nbrasington

How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to Your word.

             - Psalm 119:9

INTRODUCTION

Hey there, my name is Noah B! I am a Christian teen who loves everything chess.

MY CHESS JOURNEY

Almost 3 years ago now, I discovered the game of chess when one of my best friends started really getting into it. He taught me how the pieces move and all of that, and I was fascinated. I decided that I wanted to get much better. I created a Chess.com account, started watching a lot of chess on YouTube and Twitch, and the rest is history.

After about a year of playing chess, I started participating in my first chess tournaments. I was terrified, but I knew it was good for me if I wanted to get better. I faced my fears and kept participating in more and more chess events. Eventually, I started winning trophies and even finished first in a couple of tournaments!

My biggest chess accomplishment was winning the K-8 Championship at the 2023-24 South Florida Grand Prix just this past year.

My current USCF regular rating is 1305 and my peak rating is 1338. I look to keep improving and continue to be addicted to the wonderful game of chess, playing around the clock both online and over the board.

SOCIALS

In recent years, I started getting very involved in the social side of Chess.com. I began writing a blog on here and since then have been writing about chess just as often as I have been playing it! I participated in two seasons of an online chess blogging competition called BlogChamps, which gave me an opportunity to get noticed as a writer. After a while, I was gifted the prestigious role of Chess.com Top Blogger (a big thank-you to Chess.com for that!). One of my recent posts even won the award for Chess.com Blog of the Month!

⬆ Click the image to view my most recent blog post ⬆

In addition to blogging, I started running a growing club here on Chess.com where we discuss everything related to the NBA and the great sport of basketball. Join if you're a basketball (or just sports in general) fanatic like me!

I also began posting chess-related videos on my YouTube channel. They're pretty goofy, but that's still worth a look, in my opinion.

Through these socials, I have come to know many people in the chess community. I am truly grateful for the experience. It has been so cool.

OTHER RANDOM TIDBITS ABOUT ME

Aside from chess, I am an avid basketball player. I work on my game every day. I will be trying out for my high school's basketball team this fall, so wish me luck with that lol.

If you want to know anything else about me or have questions for me, feel free to ask in my AMA forum. All questions are welcome.

And that's pretty much it. Thanks for reading about me. Cya!