Achieving My Highest Blitz Rating (2849)!
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Top 10 Performance! | Titled Tuesday - Sep. 6, 2022
![Arena Kings: Season 2 - Week 1 [5+0 Blitz]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aUQZrxcU_WM/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEjCNACELwBSFryq4qpAxUIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDeAE=&rs=AOn4CLDcspku0PdRQIzODRt1ulewuebjNA)
Arena Kings: Season 2 - Week 1 [5+0 Blitz]

Close Match vs. GM Dmitrij Kollars (FIDE: 2622)

Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. jquirote10 (1564)

My Full Thought Process in a 440-player Blitz Arena

When You See Mate in One, Look for Better | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1739

Match vs. GM Francesco Rambaldi (FIDE: 2569)

Hourly SuperBlitz Arena #41

Trump Preps for 80th Birthday, Threatens to Hit Iran, Knicks Historic Win & Elon Musk Trillionaire!?

Swindling My College Roommate | Using the Clock as a Weapon #26

Titled Tuesday from Oslo, Norway!

Blitz Chess #495: Dueling with GM Fabiano Caruana

Climbing the Rating Ladder: 1000-1200

Leela Chess Zero traps Stockfish in the King’s Indian Defense, Simagin variation | TCEC Superfinal

Lichess Titled Blitz Arena!

Reaching into my Sicilian Memory Bank | Standard Chess #316

Pawns Pushing Pieces | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. yash1094 (1522)

SCC FINAL: Magnus vs. Alireza For The Speed Chess Crown! Live From London!!

All Hikaru and Levy Team Games

