Testing driving a new 1.e4 repertoire. It's always nice to start out on a good footing. #chess #chesspunks #chessforlife #chessforfun #blitzchess

Back over 2000 in blitz! #chess #chesspunks #chessforfun #chessforlife #blitzchess

Many rating points dumped to silly mistakes this morning 🙄. #chess #chessforfun #chessforlife #blitzchess

Chaos. #chess #chesspunks #blitzchess #chessforfun #chessforlife

Turning my opponent's "that was a draw joker" into a win with decent endgame accuracy 😎😏. #chess #chesspunks #chessforfun #chessforlife #blitzchess

Check out the queen sac at the end of the game. It's not often you get to play one of these and man was I pumped 😍. Wish White would have let me play it out 😔. #chess #chesspunks #chessforlife #chessforfun #blitzchess #queensacrifice

Beating titled players (FM in this case) is always special, but I also really do love games where I'm able to turn small advantages into winning attacks. #chess #blitzchess #chessforfun #chessforlife #chesspunks

And that folks is a sick, sick checkmate 😲 😎 😏. #chess #chessforfun #chessforlife #checkmate #blitzchess #chesspunks

Decent blitz game from this afternoon. I was able to get some good pressure in the endgame and collect the full point. #chess #chesspunks #blitzchess #chessforfun #chessforlife

Fun endgame puzzle from this evening's training session. Black to move and win. #chess #chesspuzzles #chesspuzzlesofmastodon #chessforfun #chessforlife #chesspunks

Should be asleep, but here I am playing some blitz 😬. I wasn't expecting a KID when I played 1.e4, but since I normally play 1.c4, I ran with the standard game plan and mopped up after a curious queen trap 😳. Sweet payback after dropping a piece in time trouble against the same opponent the game before. #chess #chesspunks #blitzchess #chessforfun #chessforlife

Upped my high scores for both 3 minute and 5 minute Puzzle Rush today and then promptly dumped a bunch of points in blitz games 🫠. #chess #chesspunks #chessforfun #chessforlife

Wild game that I could have won, but got distracted looking for the mate pattern and didn't notice my opponent had moved...until I timed out 🤦‍♂️. #chess #blitzchess #chessforfun #chessforlife #chesspunks

I have massively outplayed my opponent when...M O U S E S L I P 🤬😩😭. #chess #chessforlife #chessforfun #blitzchess

Today's daily puzzle wasn't very hard, but it is pretty cool! Can you solve the daily chess puzzle? Good luck! #chess #chesspuzzle #chesspuzzlesofmastodon #chessforlife #chessforfun

https://www.chess.com/daily-chess-puzzle/2025-12-26

Played several decent blitz games this morning, but this was my favorite. Enough screen time for this morning though...it's way too nice outside. #chess #blitzchess #chessforfun #chessforlife

Took the day off. Awake. Caffeinated. Playing blitz before the sun came up 🤷. #chess #chessforfun #chessforlife #chesspunks #ozarkpatzer #blitzchess

Winding down for the evening with some blitz. #chess #chessforfun #chessforlife #lichess #blitzchess #chesspunks #ozarkpatzer

Winning is always fun, but beating titled players is a special kind of fun 😎. #chess #blitzchess #chessforfun #chessforlife

After a prolonged dip in my blitz rating, I made some changes including getting back to daily tactics practice. It took some time, but today I edged back over 2000. #chess #chessforfun #chessforlife #blitzchess #chessimprovement