The Chess Nerd
Join me on my journey towards chess mastery. After a four-year break, I came back to competitive chess in August 2023 with an outdated 1871 rating. Every tournament since then is listed below, in order, with its recaps on YouTube.
From a kindergarten classroom in Quebec to a chess brand followed by hundreds of thousands.
Learns chess in kindergarten.
Plays his first competitive tournament.
Wins a provincial tournament in Quebec and plays in the Canadian Chess Challenge in Victoria, British Columbia.
Earns the official title of Chess Expert in Quebec.
Launches @thechessnerd on Instagram (as @chess_nerd8).
@thechessnerd hits 5,000 followers.
@thechessnerd hits 10,000 followers and grows into a personal brand: thechessnerd co.
After a four-year break, returns to competitive chess. The journey starts here ↓
Starting from the first event in August 2023, in the order they were played. Each tournament has a short summary, the result, the final standings and, where available, the YouTube recaps.