<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><id>https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog.atom" /><title>AlimstsAL123's Blog</title><updated>2025-02-12T20:24:42.05Z</updated><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/crazyhouse-vukovic-mate/pFRE14Vu</id><published>2025-02-12T20:24:42.05Z</published><updated>2025-02-12T20:24:42.05Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/crazyhouse-vukovic-mate/pFRE14Vu" /><title>Crazyhouse Vukovic Mate</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Endgame" label="Endgame" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Endgame"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=ublog:pFRE14Vu:8TTiplxJ.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=a77bae983d026456d0380d917a4fe938f1cdbaf2&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How to use the Vukovic Mate in Crazyhouse</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=ublog:pFRE14Vu:8TTiplxJ.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=a77bae983d026456d0380d917a4fe938f1cdbaf2"></media:thumbnail><author><name>AlimstsAL123</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/why-stockfish-1-can-beat-anyone-at-this-time-control/jWPJDLKV</id><published>2025-04-05T15:25:35.672Z</published><updated>2025-04-05T15:25:35.672Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/why-stockfish-1-can-beat-anyone-at-this-time-control/jWPJDLKV" /><title>WHY STOCKFISH 1 CAN BEAT ANYONE AT THIS TIME CONTROL</title><category term="Chess_engine" label="Chess engine" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess_engine"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=ublog:jWPJDLKV:6z6zJfIC.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=e2d6f0f414b6b56e48604703cb26c477f5653248&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This engine is crazy at 0+1.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=ublog:jWPJDLKV:6z6zJfIC.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=e2d6f0f414b6b56e48604703cb26c477f5653248"></media:thumbnail><author><name>AlimstsAL123</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/chess-for-beginners/pu4CnPn2</id><published>2025-02-21T12:49:59.998Z</published><updated>2025-02-21T12:49:59.998Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/chess-for-beginners/pu4CnPn2" /><title>Chess for beginners</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=ublog:pu4CnPn2:F0ggiGsL.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=5264be47887b15ebf547a3e2135750200a1fe5b7&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Basics of Chess.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=ublog:pu4CnPn2:F0ggiGsL.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=5264be47887b15ebf547a3e2135750200a1fe5b7"></media:thumbnail><author><name>AlimstsAL123</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/crazyhouse-16-moves/bCeYx5CP</id><published>2025-02-17T12:00:15.144Z</published><updated>2025-02-17T12:00:15.144Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/crazyhouse-16-moves/bCeYx5CP" /><title>Crazyhouse 16 moves</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Chess_variant" label="Chess variant" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess_variant"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=ublog:bCeYx5CP:dpL5sQOG.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=b7873c8f5891c50783d86202cc9df336a7360a87&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Crazyhouse be like...</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=ublog:bCeYx5CP:dpL5sQOG.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=b7873c8f5891c50783d86202cc9df336a7360a87"></media:thumbnail><author><name>AlimstsAL123</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/shortest-checkmates-ever/reOk8xJW</id><published>2025-02-12T20:24:08.3Z</published><updated>2025-02-12T20:24:08.3Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/shortest-checkmates-ever/reOk8xJW" /><title>Shortest checkmates ever</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Endgame" label="Endgame" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Endgame"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=ublog:reOk8xJW:ZFhIr5wG.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=277cfc77e57916d46949184b74c52167d89cdcf9&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The shortest checkmates you might have ever seen.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=ublog:reOk8xJW:ZFhIr5wG.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=277cfc77e57916d46949184b74c52167d89cdcf9"></media:thumbnail><author><name>AlimstsAL123</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/the-dovetail-mate/1PSPJjwI</id><published>2025-02-12T20:21:13.07Z</published><updated>2025-02-12T20:21:13.07Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/the-dovetail-mate/1PSPJjwI" /><title>The Dovetail Mate</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Endgame" label="Endgame" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Endgame"></category><category term="Tactics" label="Tactics" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Tactics"></category><category term="Strategy" label="Strategy" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Strategy"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=ublog:1PSPJjwI:qbcS30Td.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=f7d900e049f22acba75b48a41e1135e40dca5c94&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Presenting a sometimes used checkmate and how to do it.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=ublog:1PSPJjwI:qbcS30Td.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=f7d900e049f22acba75b48a41e1135e40dca5c94"></media:thumbnail><author><name>AlimstsAL123</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/hardest-checkmates/PpK2JHob</id><published>2025-02-11T17:30:13.894Z</published><updated>2025-02-11T17:30:13.894Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/hardest-checkmates/PpK2JHob" /><title>Hardest Checkmates</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Endgame" label="Endgame" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Endgame"></category><category term="Strategy" label="Strategy" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Strategy"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=ublog:PpK2JHob:bRAQesRQ.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=3d921aacea129530d28989b80639a317090c2dcf&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;List of hardest checkmates to use in chess.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=ublog:PpK2JHob:bRAQesRQ.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=3d921aacea129530d28989b80639a317090c2dcf"></media:thumbnail><author><name>AlimstsAL123</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/some-weird-checkmates/yMojoRYw</id><published>2025-02-08T17:39:46.408Z</published><updated>2025-02-08T17:39:46.408Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/some-weird-checkmates/yMojoRYw" /><title>Some weird checkmates...</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=ublog:yMojoRYw:jjIhzcc2.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=c0cd4dd690f9be4754bf7823d790749f32650094&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are some weird checkmates. In this blog I will explore some of them.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=ublog:yMojoRYw:jjIhzcc2.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=c0cd4dd690f9be4754bf7823d790749f32650094"></media:thumbnail><author><name>AlimstsAL123</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/3-ways-to-take-both-queens-off-the-chess-board/Q3NJuZKg</id><published>2025-02-03T20:44:15.681Z</published><updated>2025-02-03T20:44:15.681Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/3-ways-to-take-both-queens-off-the-chess-board/Q3NJuZKg" /><title>3 ways to take both Queens off the chess board</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=ublog:Q3NJuZKg:rfwYBCV0.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=527d62742bd1d9d657ac5c4b8ffc0acdd0fe6367&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Effective ways to take both (or your opponent's) Queen(s) off the board.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=ublog:Q3NJuZKg:rfwYBCV0.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=527d62742bd1d9d657ac5c4b8ffc0acdd0fe6367"></media:thumbnail><author><name>AlimstsAL123</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/checkmates/RqUM3rOD</id><published>2025-02-01T16:40:34.376Z</published><updated>2025-02-01T16:40:34.376Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/checkmates/RqUM3rOD" /><title>Checkmates...</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=ublog:RqUM3rOD:QSGaaf2r.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=3f9124651bd15c072435a351fe6bbaddd75d6dae&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this blog, I want to ask if this is a checkmate known. Open chat to me if you know (please).</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=ublog:RqUM3rOD:QSGaaf2r.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=3f9124651bd15c072435a351fe6bbaddd75d6dae"></media:thumbnail><author><name>AlimstsAL123</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/avoid-these-moves/7kYmBn1L</id><published>2025-01-30T15:35:35.809Z</published><updated>2025-01-30T15:35:35.809Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/avoid-these-moves/7kYmBn1L" /><title>Avoid these moves...</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Tactics" label="Tactics" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Tactics"></category><category term="Strategy" label="Strategy" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Strategy"></category><category term="Chess_engine" label="Chess engine" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess_engine"></category><category term="Chess_bot" label="Chess bot" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess_bot"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=ublog:7kYmBn1L:xlNOhpGP.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=5c26d71010d5aa760f84bd6469848f7d844f55c7&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, again I was playing against Stockfish 1 again but this time both me and Stockfish 1 played a couple of BAD moves. Try spot some!</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=ublog:7kYmBn1L:xlNOhpGP.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=5c26d71010d5aa760f84bd6469848f7d844f55c7"></media:thumbnail><author><name>AlimstsAL123</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/stockfish-1-difficulty/5pUYzw8h</id><published>2025-01-28T18:59:23.841Z</published><updated>2025-01-28T18:59:23.841Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/AlimstsAL123/blog/stockfish-1-difficulty/5pUYzw8h" /><title>Stockfish 1 difficulty</title><category term="Chess_engine" label="Chess engine" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess_engine"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; alt=&quot;Me vs White Stockfish 1&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=ublog:5pUYzw8h:9m5xv3Qo.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=452dfb201d97e3e6bf75d875687359cf667c9fe3&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So okay, I was playing against Stockfish 1, and I've seen some very stupid games from it.  Examples shown below. (I won all of the games)</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=ublog:5pUYzw8h:9m5xv3Qo.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=452dfb201d97e3e6bf75d875687359cf667c9fe3"></media:thumbnail><author><name>AlimstsAL123</name></author></entry></feed>