I'm delighted I got to play in the Hive Chess tournament today! I got off to a rocky start, losing my first game. I was fortunate to win my next game, after that my awful network started with me. ![Screenshot 2024-10-25 215649.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/yinjuolu/Eo8L3zEaycZSBB2tsUWJwuEQ6ewjnqkLuEDF8DjLPZKqdA8VQ7nRmSK6dbnsPwoVK6D.png) *Screenshot of the top ten* My network connection started to misbehave. I lost two consecutive games afterwards. The first game was already in a winning position, and I was confident about the second one, although I didn't see the game because my network connection went off. By the time I got my network back online, the game counted as a loss for me. My Wi-Fi went down since we had no electricity, and the backup battery was already exhausted. So, I had to rush off to get the Wi-Fi and charge it with our inverter. Luckily for me, the inverter solar charged briefly during the day, allowing me to recharge my Wi-Fi battery. After connecting, I felt a surge of energy in me to win all my games, which I transferred into the games, winning all of them till the end. I was able to play with @justfavour twice, and I was fortunate to win both games although he was higher rated. ---

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I also defeated @stayoutoftherz at the end of the competition, but it wasn't credited as a win because the game was completed after the tournament had ended. My two highest-rated victories from today's event. I finished in fourth place. Although I hoped to finish third, the current third place was far ahead of me with so many points already, and there was not enough time to catch up.

--- Prior to the tournament, I spent some time practicing some puzzles, which I believe helped me perform better today. I will make sure to spend more time practicing my puzzles prior to the tournaments because doing so today was helpful. I made 1860 TPR points, which was impressive given that my current rating is 1819. I began with a rating point of exactly 1700?, with a question mark because it had been a long time since I had played bullet matches. And I finished with a new rating point of 1819 because of my good tournament performance today. I played 12 games and won 75% of them. ![Screenshot 2024-10-25 220402.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/yinjuolu/Eobyj4BXw8ppCJF6zN7zrXLeh1saykuzEkJ6gV91A9URXSoe8fcCidf426vT3LaNn6w.png) *Screenshot of my Jon Bellion playlist at the time of playing in the tournament* As a music lover, I played some Jon Bellion, my favorite musician of all time while playing in the tournament. It was fun. Congratulations to Pavarotty @lucianosky, Tortyllan @dhilan04, and Rosmarly @rosmarly on finishing in the top three.

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