Hey everyone, as im sure some of you know, the HS State Championship concluded on the 8th... so there has been a large delay in this blog, and thats what im here to talk about quick before we get into the actual chess stuff. The honest truth ...
Hey everyone, Normally I try to put as much effort as possible into the good annotations in these blogs and less on the actual word side of things. But after this tournament Im not really sure I feel like annotating my games, there is definitely...
After 3 months of not playing any OTB it can probably be expected that my performance would not be incredible, which ended up being correct. However on some good news I did manage to hit 2500 blitz on chess.com before 2025 ended, but online and OT...
Well folks, its certainly been a while. But im back, and after a streak of bad tournaments, the recent studying has all paid off. I went into the 2025 Northern Open with a rating of 1912, having just hit my online peak of 2449 I was feelin...
I began my chess journey exactly three years ago, starting with an online rating of just 330. The game instantly gripped me, resonating deeply with my brain (perhaps due to some form of neurodivergence). From that moment, most of my waking ...
I have a confession to make, In the past month since my last tournament I have done 0 chess studying, almost no puzzles and a strangely obsessive amount of the game "geoguessr". So going into the Minnesota Open I did not have high expectations for...
Hey everyone, it's been a minute. I did end up playing a tournament between this post and my previous one, It went ok, and I gained about 20 rating points. I never ended up posting it because life has been super busy, I haven't been 2300 o...
Hello everyone and if you havent read my last blog, you should because it shows the mindset I was in at my last tournament: https://www.chess.com/blog/FourCubedLegend/my-worst-tournament-ever But now, I was ready. Having trained chess ins...
What defines our success? Is it our circumstances? Or what we put in? Well, I asked myself that weekend at the Rochester Open in the u1900 section. And it turns out for me to succeed I would need to be good at chess, however, thats a rare occurr...
Yeah this series is starting again, last year having attended 3/5 of the events and winning money as 13/334 overall players in the state, I was looking to get this started with a solid showing at the St Cloud Open, you know the drill, 104 players,...
2 weeks after my previous tournament we are back at it again for the second year in a row at the state scholastic (k-12) championship! Having won last year in the u1200 section, I had high hopes along with 500 more uscf rating points than last y...
So for a fun new twist of things, ill be putting the handshake photo before every round so you can get an idea of the scenery. Anyways, we are back! Tourney #2 of the year, I went in with a 1506 rating in the u2000 section... as the 36/37 highest...
Lets go, this tournament started out really rough, but we made a comback. Id like to say beforehand there was almost no one at my rating that I could play so we got stuck with bad odds every game, a loss means I lose a ton, a draw means I lose, a...
I love fun games like these, this is a highlight of the KID, white gets an attack, but just how fragile can their position be with correct play? Hope you enjoyed another game showcase! Have a good day yall! -Owen.
A bit of a strange opening, but I just love king hunts, and so I had to show this one with my amazing backwards queen move to end it all.
Hey yo! Today I wanted to showcase 3 beautiful games that I played today, in no particular order. Game 1: Tactics In the Bird. Game 2: Double Brilliants in the Sicilian. Game 3: Decisive London Victory. I just felt like sharing these 3 inte...
Hey everyone! I recently completed the Mn Class Championship! I had a great time in this 4 round tournament. I played in the Class C section, which was 1400-1599, it was amazing although I didn't play the best chess I could have. I finished with 1...
Forget Messi vs Ronaldo, Magnus and Hikaru... Its FourCubedLegend vs Gual777, a strong German player with some incredible hair. We have played 8 times since I created this account, 8 legendary games. From 1600 rating to 1900 rating, this rivalry ...
August of 2022, 1 year, and 800 rating points of experience in my past. My openings were far different than they are today, and I had no style, as you will definitely notice. At a mere 1300 rating online with 0 otb experience... lets see how I f...
Rating is considered incredibly important in tournaments and online play. You see someone with 200+ rating points and you expect to lose and get destroyed, but how can we change the way we approach ratings? A good friend and opponent from a tourn...
Hey yo everyone! The tournament got rated and I am now 1519 uscf!!! +111 Points in one solid 3/5 tournament that is awesome! Which speaking of that tournament... I learned about a certain line in the Ruy Lopez Jaenisch gambit declined... buckle yo...
Hey gang! Im back and stronger at chess than ever. In this recent tournament I played in the u1800 section. As a 1408... missing the cutoff of the u1400 section by 8 mere rating points. No way this could go wrong! Draw first round against a 1676...
This will be a fun game highlight post from my best blitz win ever, back when I was a measly 1670 or smth at blitz. There we go! Solid win against a titled player there. So not too shabby for a 1650 me! Hope you enjoyed and maybe learned someth...
Hello Homies! We are back at Classical chess! Recently I performed in the Rochester Open. The 3rd out of 5 Minnesota Grand Prix tour tournaments. This time around I was the highest rated person in my whole section. I chose to play down in the u140...
Here is probably my most Creative move ever! Move 21. Here is my first ever brilliant move in classical. Move 19. Here is an easy Vienna win with a brilliant bishop sac against a fellow child prodigy who is 1750 now. Move 12. Here is my favo...
