Greeting Hiveans and Chess Community

Yesterday was another round of the Saturday Hive Chess Tournament and it was fun as always. I finished Fifth Place 🚀

I will analyze two of my games. One was with International Chess Master Odnoobraz where we ended with a draw and also iamchessguy01 where I won the round

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Final Leaderboard

Here's how the final leaderboard looked:

Game Highlights and In-Depth Analysis

Round Fixtures:

• ♟️ JUST_OLA VS IAMCHESSGUY01 (1-0)
• ♟️ ODNOOBRAZ VS JUST_OLA ( ½- ½)

♜ JUST_OLA VS IAMCHESSGUY01

This was my first win in yesterdays games. I played White and opened with the Caro-Kann Defense. Both players were meticulous in moving their pieces and developed beautifully.

Game Link

[Event "Saturday HiveChess S2R7 Arena"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/620KeUfp"]
[Date "2026.03.07"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Just_ola"]
[Black "iamchessguy01"]
[Result "1-0"]
[GameId "620KeUfp"]
[UTCDate "2026.03.07"]
[UTCTime "15:00:02"]
[WhiteElo "1713"]
[BlackElo "1885"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+11"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-10"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "300+0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]

e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nge2 Nf6 5. d4 Bf5 6. h3 Nbd7 7. Ng3 Bg6 8. Bf4 a6 9. Qf3 e6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. cxd3 Be7 12. Nh5 Nxh5 13. Qxh5 O-O 14. O-O Nf6 15. Qf3 Rc8 16. Be5 Nd7 17. Bh2 Bf6 18. Qg4 Qb6 19. Ne2 Rc2 20. Nf4 Bxd4 21. Nh5 Rxf2 22. Kh1 f5 23. Qg3 Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Be5 25. Qg5 Qd4 26. Qe7 Nb8 27. Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Bxe5 1-0

♜ ODNOOBRAZ VS JUST_OLA

It was interesting having to play a draw against an International Master.

I plan was to play solidly from the start and avoid giving the IM any easy attacking chances, even after he berserked. In the middlegame, I traded the right pieces and avoided moving in precarious positions. The endgame was a bit scary, I just had to keep the king active and not over-push so I could secure a draw.

Game Link

[Event "Saturday HiveChess S2R7 Arena"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/5c1tse8b"]
[Date "2026.03.07"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Odnoobraz"]
[Black "Just_ola"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[GameId "5c1tse8b"]
[UTCDate "2026.03.07"]
[UTCTime "15:17:24"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "1718"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-6"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+7"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteBerserk "true"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "300+0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Opening "Hungarian Opening"]
[Termination "Time forfeit"]

g3 d5 2. d3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. e4 Nbd7 5. Qe2 dxe4 6. dxe4 Nb6 7. Nh3 c6 8. O-O a6 9. a4 a5 10. Nd2 Bb4 11. c3 Bc5 12. Kh1 Nbd7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 b5 15. axb5 cxb5 16. Qxb5 Ba6 17. Qxa5 Qxa5 18. Rxa5 O-O 19. Re1 Bb6 20. Ra3 Nxe5 21. Kg1 Nd3 22. Rd1 Ra7 23. Bf1 Nxc1 24. Bxa6 Ne2+ 25. Bxe2 Rxa3 26. bxa3 f5 27. Neg5 Nxc3 28. Re1 h6 29. Nxe6 Re8 30. Bc4 Kh8 31. Kf1 Ne4 32. Nhf4 Nd2+ 33. Kg2 Nxc4 34. Ng6+ Kh7 35. Nef8+ Kg8 36. Rxe8 Kf7 37. Re7+ Kf6 38. f4 Ne3+ 39. Kf3 Nd5 40. Re6+ Kf7 41. Rd6 Ne7 42. Rxb6 Nxg6 43. Nxg6 h5 44. h4 Kg8 45. Ne5 Kh7 46. Rb7 Kh6 47. Ke3 Kh7 48. Kd4 Kh6 49. Kd5 Kh7 50. Ke6 Kh6 51. Kxf5 Kh7 52. Kg5 Kg8 53. Kg6 Kf8 54. Rd7 Ke8 55. Kxh5 Kf8 56. Kg6 Ke8 57. Kg5 Kf8 58. Kg6 Ke8 59. Kf5 Kf8 60. Ke6 Ke8 61. Rxg7 Kd8 62. Rd7+ Kc8 63. f5 Kb8 64. f6 Kc8 1/2-1/2

Final Thoughts

Overall, the Saturday HiveChess S2R7 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 @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 S2R7 Arena! ♟️