<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com</link><image><url>https://alpha.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://alpha.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:40:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://alpha.ecency.com/created/thechesscommunity/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Every Move Matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chess is more than just a game — it is a battle of patience, strategy, and focus. In this photo, I captured the intensity of a single move that can completely change the direction of the match. The contrast]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@w3hive/every-move-matters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@w3hive/every-move-matters</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[w3hive]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 07:16:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvFsAm8N9C4grWreMvo4axDD9CyQQB3KyyZb96kbFHWjFoHgSQ52UZBSegDeDpFvWsCyjb1rncoyb7a8SVkAs5HeNKXUCbvQBu6Uvm1Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Than Pieces on a Board]]></title><description><![CDATA[At first glance, this may look like a simple wooden chess board with a few pieces standing under warm sunlight. But chess has always been more than wood, squares, and pieces to me. Every game feels like]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@w3hive/more-than-pieces-on-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@w3hive/more-than-pieces-on-a</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[w3hive]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 07:51:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvFsAm8N9C4grWreMvo4axDCwF8p6dJFbgRHaJCZHEpmXSz7hwvJXwYY8JLP9WNjNi92uuW1kjXrX9LeqKK9uXCkGQXUY55RsxQpHsft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[QUEEN OF CHESS👸♟]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello great Sketchbook HIVERS❤️❤️. Hope we’re all good? Good evening to everyone here. I’m elated to drop another drawing of mine in this community. It’s my drawing of a QUEEN piece👸. All Sketchbooks]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@the9thcreator/queen-of-chess</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@the9thcreator/queen-of-chess</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174301]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[the9thcreator]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 18:03:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmQgKjSjUvLMVpi6k94obSQ7ZsgrzZk5T27mfnbBxsYc1Z/img_4758.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mate in 5 Exercise 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the "Chess Akt" book "500 chess puzzles". Subtitle: Mate in 5. Advanced & Expert Level. White plays and win in only 3 moves Qg8+ Kh5 2. Kf5 Rh1 3. Qh8# It is interesting to]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@fernandoylet/mate-in-5-exercise-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@fernandoylet/mate-in-5-exercise-4</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147818]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fernandoylet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 22:23:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmSYFBSdqJhueW9kANXgprhfheTvJJjdB6L6x1GFEB9pVs/image-1767305916520.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hivechess♟️Saturday showdown♟️Season1♟️Round 14- Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone, how are you all? i hope you are doing well and i am too. we all know tgat its chess season and Hivechess started and mosy of the people are participating and some are still not showing]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@salomijale/wrdnblpk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@salomijale/wrdnblpk</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181335]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[salomijale]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 12:10:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5bsMXthzYLbcngN4W2P8NtU9TWTdHC3HaQbjuuRfKKVdjViTozqSmiJe7sWNwKGz5sMZdbquwdKLBLdjDjjTytNqxb5Dtj545jUp4LuXfnGHy7Uich5a4W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHECKMATE👑]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello lovely Sketchbook HIVERS❤️❤️. Goodmorning to everyone here. Hope we’re good? I’m super excited to drop another drawing of mine here. It’s the King Chess Piece ready to CHECKMATE!!. 😎 Going through]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@the9thcreator/checkmate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@the9thcreator/checkmate</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174301]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[the9thcreator]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:36:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmUpfsHXP9CXRv4LkSkD7M51MTH1JsdtJPgHbjAMYarqZp/img_1728.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Chess Game of Two Halves: Beauty and Disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[I played Stockfish on Lichess. It was a very balanced game from opening to midgame. My 23rd move - Qd6 turned the game around in a very unexpected way. In chess, "unexpected" is not always a]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@quincykristoffer/a-chess-game-of-two</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@quincykristoffer/a-chess-game-of-two</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[quincykristoffer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 10:04:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf11qJ1NfJfQ7PqvK1cMUGLHQD8ZXLQFfeLML5APmWeL9NpsyE6RZC6gw5xUi3aZ3C16Sc7ttbz4Nxc7P.png?format=match&amp;mode=fit&amp;width=200&amp;height=200" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brilliant or Desperate? The Truth Behind the Rh5 Sacrifice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a gameplay I came across a few days ago, on Facebook. It's one I consider a brilliant move as it was the best move for White, having both it's Re5 and Nd6 under attack by Qf6. This resulted in a]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@quincykristoffer/brilliant-or-desperate-the-truth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@quincykristoffer/brilliant-or-desperate-the-truth</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[quincykristoffer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:51:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmT4iY427ibChcKJqp9VR2iQdmBTSv8FLAGGC7j3pWcjx2/image-1757588088900.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mouse Slip to Checkmate: A Casual 10+8 Match]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a casual, rapid 10+8 game between me and anonymous player on Lichess. My first move E6, a response to the E4 opening was a mouse slip. I intended to play E5. I’ve never deliberately played that]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@quincykristoffer/mouse-slip-to-checkmate-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@quincykristoffer/mouse-slip-to-checkmate-a</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[quincykristoffer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:33:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmNWAxMYf2NiDJpUdcTGMYhPhNP672PptEReVKWTxqwoNt/wtgubxna.gif" length="0" type="image/gif"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Offline Friendly Chess Match: Costly Bishop Blunder]]></title><description><![CDATA[I played an offline game with a friend (Botsrequired) today. The gameplay wasn't planned, as it was an unplanned visit. He's slightly ill, so I didn't go along with my board. We randomly decided to play]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@quincykristoffer/nblgqyhi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@quincykristoffer/nblgqyhi</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[quincykristoffer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 01:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5bsMXthzYLbcngN4W2P8NtU9TWTdHC3HaQbjuuRfHesJoVtMmHFuUWADdeSWQjuUfd3WCNKNPvjPE242TV9CLhUzVCgc9CoHwsBMnzk51co5EbdSXDAWNr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Than a Game: My Journey Back Into Chess]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source I used to play Chess in 2015/16 as a hobby, and actively introduced people into the game. But going into the university shortly after changed a lot of things. Why? I was a student in the]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@quincykristoffer/more-than-a-game-my</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@quincykristoffer/more-than-a-game-my</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[quincykristoffer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 22:02:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmWSu7TYfkr66bSUQCShzPkcfsSXBbs2XG5RmbJgeGGct2/sk_cnbrg1k9qvq_unsplash.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faces in every play | PhotoFeed Contest Portrait Photography Round 133 [EN/ES]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello portrait lovers! I've shared portraits of children playing chess before, and today I'm back with the same topic because I continue to find the results I find interesting every time I play. I once]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@roswelborges/faces-in-every-play-photofeed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@roswelborges/faces-in-every-play-photofeed</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153349]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roswelborges]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:00:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmYJGBWeAnGmE7Z41nsKdVVzS3SptabAf5WcM1NmeNALNV/whatsapp_image_2025_04_17_at_13.12.17.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ONE MINUTE CHESS GAME ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wow!!! I never knew that placing that queen there at that position would yield a checkmate. I just wanted to act fast as I'm in my last seconds of the game. It feels so good to win after the tension from]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@olashprince/one-minute-chess-game</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@olashprince/one-minute-chess-game</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[olashprince]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 08:19:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCAPky7s8D2xipeoLF2oDxN7zUkaPtjVsuep4X6ThjGZUJ6kLnpxg8vqQu46gXyWM4on7S72Xtc8SWbuTDJ8oSTbd1UssNXVgyaGupecsHXaKg8t2XKtMc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THAT TENSION FROM THE GAME]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes I wonder how most of the best chess players usually handle the tension from the game. I tried a one minute game and almost pee on my body because of the tension coming from the fact that I don't]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@olashprince/that-tension-from-the-game</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@olashprince/that-tension-from-the-game</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[olashprince]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:43:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCAPky7s8D2xipeoLF2oDxNnWi54Q7hgkYqHwmHdadAZR35MquWZsf5yEegMqvR9dPN1r1UmoGNq1btvimhqnAosPFUd8X6WNrnzV6pT54mkhyzoXYTrpW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magnus Carlsen vs Matthias Bluebaum (ESP/ENG)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hola amigos. Hoy traigo otro análisis de la última partida de Magnus Carlsen en la plataforma Chess.com. Esta vez Carlsen se enfrentaba al Gran Maestro alemán Matthias Bluebaum en una partida relámpago.]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@ram9612/magnus-carlsen-vs-matthias-bluebaum</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@ram9612/magnus-carlsen-vs-matthias-bluebaum</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-189157]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ram9612]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2024 14:00:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmbVsD2PBB7dug7kc1qTHf5aa9fiMqAzMuNuEQW4ieXXYN/20240324_083925.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magnus Carlsen vs Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hola a todos. Uno de mis pasatiempos favoritos es el ajedrez. Un deporte que desarrolla nuestras habilidades cognitivas. Chess.com es mi plataforma favorita para practicar este hermoso juego puesto que]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@ram9612/magnus-carlsen-vs-mukhammadzokhid-suyarov</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@ram9612/magnus-carlsen-vs-mukhammadzokhid-suyarov</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-189157]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ram9612]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:22:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmdVux97VBxM225HgxQ8FjLAWC3zg989vVnosqa8WuhLfG/20240118_182946.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Перша перемога, що важко дісталася. Шаховий турнір...5 хвилин на гру]]></title><description><![CDATA[Найвдаліша моя гра в турнірі від @stayoutoftherz]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@fiona777/persha-peremoga-sho-vazhko-distalasya</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@fiona777/persha-peremoga-sho-vazhko-distalasya</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-165469]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fiona777]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 21:26:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePyPE8kmUKs5qZ3cXcGUp8sv71yeKUmXmki?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navigating Life's Chessboard: Valuing Every Piece for Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Valuing every chess piece is crucial for strategic success, just as valuing different aspects of your life is important for personal fulfillment. Each chess piece has its role: pawns control the center,]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@peeboy1/navigating-life-s-chessboard-valuing-every-piece-for-success</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@peeboy1/navigating-life-s-chessboard-valuing-every-piece-for-success</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peeboy1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2023 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g73GywJLc4qygvKQLxbMqCTkw7us6UP7KPfESEsLQoWLmZotgNYpPgccKpZtfjkTythi6XrZawCnBGHAm4tamY4HeN6peJ9ascF1DjuXnrHiZ9TKK895W4opSXXVFYQSoiSDibaCwXs2Mx81zmAe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE POWER OF A SINGLE PAWN: a pawn can become a Queen.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A single chess pawn may look small, but it's like a secret weapon. It moves step by step and can surprise the enemy by becoming a strong player at the end, when it moves to the opposite side of the board.]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@peeboy1/the-power-of-a-single-pawn-a-pawn-can-become-a-queen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@peeboy1/the-power-of-a-single-pawn-a-pawn-can-become-a-queen</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peeboy1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 09:02:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g73GywJLc4qygvKQLxbMqCTkw7us6UPcidg15LfNKsM1L5SpZ7ieKeXEzrgGFrkaGdm5AWRiVV6E8q518iZfVY7Z6EPpJ8ZWQ8jrxtLDbW1hJ7WiuSm44RzcxpnhFMX3pB78fCEnHrWaKdFnKz9t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHECKMATE GAME [the chess game] ]]></title><description><![CDATA[basically I can't take part in the game of checkmate, but to see who wins and loses I think I understand a little the rules of the game, people say playing checkmate is a game to hone the ability of the]]></description><link>https://alpha.ecency.com/@marzukibrain/checkmate-game-the-chess-game</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://alpha.ecency.com/@marzukibrain/checkmate-game-the-chess-game</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marzukibrain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 19:12:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/x7L2VSNEiyAB5Ux7nxKqZetUQAKDhXE3Smu5ChDxR56bYHMAUy2oYhB1Y3JFFwaBpiMyvqiMk1tokrZ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>