<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><id>https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog.atom" /><title>Dushenin's Blog</title><updated>2022-03-01T09:57:18.962Z</updated><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/dont-stay-away-from-the-war/QZHfDEcQ</id><published>2022-03-01T09:57:18.962Z</published><updated>2022-03-01T09:57:18.962Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/dont-stay-away-from-the-war/QZHfDEcQ" /><title>Don't stay away from the War!</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Analysis" label="Analysis" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Analysis"></category><category term="Puzzle" label="Puzzle" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Puzzle"></category><category term="Off_topic" label="Off topic" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Off_topic"></category><category term="Lichess" label="Lichess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Lichess"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; alt=&quot;STOP THE WAR&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=dushenin:ublog:QZHfDEcQ:kvYuJe2Z.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=e659c445c72db2998f9f153d495912dee06f22fc&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everyone on the planet must make an effort to stop this war.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=dushenin:ublog:QZHfDEcQ:kvYuJe2Z.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=e659c445c72db2998f9f153d495912dee06f22fc"></media:thumbnail><author><name>Dushenin</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/take-a-look-at-these-5-super-checkmates/BnTnG6Az</id><published>2022-01-21T08:58:25.828Z</published><updated>2022-01-21T08:58:25.828Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/take-a-look-at-these-5-super-checkmates/BnTnG6Az" /><title>Take a look at these 5 super checkmates!</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Analysis" label="Analysis" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Analysis"></category><category term="Puzzle" label="Puzzle" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Puzzle"></category><category term="Tactics" label="Tactics" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Tactics"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; alt=&quot;Beautiful checkmates&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=dushenin:ublog:BnTnG6Az:ZAUotVOo.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=249ecfad2968cb035d9443b302eea7f5a5d13b5b&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The most beautiful checkmates, of course, with the queen sacrificed.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=dushenin:ublog:BnTnG6Az:ZAUotVOo.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=249ecfad2968cb035d9443b302eea7f5a5d13b5b"></media:thumbnail><author><name>Dushenin</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/step-by-step-analysis-of-your-own-chess-games/7RJsfqzp</id><published>2022-01-15T16:10:32.316Z</published><updated>2022-01-15T16:10:32.316Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/step-by-step-analysis-of-your-own-chess-games/7RJsfqzp" /><title>Step by step. Analysis of your own chess games.</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Analysis" label="Analysis" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Analysis"></category><category term="Over_the_board" label="Over the board" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Over_the_board"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; alt=&quot;Picture of analusis&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=dushenin:ublog:7RJsfqzp:NZRASDFY.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=fe1105b2b289472fa3ae8eb8876660104a8c5985&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm Andrew. I went up from 1400 to 1950 on Lichess and sharing my experience with you.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=dushenin:ublog:7RJsfqzp:NZRASDFY.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=fe1105b2b289472fa3ae8eb8876660104a8c5985"></media:thumbnail><author><name>Dushenin</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/ways-to-avoid-the-tilt-state/AdocyZbx</id><published>2022-01-13T13:36:34.561Z</published><updated>2022-01-13T13:36:34.561Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/ways-to-avoid-the-tilt-state/AdocyZbx" /><title>Ways to avoid the tilt state</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Off_topic" label="Off topic" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Off_topic"></category><category term="Over_the_board" label="Over the board" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Over_the_board"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; alt=&quot;Stress&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=dushenin:ublog:AdocyZbx:itJ8CdDX.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=0eeb59efad8a976c400d0df04000f5558b06346d&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm Andrew. I went up from 1400 to 1950 on Lichess and sharing my experience with you.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=dushenin:ublog:AdocyZbx:itJ8CdDX.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=0eeb59efad8a976c400d0df04000f5558b06346d"></media:thumbnail><author><name>Dushenin</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/choosing-an-opening-for-a-beginner/w9T9svZd</id><published>2022-01-12T12:47:30.994Z</published><updated>2022-01-12T12:47:30.994Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/choosing-an-opening-for-a-beginner/w9T9svZd" /><title>Choosing an opening for a beginner</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Analysis" label="Analysis" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Analysis"></category><category term="Opening" label="Opening" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Opening"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; alt=&quot;Open&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=dushenin:ublog:w9T9svZd:0JgGbun7.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=421230ed45c196b5cfa7b7f662564d594388ec81&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm Andrew. I went up from 1400 to 1950 on Lichess and sharing my experience with you.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=dushenin:ublog:w9T9svZd:0JgGbun7.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=421230ed45c196b5cfa7b7f662564d594388ec81"></media:thumbnail><author><name>Dushenin</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/methods-for-avoiding-stalemate-in-winning-position/77kzkC4u</id><published>2022-01-11T11:01:27.861Z</published><updated>2022-01-11T11:01:27.861Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/methods-for-avoiding-stalemate-in-winning-position/77kzkC4u" /><title>Methods for avoiding stalemate in winning position</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Off_topic" label="Off topic" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Off_topic"></category><category term="Analysis" label="Analysis" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Analysis"></category><category term="Strategy" label="Strategy" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Strategy"></category><category term="Over_the_board" label="Over the board" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Over_the_board"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; alt=&quot;ฅ^•ع•^ฅ&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=dushenin:ublog:77kzkC4u:I2lIK4vt.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=400457d1a2137ce86f04f4fc44bc4b7179bee40c&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have you lost a lot because of a stalemate? Try my solution.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=dushenin:ublog:77kzkC4u:I2lIK4vt.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=400457d1a2137ce86f04f4fc44bc4b7179bee40c"></media:thumbnail><author><name>Dushenin</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/my-bloggin-marathon/9zkBWqpQ</id><published>2022-01-11T00:01:21.462Z</published><updated>2022-01-11T00:01:21.462Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/my-bloggin-marathon/9zkBWqpQ" /><title>My bloggin marathon</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Off_topic" label="Off topic" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Off_topic"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; alt=&quot;ฅ^•ع•^ฅ&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=dushenin:ublog:9zkBWqpQ:R6vxKVNj.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=38660495b6267c2a906ebd54191dec68f3625e4d&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm Andrew. I went up from 1400 to 1950 on Lichess and sharing my experience with you.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=dushenin:ublog:9zkBWqpQ:R6vxKVNj.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=38660495b6267c2a906ebd54191dec68f3625e4d"></media:thumbnail><author><name>Dushenin</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/5-laws-of-positional-play/skKfJTHV</id><published>2022-01-08T21:50:12.329Z</published><updated>2022-01-08T21:50:12.329Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/5-laws-of-positional-play/skKfJTHV" /><title>5 Laws of Positional Play</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Strategy" label="Strategy" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Strategy"></category><category term="Over_the_board" label="Over the board" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Over_the_board"></category><category term="Off_topic" label="Off topic" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Off_topic"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=dushenin:ublog:skKfJTHV:PLz7FoFI.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=c0b47318def525219ed36d951f88be414fd0a198&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm Andrew. I went up from 1400 to 1950 rating and sharing my experience with you.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=dushenin:ublog:skKfJTHV:PLz7FoFI.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=c0b47318def525219ed36d951f88be414fd0a198"></media:thumbnail><author><name>Dushenin</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/practices-and-techniques-for-avoiding-blunders/siCoI222</id><published>2022-01-05T19:55:51.327Z</published><updated>2022-01-05T19:55:51.327Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/practices-and-techniques-for-avoiding-blunders/siCoI222" /><title>Practices and Techniques for Avoiding Blunders</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Strategy" label="Strategy" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Strategy"></category><category term="Off_topic" label="Off topic" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Off_topic"></category><category term="Over_the_board" label="Over the board" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Over_the_board"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; alt=&quot;Just don't make mistakes.&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=dushenin:ublog:siCoI222:zq7zCAKH.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=bda3db494f86a1e9a57eaf6f3758c6cd2e26f87e&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm Andrew. 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Chess player from Ukraine. I went up from 1400 to 1950 on Lichess and sharing my experience with you.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=dushenin:ublog:r84aHMKw:XTTOE3AI.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=b33a65ff272c68602183f66886f64765a2c1c176"></media:thumbnail><author><name>Dushenin</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/how-strategic-thinking-made-chess-more-interesting-for-me/jusDWG17</id><published>2021-12-29T20:49:57.264Z</published><updated>2021-12-29T20:49:57.264Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/how-strategic-thinking-made-chess-more-interesting-for-me/jusDWG17" /><title>How strategic thinking made chess more interesting for me</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Strategy" label="Strategy" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Strategy"></category><category term="Analysis" label="Analysis" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Analysis"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; alt=&quot;ฅ^•ع•^ฅ&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=dushenin:ublog:jusDWG17:53TksYux.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=a45a2c4a1a2b8128a2961ce09e3d28105836e61c&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm Andrew. Chess player from Ukraine. I started out with a 1200 rating on Chess.com, and now I have a 1950 rating on Lichess.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=dushenin:ublog:jusDWG17:53TksYux.jpg&amp;w=880&amp;sig=a45a2c4a1a2b8128a2961ce09e3d28105836e61c"></media:thumbnail><author><name>Dushenin</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/the-rules-that-helped-me-become-stronger-and-increase-my-rating/ssKMzUAx</id><published>2021-12-28T19:57:38.187Z</published><updated>2021-12-28T19:57:38.187Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/Dushenin/blog/the-rules-that-helped-me-become-stronger-and-increase-my-rating/ssKMzUAx" /><title>The rules that helped me become stronger and increase my rating</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Strategy" label="Strategy" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Strategy"></category><category term="Off_topic" label="Off topic" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Off_topic"></category><content type="html">&lt;img class=&quot;ublog-post-image&quot; width=&quot;880&quot; height=&quot;550&quot; alt=&quot;ฅ^•ع•^ฅ&quot; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=dushenin:ublog:ssKMzUAx:Ijs1X7eB.jpg&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=e72966df90382d543c88bff46b9f865c516102c7&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm Andrew. 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