Chess in my life
I was introduced to the game of chess in elementary school, through the school club. I really don't remember much of that, but (apparently) I won first place in a couple of semesters for my grade.
Much later, I started watching some chess analysis/recap YouTube videos, I think in high school. I really started playing again and got way more into it during the pandemic, which was when I made my chess.com account.
Nowadays I mostly just turn my brain off and play bullet for fun.
My (approximate) current ratings on chess.com: bullet ~2400, blitz ~2200, rapid ~2100. I haven't really tried to push any of my ratings recently; I play a lot of unrated.
Pictures
Pictures from my chess playing. A friend of mine custom built the board for me.
My favorite openings
I'm an e4 player with white. I really like playing sharp and tactical openings, which is ironic because I think my strengths are probably more positional play and endgames. I likely push my f pawn too much ... then again, maybe that's a good thing for bullet?
Below, I list some of my favorite variations.
With white
- Giuoco Piano: Evans Gambit
- Caro-Kann: Fantasy Variation
- Sicilian: Grand Prix Attack
- Alekhine's: Four Pawns Attack
With black
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Sicilian Defense: Dragon
- Nimzo-Indian Defense
- King's Indian Defense