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Towfiqu Barbhuiya

The Gauntlet

ChessStrategy
This blog is a 10 part challenge I am going to try do this summer.

Hello!

Here is the challenge:

THE GAUNTLET

Mission 1:

Defeat Stockfish Level 6, where each side has a rook and king. You have 5 vs 3 pawns.

This is not to hard. As long as you don't mess up badly, you can easily convert.

Mission 2:

Win a 3+0 game with 0 mistakes or blunders

This is where it starts. I can barely do this in a 10+0 rapid game, so why not try in a 3+0 game?

Mission 3:

Survive until Move 30 against Stockfish Level 4 but you must turn on blindfold chess in preferences. Cannot be more than 3 points down on material.

This is possible if I am fully focusing the whole time, and then I also have to not make any major blunders.

Mission 4:

Win 2 consecutive 3+0 Blitz games. You must castle Queenside and launch your g- and h-pawns before Move 12.

A hyper attacking challenge! This will be really fun.

Mission 5:

Score 10 tournament points in an Hourly Bullet (1+0) Arena, but you cannot cross into the opponent’s half of the board until move 15 in any game.

A hyper defensive challenge! This will be really boring.

Mission 6:

Win 3 consecutive 3+2 Blitz games, but accuracy must be above 85% with 0 blunders in the Lichess post-game analysis for all 3 games.

0 blunders for 3 straight games is so hard, I can't get low on time.

Mission 7:

Defeat a 2100+ player with the Danish Gambit.

So I'm planning on giving a 2100 two pawns and still trying to win?!

Mission 8:

Win 3 consecutive 3+0 Blitz games against 1850+ rated players but you must give your opponent +15 seconds on your first 4 moves (they start on 4 mins you on 3).

Can't be that hard, just like a mini berserk. 3 in a row tho...

Mission 9:

Win 2 berserk games in a 1+0 bullet arena but wins must be against players rated 2150 or higher.

I have a full hour, but will probably only face 2-3 2100+ players, and I also have to berserk.

Mission 10:

Come top 3 in an hourly rapid arena

This is normally only 2200+, so a major 2 hour lock in is required.

ADJUST THE CHALLENGES DEPENDING ON HOW GOOD YOU ARE!!!!

I am roughly 1850.
If you are 1450, subtract 400 points off all the ratings and try win a U2000 arena.
If you are 2550, add 600 points to all the ratings!