<?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/@/GetDiscombobulated/blog</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/GetDiscombobulated/blog" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://lichess.org/@/GetDiscombobulated/blog.atom" /><title>GetDiscombobulated's Blog</title><updated>2026-06-07T14:13:21.284Z</updated><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/GetDiscombobulated/blog/interesting-patterns-breaking-the-bg4-pin/tkTfJMJm</id><published>2026-06-07T14:13:21.284Z</published><updated>2026-06-07T14:13:21.284Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/GetDiscombobulated/blog/interesting-patterns-breaking-the-bg4-pin/tkTfJMJm" /><title>Interesting Patterns : Breaking the Bg4 Pin</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Tactics" label="Tactics" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Tactics"></category><category term="Strategy" label="Strategy" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Strategy"></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=Dj81DcQ_ubDO.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=faec5eb2fc35034afec2ada24b89b226fbe2b3a6&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this Blog I'd like to explore examples of breaking the Bg4 Pin</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=Dj81DcQ_ubDO.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=faec5eb2fc35034afec2ada24b89b226fbe2b3a6"></media:thumbnail><author><name>GetDiscombobulated</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/GetDiscombobulated/blog/secret-sidelines-in-1-e4-how-to-surprise-the-alekhine-defense/ul1hmQSK</id><published>2026-05-15T12:56:21.372Z</published><updated>2026-05-15T12:56:21.372Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/GetDiscombobulated/blog/secret-sidelines-in-1-e4-how-to-surprise-the-alekhine-defense/ul1hmQSK" /><title>Secret Sidelines in 1. e4 - How to surprise the Alekhine defense</title><category term="Chess" label="Chess" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Chess"></category><category term="Puzzle" label="Puzzle" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Puzzle"></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; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=pe5j3VIUWsvC.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=79f17015820663dd31827c24f81347152d7c19d9&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This Blog is part of a series called Secret Sidelines. The goal is to showcase sound and fun sidelines which get your oponent out of theory quickly.</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=pe5j3VIUWsvC.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=79f17015820663dd31827c24f81347152d7c19d9"></media:thumbnail><author><name>GetDiscombobulated</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/GetDiscombobulated/blog/the-better-budapest-nimzo-indian-gambits-pt1/in0Z3Gcb</id><published>2026-04-28T18:38:25.068Z</published><updated>2026-04-28T18:38:25.068Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/GetDiscombobulated/blog/the-better-budapest-nimzo-indian-gambits-pt1/in0Z3Gcb" /><title>The Better Budapest - Nimzo Indian Gambits pt.1</title><category term="Opening" label="Opening" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Opening"></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; src=&quot;https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;amp;h=550&amp;amp;op=thumbnail&amp;amp;path=_opqtY0OibXU.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=87a44f1845792727d699c9d9d309f80e7f49ca25&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you like open positions, you may have considered various e5 gambits against 1.d4. In this Blog I'd like to show you the most sound one I've found so far</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=_opqtY0OibXU.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=87a44f1845792727d699c9d9d309f80e7f49ca25"></media:thumbnail><author><name>GetDiscombobulated</name></author></entry><entry><id>https://lichess.org/@/GetDiscombobulated/blog/novelty-piece-sac-against-the-jobava-london/nQQuz5tN</id><published>2026-01-01T23:05:43.577Z</published><updated>2026-01-01T23:05:43.577Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://lichess.org/@/GetDiscombobulated/blog/novelty-piece-sac-against-the-jobava-london/nQQuz5tN" /><title>Novelty Piece Sac against the Jobava London!</title><category term="Opening" label="Opening" scheme="https://lichess.org/blog/topic/Opening"></category><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><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=X2LqAI1eeWWs.webp&amp;amp;w=880&amp;amp;sig=a76e7ed8d73882be6dc48b55dcb7df97a2db4c0e&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...An exciting, engine approved repertoire including a piece sacrifice against the Jobava London!</content><media:thumbnail url="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=X2LqAI1eeWWs.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=a76e7ed8d73882be6dc48b55dcb7df97a2db4c0e"></media:thumbnail><author><name>GetDiscombobulated</name></author></entry></feed>