CRUSHING GRANDMASTERS (and also getting crushed)

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In this video, I compete in the 2022 October Titled Blitz Arena on lichess.org. All 38 games are timestamped below!
0:00 Introduction
0:14 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Swiss, Karlsbad Variation – vs GM double11 (2628)
6:42 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional – vs IM malyy (2584)
11:42 Queen’s Pawn Game: Accelerated London System – vs IM Laezee (2896)
18:10 Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation – vs FM Mikasinski (2634)
24:49 Queen’s Pawn Game: Accelerated London System – vs NM MerugaMentality (2684)
31:48 Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Main Line – vs IM Ellaijio (2602)
35:52 Indian Defense – vs WFM mitraasz (2418)
42:24 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Sokolsky Variation – vs NM Artak_Manukyan (2491)
49:35 Russian Game: Stafford Gambit – vs IM dariustanz (2647)
57:00 Queen’s Pawn Game: Accelerated London System – vs CM tunacem (2275)
1:01:57 Horwitz Defense – vs IM joker123chemp (2531)
1:07:33 Alekhine Defense: O’Sullivan Gambit – vs FM B_nn_t (2443)
1:11:17 Russian Game: Three Knights Game – vs FM NIKSH1266 (2384)
1:14:11 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation – vs FM Kubiksen94 (2541)
1:20:23 Queen’s Pawn Game: Accelerated London System – vs NM MerugaMentality (2673)
1:27:54 Queen’s Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation – vs GM MahammadMuradli2003 (2655)
1:31:04 Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Rhamphorhynchus – vs IM manitodeplomo (2630)
1:35:22 Rapport-Jobava System – vs GM CaptainJackSparrow71 (2675)
1:40:00 Queen’s Pawn Game: Accelerated London System – vs NM flamaster7 (2592)
1:45:11 Modern Defense: Standard Defense – vs CM AFAZ (2483)
1:48:24 King’s Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Charousek Gambit Accepted – vs FM ssj2gohan (2727)
1:54:00 Queen’s Pawn Game: Accelerated London System – vs FM NikolaGry (2688)
1:59:38 Hungarian Opening – vs FM Lion-Al-Messi (2576)
2:03:19 Sicilian Defense: Snyder Variation – vs IM Alexr58 (2518)
2:09:11 Indian Defense – vs FM gogotaniye (2811)
2:13:53 Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted – vs CM molinajesus2801 (2384)
2:15:23 English Opening: King’s English Variation, Two Knights Variation – vs FM G0DZILLA (2697)
2:21:57 Queen’s Pawn Game: Accelerated London System – vs CM artem64 (2615)
2:25:10 Russian Game: Stafford Gambit – vs FM pedromartinez91 (2486)
2:26:39 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional – vs NM Chesspirate_Channel (2596)
2:30:42 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation – vs IM AghasiyevKamal (2608)
2:37:14 Indian Defense – vs CM artem64 (2619)
2:40:07 French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Fort Knox Variation – vs FM Akylbekov_Nasir (2438)
2:43:01 Indian Defense – vs FM SadigMammadovv_2003 (2467)
2:46:51 Queen’s Pawn Game: Accelerated London System – vs FM Lion-Al-Messi (2572)
2:49:07 Queen’s Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation – vs FM temus22 (2614)
2:52:16 Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack – vs GM TheRedKing89 (2593)
2:56:05 Queen’s Pawn Game: Accelerated London System – vs GM TimofeevAr (2806)

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