My Time on Chess.com

anshuisthewinner

May 10, 2026, 1:41 PM | 2

You might know me, or you might not.

Hi! I am @anshuisthewinner , and today I want to debrief about my 2 years, 5 months, and 3 days on chess.com.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction to Chess

2. Joining the platform

3. Playing

4. Off Topic Forums

5. Joining Clubs

6. Over The Board

7. Leaving For India

8. The Lazy Days

9. Semi-Quitting

10. Coming back

11. Grinding

This is a long journey, so grab your popcorn, and get ready!

Introduction To Chess

In the summer of 2023, when I was a naive [not saying] year old, my uncle from Texas visited. He was 1500 rated. He taught me the game of chess, and then played against me. I lost EVERY GAME! He said to practice, but after he left, I never did. I just didn't have the enthusisasm.

Joining The Platform

Then, in December of 2024, my friend, a 1500, said, "Why don't you play on this website?" I said, "Meh." But then, my curiosity got the best of me. I joined this platform, and played a few games. I was TERRIBLE! I still am terrible, but this is one of my games.

And on Move 15, I miss a checkmate

So yeah. Terrible right? I am black. Most of my games were like this, with me playing absolute trash. I was 100 rated in everything at this point. I was so bad, it doesn't show it on chess.com stats. I'm terrible.

Playing

In those days, I played rapid, 3 check, and king of the hill. I was terrible in all of them. I quickly reached a average rating of 100 in rapid, while staying around 300-400 in 3 check and King of The Hill. Not much to say there.

Off Topic Forums

I now started exploring OTF. I spent all my time here. Not that good. Found stupid forums. Found good ones too. Not much to say.

Joining Clubs

At this point, it was around May of 2025. It was around this time where I started to join clubs such as The Illusion Fireballs, The Republic of Noobistan, and The Chess.Com Community. (I left Chess.Com Community - I was getting too many notifications XD) I also made my club, The 100000000 Rated Players. (please join

) I also made some friends. Shoutout to my friends

My first friend:

Good Person to Talk to:

Another good person to talk to - met him 2 days ago: Captain-Maverick35

So yeah. That's it.

Over The Board

Here, in May 2025, I started playing over the board tournaments. Actually, I only played 3. In my first one, I got 3rd. In my second, I got 4th. In my third and final tournament, I got 2nd.

Leaving For India

This time, I wentt to India for 2 months. All my activity was lost. I got kicked out of a lot of clubs, like The Royal Family Fork. I had a good time, but now, nobody knew anymore. I was back to square one.

The Lazy Days

This was the month of August. I barely got on, and I played 3 games in the whole month. Total laziness.

Semi-Quitting

For the rest of 2025, my account collected dust while I worried about school and extracurricular activities. But then, in January of 2026, my mom said, "Did you quit chess?" I didn't answer, but I knew the answer. Kind of.

Coming Back

Here, on my birthday, Jan. 31st, I came back! I started being active in clubs again, checked my 700 something notifications, and focused on my good friends, and The Illusion Fireballs. I made new friends, and was more popular than ever! Many people knew me, I joined many clubs, and had fun!

Grinding

This was from March - May 1st of this year. I struggled to get everything above 400. I succeeded, but am still battling to not tilt in one day and lose everything

Ok. That was a lot. Now chess means a lot to me. It is another life for me. That's a bad thing, I know, and I'm trying to find a balance. Now, I'm going to India again this year, for 2 months again, and I hope I don't lose my place in all my clubs, but if I do, I will rebuild my legacy.

That's all! Thank you!

♟@anshuisthewinner ♟