About Me

I am a university student and have been playing chess for over 10 years, online and in clubs. I have placed well in many tournaments, including the Canadian Universities Chess League (where this photo was taken), the English 4NCL, London Junior Championship, Canadian Junior Championship, and the Delancey Schools' Chess Challenge TeraFinals. Currently, my standard FIDE rating is 2150.

Star-struck Moment

With Eric Hansen, Canadian Grandmaster, "Chessbrah" host and nice guy - London, July 2023, MindSports Centre

Les Garçons et Moi

I was part of the English team at the European Junior Championships, Thessaloniki, July 2022. We placed somewhere in the middle.

Delancey UK Chess Challenge

In the midst of the Covid crisis, I had some good results:

- September 2020: I placed 2nd in the UK-wide Delancey Chess Challenge, Terafinals - under 18 age group, and first in my own age group (under 15), becoming part of the UKCC Hall of Fame.

- September 2021: I placed 8th against a much stronger field in the same Terafinal event (held at Blenheim Palace-above), holding draws to the top under 20s in the country.

- December 2021: 1st place in the London Junior Chess Championsip (under 18 category).

Other notable results

This photo is from Toronto - Humber College, August 2019. I had just won the U1800 trophy for boys, with a score of 7/8.

Here I am in 2020 at the Gibraltar Challengers B section, where I scored 3/5 against an average field of around 2100 FIDE, including holding two titled players to a draw. I gained a personal record of 114 FIDE points, pushing me over the 1800 threshold.