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rodrook
@rodrook Jul 8, 2026, 4:49 PM UTC

Hello Chess Community & All Hive!!! - Easy Puzzle & 7 move game)

I had a very nice Lichess CrazyHouse tournament! - (Easy Puzzle & 7 move game) I finished third with 2048 performance. I won three out of four games against a berserking 2000+ opponent. I moved a…

130 upvotes 3 replies $1.08
rodrook
@rodrook May 20, 2026, 5:55 PM UTC

Top Seat Lichess Crazyhouse Team - Weekly Bullet Crazyhouse Team Battle

Not my best performance, losing to most players with a lower Rating then my own. I very seldom attempt one minute bullet but I decided to give this one a try, since it was at the very beginning of th…

103 upvotes 5 replies $1.19
rodrook
@rodrook May 10, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC

7th Place - Saturday Hive Chess Tournament!!!

A very positive Tournament for me, my highest performance rating in our Saturday Hive Chess Tournament. Also With a Little Improved Play & Luck, I return back to the 1500+ hundreds Blitz rating a…

120 upvotes 3 replies $0.90
rodrook
@rodrook May 4, 2026, 5:42 PM UTC

THE BEAUTY OF CRAZYHOUSE - White to Play, Checkmate in three!!!

Black has played a dominating game also White has blunder it’s Queen on move 22. Black has 19 points advantage and currently have the White Queen in check and surrounded. White to Play, Checkmate in…

83 upvotes 2 replies $0.93
rodrook
@rodrook Mar 16, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC

7th Place Finish in Saturday Tournament (Checkmate/Resign Puzzle)

With an average performance a little higher than my rating I placed 7th in the Strong Saturday Tournament. I won 1 game in my first seven games. Then 4 in a row mostly against lesser or equal ratings…

109 upvotes 2 replies $1.35
rodrook
@rodrook Mar 14, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC

First Win In A few years!

After refusing to play Blitz tournaments with a less than 1200 rating, I found some success in Crazy House. I can play at a somewhat high level but just as easily at a lower level. In the game below…

122 upvotes 2 replies $2.39
rodrook
@rodrook Dec 19, 2025, 11:28 AM UTC

Rotating Hive Logo

I notice for the first time since using the rotating Hive Logo on my post something very unique. You can view it as rotating left or rotating right, depending where you look first. Look or focus at t…

62 upvotes 8 replies $0.93
rodrook
@rodrook Dec 17, 2025, 7:04 PM UTC

QUESTION FOR THE CHESS COMMUNITY (and of course others)

What does a 72 year old DAD, Grand Pa and retired Information Technologist do with one fifth of his time??? Of course this is a rhetorical question for the chess community. A community where there ar…

77 upvotes 2 replies $1.86
rodrook
@rodrook Sep 27, 2025, 6:57 PM UTC

Chess Riddle !!!

Chess960 League Season 38 kick-off White to move. How can Black avoid checkmate click here for the answer!

84 upvotes 3 replies $3.06
rodrook
@rodrook Jul 21, 2025, 2:26 AM UTC

CRAZY HOUSE PUZZLE - Deleted

https://lichess.org/EX3uSE22/black#0

47 upvotes 5 replies $0.85