It took every power in me to not rage leave 😹😹 during the game. I literally lost all the games I played due to the bad Internet. I was at advantage in most of the rounds I played but still fumbled because of my time being lost due to the terrible Internet connection. 😭

Well, you win some, you lose some, we keep moving 🚀.

I am not analyzing any of my own games today 😹, I'm still grieving. Although, we're going to look at a few games played between other players in the tournament today.

Final Leaderboard

Here's how the final leaderboard looked:

Game Highlights and In-Depth Analysis

Round Fixtures:

• ♟️ OHIEKU VS FCASTRO (1-0)
• ♟️ JAKI VS STAYOUTOFTHERZ (1-0)

♜ FCastro17 vs Ohieku

Ohieku seemed to be on fire today. He won against a player with a rating 2000+. White beserked and opened with the Queens Gambit. There was a lot of inaccuracies on White's side and its probaby cos of the time constraint. Beserking a blitz 3+0 is no joke.

Game Link: https://lichess.org/ohU42ht5/black

[Event "Saturday HiveChess S2R6 Arena"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/ohU42ht5"]
[Date "2026.02.28"]
[Round "-"]
[White "FCastro17"]
[Black "Ohieku"]
[Result "0-1"]
[GameId "ohU42ht5"]
[UTCDate "2026.02.28"]
[UTCTime "15:36:57"]
[WhiteElo "2089"]
[BlackElo "1540"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-11"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+12"]
[WhiteBerserk "true"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation"]
[Termination "Time forfeit"]

d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 dxc4 6. e3 b5 7. Ne2 Bb7 8. f3 Nd7 9. e4 e5 10. d5 Ngf6 11. Be3 O-O 12. g4 c6 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. Ng3 Qe7 15. Be2 Nc5 16. Qc2 Rad8 17. O-O Nd3 18. Nf5 Qb7 19. Rfd1 Nxg4 20. fxg4 Bxe4 21. Ng3 Bg6 22. Bxd3 cxd3 23. Qg2 Qxg2+ 24. Kxg2 a6 25. Bc5 Rfe8 26. Bb4 e4 27. Ra2 e3 28. Nf5 Bxf5 29. gxf5 e2 30. Re1 d2 31. Rxd2 Rxd2 32. Kf2 Rb2 33. Bc5 a5 34. f6 gxf6 35. Rg1+ Kh8 36. Re1 h6 37. Bd4 Kh7 38. Bxf6 Kg6 39. Bd4 Rd2 40. Rg1+ Kf5 41. Re1 b4 0-1

♜ jaki01 vs stayoutoftherz

@jaki01 caught my attention when we said this in the chats 😹:

I show you today, how one can play terribly bad and still get a second place.

I decided to pick a game he played with @stayoutoftherz. You can call it Battle of the Moderators 🔥. White opened with the Queen's Pawn Game and both players began to steadily position their pieces. Black initially had the upperhand when he captured Whites's Knight but the tables turned in White's favour when Black blundered his own Knight at move 35. White began to move those little pawns and was close to promotion when Black resigned and White won the round.

Game Link: https://lichess.org/bhWtqh8m

[Event "Saturday HiveChess S2R6 Arena"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/bhWtqh8m"]
[Date "2026.02.28"]
[Round "-"]
[White "jaki01"]
[Black "stayoutoftherz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[GameId "bhWtqh8m"]
[UTCDate "2026.02.28"]
[UTCTime "15:15:59"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2086"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "+2"]
[BlackRatingDiff "-2"]
[BlackBerserk "true"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack"]
[Termination "Normal"]

d4 d5 2. Bg5 Nf6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 c6 5. c4 Be6 6. cxd5 Bxd5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Nf3 b5 11. Be2 Re8 12. O-O Qd6 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Nd7 15. Qa1 Qc7 16. c4 Be6 17. c5 Bd5 18. Qa3 Nf8 19. Ra1 Reb8 20. h3 g6 21. Nd2 f5 22. Rxa7 Rxa7 23. Qxa7 Qxa7 24. Rxa7 Rb2 25. Bf3 Rxd2 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Ra8 Kg7 28. Rd8 Rd1+ 29. Kh2 f4 30. Rxd5 fxe3 31. fxe3 Rd3 32. c6 Ne6 33. Re5 Rc3 34. d5 Ng5 35. Rxg5 f6 36. Rg4 Rxe3 37. c7 Rc3 38. d6 Kf7 39. d7 Ke7 1-0

Final Thoughts

Overall, the Saturday HiveChess S2R6 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! ♟️