Hive Chess Season 9,Round 2: My Full tournament Video And Thoughts

I have come to the personal conclusion that while all artists are not chess players, all chess players are artists.

<blockquote> <ul> <li>Marcel Duchamp <p dir="auto"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/samostically/23tm76PPYR66frfRAcWutCm5QnAK6uZsyMbkw3u5Hj74tG3Zff7Czm42a9iVTEdwNhyxF.webp" alt="BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJuhPcssZTHpTGfP4AEAwdqLdgMwXPyVniCyMHPNkn7nGHA3GfEvhJV4s22RxYwR8zJu2ytQaH8dAW5FCetB2BfSTFttaKr5vt5gCMWMqnY69DNxHDBPThEpYsG.webp" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/samostically/23tm76PPYR66frfRAcWutCm5QnAK6uZsyMbkw3u5Hj74tG3Zff7Czm42a9iVTEdwNhyxF.webp 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/samostically/23tm76PPYR66frfRAcWutCm5QnAK6uZsyMbkw3u5Hj74tG3Zff7Czm42a9iVTEdwNhyxF.webp 2x" /><br /> <center><sub><span> Image by <a href="/@stayoutoftherz">@stayoutoftherz <h3>Introduction <p dir="auto"><span>Today was the round 2 of the Friday Hive chess tournament hosted by <a href="/@stayoutoftherz">@stayoutoftherz. It was scheduled an hour later than the usual due to change in winter time, It started today by 8pm (GMT). It was graced with strong players, the only player missing was the in-form <a href="/@eniolw">@eniolw. <p dir="auto"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/samostically/EoGvX4fhcsCUhrW5hb5Y65CBq8a8L2ebU1F9yJtu5tsoWrrVNxb63AuiWRf3oYqx6v8.png" alt="demarcatikn.png" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/samostically/EoGvX4fhcsCUhrW5hb5Y65CBq8a8L2ebU1F9yJtu5tsoWrrVNxb63AuiWRf3oYqx6v8.png 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/samostically/EoGvX4fhcsCUhrW5hb5Y65CBq8a8L2ebU1F9yJtu5tsoWrrVNxb63AuiWRf3oYqx6v8.png 2x" /> <h3>Season 9 Round 2 <p dir="auto"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/samostically/23tbLvZ7xPpD19fNj35BRDBBDZCxgFc1hVAoSYdYwFNF67i3saE59B6E6TBspyNX557p8.png" alt="20211105_223144.png" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/samostically/23tbLvZ7xPpD19fNj35BRDBBDZCxgFc1hVAoSYdYwFNF67i3saE59B6E6TBspyNX557p8.png 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/samostically/23tbLvZ7xPpD19fNj35BRDBBDZCxgFc1hVAoSYdYwFNF67i3saE59B6E6TBspyNX557p8.png 2x" /><br /> <center> <em><strong>Congratulations to the Winners and also to Everyone who played <p dir="auto"><span>Hive user <a href="/@tungphong">@tungphong (Blackswan21) was unstoppable today as he cruised easily to tournament victory without a loss. I believed he came prepared today, as most of his games ended very spectacularly. 2nd place went to <a href="/@pamboy27">@pamboy27 ,who had a nice start and did well to maintain it. <a href="/@samostically">@samostically (me lol) end with 3rd place. <p dir="auto"><span><a href="/@franu">@franu returned to <a href="/trending/hivechess"> #Hivechess which makes me happy as he used to be an active chess player here some couple of years back. <h3>My performance <p dir="auto"><span>I think am back to playing well , after winning the <a href="/@chessbrotherspro">@chessbrotherspro event last Sunday. 3rd position today was a good feat with what being special, the fact that I had 73% win rate.I hope to continue this good form. I had lot smiles while playing today <p dir="auto"><span>You can catch the full tournament video <a href="/@threespeak">@threespeak <p dir="auto"><center> <p dir="auto"> <p dir="auto">▶️ <a href="https://3speak.tv/watch?v=samostically/tcaegpdd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link">Watch on 3Speak <p dir="auto"> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/samostically/EoGvX4fhcsCUhrW5hb5Y65CBq8a8L2ebU1F9yJtu5tsoWrrVNxb63AuiWRf3oYqx6v8.png" alt="demarcatikn.png" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/samostically/EoGvX4fhcsCUhrW5hb5Y65CBq8a8L2ebU1F9yJtu5tsoWrrVNxb63AuiWRf3oYqx6v8.png 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/samostically/EoGvX4fhcsCUhrW5hb5Y65CBq8a8L2ebU1F9yJtu5tsoWrrVNxb63AuiWRf3oYqx6v8.png 2x" /> <div class="pull-left"> <p dir="auto"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/samostically/23w2itm2UNWJXsCztksq1DEpewypdiEdjWxNvBUeNaiQvg1N95QcKGqTV9xTGHd6X63rG.jpg" alt="20211028_121825.jpg" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/samostically/23w2itm2UNWJXsCztksq1DEpewypdiEdjWxNvBUeNaiQvg1N95QcKGqTV9xTGHd6X63rG.jpg 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/samostically/23w2itm2UNWJXsCztksq1DEpewypdiEdjWxNvBUeNaiQvg1N95QcKGqTV9xTGHd6X63rG.jpg 2x" /> <div class="pull-right"> <p dir="auto"><sub> <em><span>I am <a href="/@samostically">@samostically,I love to talk and write about chess because i benefited alot from playing chess.sometimes i share my thoughts on life in general.I love to engage with others and i love communication.I believe life is all about staying happy and maintaining peace. <p dir="auto">♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♟ <p dir="auto"><center> Thanks For Reading And watching! <pre><code>Please do let me know if you don't want to get mentions/tagged in my report. Images Used in this article are mine except stated otherwise <p dir="auto"><center><sub><br /> If you love chess,you can join The <a href="https://hive.blog/trending/hive-157286">Chess Community<br /><br /> <span> We continue tomorrow, Saturday with a themed tournament by <a href="/@schamangerbert">@schamangerbert and on Sunday too, hosted by <a href="/@chessbrotherspro">@chessbrotherspro <hr /> <p dir="auto">▶️ <a href="https://3speak.tv/watch?v=samostically/tcaegpdd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link">3Speak