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Tournament Review - I Got 1900

Tournament Review - I Got 1900

Kwang_pi
| Jun 16, 2021
| 511
| 1

Hello!  Last weekend (6/12 - 6/13) I played in the U2100 section of the Cleveland Open.  I got 20 rating points, so now I'm 1912.  My section was also FIDE rated, but the FIDE ratings haven't come out yet. In Round 1 I played a kid that was rate...

Tournament Review - 2 for 1

Tournament Review - 2 for 1

Kwang_pi
| May 12, 2021
| 217
| 2

2 tournaments Pog Ohio HS Championship (Online) Round 1 lets go 1300s are supposed to be kinda good lmao Round 2 eh not bad Round 3 NM monkers Sadge no dub tho Round 4 : (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( not gonn...

Multi-Variant Cup Week 1!

Multi-Variant Cup Week 1!

Kwang_pi
| Jan 30, 2021
| 262
| 3

The Multi-Variant Cup is an 8 player round robin, with match consisting of 6 games of variants (3 Check , Antichess, Chess960, Horde, King Of The Hill, Crazyhouse). The time control is 3|2. In the first round I was paired against @Stephen_Xiao ...

Why French>Caro

Why French>Caro

Kwang_pi
| Dec 31, 2020
| 340
| 11

there has been waaaaaaayyy too many caro vs french debates Here's a puzzle for you lol haha funny ok here is the line i play against the caro 4...Bf5 is another line, we'll talk about that later Here is the crucial point. Can ...

US Championship Online Qualifier | Games 9-12

US Championship Online Qualifier | Games 9-12

Kwang_pi
| Dec 8, 2020
| 339
| 1

Read my previous posts if you haven't already. Part 1 Part 2 Also, here is the USChess crosstable, if you want to see. http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202011224772 After my 4-game winning streak, I was somewhere near the top of th...

US Championship Online Qualifier | Games 5-8

US Championship Online Qualifier | Games 5-8

Kwang_pi
| Dec 3, 2020
| 304
| 8

This is part 2 of my games in the US Championship Online Qualifier.  If you didn't read part one, just click here. When we left off, I had just lost 2 games in a row and I needed to bounce back.  In the 5th round, I got a great chance to do so,...

US Championship Online Qualifier | Games 1-4

US Championship Online Qualifier | Games 1-4

Kwang_pi
| Nov 25, 2020
| 232
| 3

Hi, this is part 1 of my games in the US Championship Online Qualifier.  I participated in the 1601-2000 rating section, because my rapid rating is a bit underrated.  There were over 200 players in this section!  Anyways, lets get into the games. ...

THE 30 MINUTE BOT CHALLENGE

THE 30 MINUTE BOT CHALLENGE

Kwang_pi
| Oct 28, 2020
| 397
| 1

Recently, on my stream, I did the 30 minute bot challenge. Here are the rules: 1) 30 minutes 2) 3|0 time control 3) You can go in any order 4) You can only beat each bot once 5) You have to get checkmate before the 30 minutes are up for it...

OTB vs Online Chess

OTB vs Online Chess

Kwang_pi
| Oct 10, 2020
| 196
| 3

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, people had to stay at home for months and many chess tournaments were cancelled.  This has forced many people to turn to online chess for entertainment and for tournaments.  This blog will discuss the pros and con...

Tournament Review - Missed Chances and Time Trouble

Tournament Review - Missed Chances and Time Trouble

Kwang_pi
| Oct 6, 2020
| 129
| 1

This past Sunday, I played my first tournament since quarantine started.  I was a bit rusty but I am overall pretty satisfied about this tournament.  This tournament was 4 rounds, 1st round being G/30, second was G/40, third G/50 and fourth round ...

How to play Troll/Unorthodox Openings

How to play Troll/Unorthodox Openings

Kwang_pi
| Sep 27, 2020
| 1,139
| 5

Have you ever played an opponent who played an awful troll opening but still beat you?  Well I can show you how to turn the tables... 1.Be Aggressive Troll openings usually lead to very sharp positions.  Chances are, your opponent isn't as f...

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