Welcome! Chess fans, to the Games showcase post, where we will look at some interesting games from the first round of the Saturday Weekly Tournament.

The selected games feature brilliant tactics, and players will share in the reward for their games being featured in this post.

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Game 1

@justola1 vs @samostically

In a tournament filled with 2000+ players, @justola1 (1796) played a very structural and interesting game of chess to beat @samostically (2156) Let's take a look at some positions in the game.

The game started as both players developed their pieces in an open game.

_{Move 5, Ng3}

Interestingly fireworks started as early as move 12.Kd2

In this position, Black is a little bit better but nothing concrete. In the game black tried to attack white un castled king but all to no avail

_{21. Qf7???}

Black finally surrendered the advantage after this mistake. White quickly punished the pin with the move 22.Bxe4! Winning a pawn. Although it's still very much playable. However with the little time on black`s clock as a result of beserk. It was hard attacking. The pendulum swinged and white pounced really hard and earned the W

Final position

_{Black Queen would surely be lost in the next move, @samostically resigns here}

Game URL

Game PGN

Saturday HiveChess S1R1 Arena

White: Just_ola (1796)
Black: ZGM_Samostically (2156)
Result: 1-0
Opening: Vienna Game: Max Lange Defense (C25)
Time Control: 5+0
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1. e4 e5
2. Nc3 Nc6
3. h3 Nf6
4. Nge2?! Bc5?!
5. Ng3 d5
6. d3?! dxe4
7. Ncxe4 Nxe4
8. Nxe4 Bb6
9. Be3 Bxe3
10. fxe3 f5
11. Nc3 Qh4+
12. Kd2 Be6
13. Qf3 O-O-O
14. g3? Qf6?!
15. Kc1 Rhf8
16. Qe2?! a6
17. Bg2 Nb4?
18. a3 Nd5
19. Rf1? Nxc3
20. bxc3 e4
21. d4 Qf7?
22. Bxe4 g6?!
23. Rb1 c6??
24. g4?? Qg8?
25. gxf5 Bc4
26. Bd3 Bxd3
27. Qxd3 gxf5
28. Kb2 Rd5?!
29. c4 Ra5?!
30. Rg1 Qf7
31. Qc3 b6?!
32. Ka2 Kc7?
33. Qb4? Rb8?!
34. Qc3 Ra4?
35. d5 Rc8?!
36. Qe5+ Kb7?
37. Rg7+ 1-0 (Black resigns)

Game 2

IM @tenny-trigah Vs @stayoutoftherz

@tenny-trigah won the tournament with 77% win rate however, he faltered in some games. In his 3rd game, He lost to @stayoutoftherz! He did get a revenge on his opponent later in a ridiculous 6 moves win. However, Our second featured game is the 51 moves win by @stayoutoftherz against the New Chess International Master

A typical Nimzo-Indian opening. A classical opening that has been played for so many years. This game is interesting as the opening moves there was a lot of tactical blows from both sides!

Starting with Rd1!

While the IM came out victorious in the opening phase. Its important to throw some credit to white for finding the brave continuation after the following move Be4!

White survived this position without losing material but couldn't play so accurately under pressure.

One last chance for white to play kg1 escaping the pin was missed. Black gained the extra piece but the white player was resilient Leading to a difficult ending for black with little time. For the first time in the game, black blundered and white captured it and went on to win

Game Link
Game PGN

Saturday HiveChess S1R1 Arena

White: stayoutoftherz (2069)
Black: Tenny-trigah (2347)
Result: 1-0
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation (E34)
Time Control: 5+0
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1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Bb4
4. Qc2 d5
5. e3 c5
6. Bd2 Nc6
7. a3 cxd4?!
8. axb4 dxc3
9. Bxc3 d4
10. Rd1 e5
11. exd4?! exd4
12. b5?! Qe7+
13. Be2 dxc3
14. bxc6 cxb2
15. cxb7?? Qb4+?!
16. Kf1?! Bxb7
17. Rb1 Be4??
18. Rxb2 Qa3
19. Qc1? O-O
20. Rc2?! Qc5
21. Rc3?! Rad8?
22. Nf3 a5
23. g3? Qc6??
24. Kg2 h6
25. Qa3?! a4?
26. Ra1 Ra8?!
27. Bd1?! g5
28. h3 h5?!
29. Bc2?? g4
30. Bxe4 Qxe4?!
31. hxg4 hxg4
32. Re3?! gxf3+
33. Rxf3 Ng4
34. Qd3 Qxd3
35. Rxd3 Ne5?
36. Rda3 Nxc4
37. Rxa4 Rxa4
38. Rxa4 Ne5
39. f4 Nd3
40. Rd4 Nc5
41. Rd5 Ne4?
42. Kf3 Re8
43. g4 Kg7
44. Ra5?? Nd2+
45. Kf2 Ne4+
46. Kf3 Nf6?
47. Rg5+ Kf8
48. Rf5 Ne4
49. Rh5?! Nd2+
50. Kf2 Rb8??
51. Rh8+ 1-0 (Black resigns)

Game 3

IM @maestroask vs @tobijob

Our last featured game for round 1 features @maestroask show how strong and dynamic a weapon the bishop pair is.

After a trademark opening where he invites a Queen trade. The game immediately proceed to an endgame where black has the bishop pair.

The game continued nicely with maneuvers and before white could realize, he blundered!

After Ne1? Bd2 wins for black. The game lingered some couple of moves but eventually did end. After Bd3! In the image below White understood he was fighting a lost cause and resigned!

Game link

Game PGN

[Event "Saturday HiveChess S1R1 Arena"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/zEF4JX79"]
[Date "2025.07.05"]
[White "tobilobajob"]
[Black "Odnoobraz_bcm"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1993"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-1"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+1"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "300+0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[Opening "Queen's Pawn Game"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Be2 e5 5. O-O f6 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. c4 Nd7 
9. Nc3 Nh6 10. e4 c6 11. Bxh6 Bxh6 12. Rfd1 Ke7 13. g3 Nc5 14. b4 Ne6 15. Rd3 a5 
16. b5 Nc5 17. Rdd1 Be6 18. a4 Rhd8 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rxd1+ 21. Bxd1 Kd6 
22. Be2 Bc1 23. Ne1 Bd2 24. Nd3 Bxc3 25. Nxc5 Kxc5 26. bxc6 bxc6 27. f4 Bd4+ 
28. Kg2 Bxc4 29. Bd1 Bd3 0-1

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