Who am I

Hello everyone!  I am Hrishaan, a 7th grader and a competitive chess player. Today I want to share what got me into chess and what my other hobbies are.

Four years ago, in the summer, my parents sent me to a chess class called “Chess4Life”. It was a summer camp. I did two weeks of it. That class made a create an account on lichess. The only thing I learned is how to move the pieces because I didn’t show any interest. But I still made a chess.com account for no reason (I was just curious). After two weeks of summer camp, I dropped out.

Two years later, I got jealous pf everyone playing sports, but I couldn’t because I would get asthma. I also get asthma whenever I get sick. So, I gave chess another shot. My coach made me create an account on chesskid.com. I kept on grinding until I reached 1200. Then I came to that old account I made on chess.com. Once I reached 1300 rapid on chess.com, I stayed between 1100-1300 rapid for almost one full year. Only 5 months ago, my rating on in rapid, blitz, and bullet started skyrocketing. Right now, I am 1650 rapid, 1500 blitz, and 1500 bullet. I quit bullet because I was overrated. By end of 2025, I want to reach 1750 rapid, maintain 1500 blitz, and reach 1050 daily.

I also do other hobbies like swimming, piano, and guitar. I can swim 50 free in around a minute. I am currently learning grade two of guitar from Trinity College, and I’m in grade 1 of piano.

I hope to become a national master at chess in three years, and become a grandmaster soon.

Thank you for reading this blog!