2 Bxc4 25. Nxc4 Rfe8 26. e5 Bxe5 27. Rfd2 Bf6 28. Kf2 Rab8 29. Rd3 b6 30. axb6 cxb6 31. Nd2 Red8 32. Ne4 Rxd3 33. Rxd3 Rb7 34. Nd6 Rd7 35. Rd2 Be7 36. Ne4 Rxd2+ 37. Nxd2 a5 38. Ke2 Kf8 39. Kd3 Bc5 40. Ne4 Be7 41. Kc4 Bd8 42. Kb5 Ke7 43. b3 f5 44. Nd2 Ke6 45. Nc4 Kd5 46. Nxb6+ Ke4 47. Kxa5 Kxe3 48. c4 g5 49. c5 h5 50. Kb5 g4 51. hxg4 hxg4 52. Nd5+ Kd4 53. Nf4 Ke4 54. Ne2 f4 55. b4 f3 56. gxf3+ gxf3 57. Ng3+ Kf4 58. Nf1 f2 59. c6 Kf3 60. Ka6 Kg2 61. Ne3+ Kf3 62. Nf1 Ke2 63. Nh2 Bc7 64. b5 Bxh2 65. b6 f1=Q 66. c7 Qa1+ 67. Kb7 Qc3 68. c8=Q Qxc8+ 69. Kxc8 Kd3 70. b7 Kc4 71. b8=Q Bxb8.
Justfavour VS Rocky64
https://lichess1.org/game/export/gif/FpQKSsqR.gif
I got paired with another 1900+. At the time we played, they were rated 1959 and I knew it was something I could handle. I was pretty careful with this game. I wanted a win badly and luckily, my opponent blundered and resigned afterward.
1. e4 a6 2. d3 b5 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. Be3 e6 5. a3 d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. d4 Nf6 8. h3 Bd6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Re1 Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 f5 17. Nb3 Qg5 18. Re2 e3 19. d5 f4 20. f3 Rad8 21. Ne4 Qe7 22. Nd4 Bxd5 23. Nf5 Qe5 24. Nfxd6 cxd6 25. Nc3 Bc4 26. Re1 d5 27. Ne2 d4 28. b3 Bf7 29. Qc1 Rc8 30. Qb2 Red8 31. Rac1 Qd6 32. Rcd1 Qc5 33. Rxd4 Qxc2 34. Qxc2 1-0
https://lichess.org/FpQKSsqR/white
Justfavour VS Szachowe..
My opponent blundered his Knight at the very beginning of the game. I was a piece up. Not just any piece, but an official. They started playing violently afterward, expecting that I would blunder. I think this was my best win in today’s tourney.
https://lichess1.org/game/export/gif/BtZen908.gif
PGN:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Bd3 Nxd4 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Bb5 a6 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. O-O h6 11. Qd3 Nd7 12. f4 Nf6 13. Rae1 Be7 14. Bd4 Bd7 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. Rf1+ Kg8 20. Qg6 Qe8 21. Qg3 Be6 22. Rf6 Bxf6 23. exf6 g5 24. Qxc7 Qf7 25. Qc6 Rc8 26. Qd6 Rxc2 27. Qd8+ Kh7 28. Qe7 Qxe7 29. fxe7 Re8 0-1
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