February 2025 - Chess Progress Recap

February was an exciting month filled with learning and achievements!

This month, I won the Best Clip $100 Prize in GM Hikaru’s Chess 4 The Masses tournament. 🎥♟️

As a School Instructor (SI), I attended the Lead School Instructor (LSI) course and passed the exam with 90% (well above the 65% required). Proud to now hold the LSI title! ✅

IM Divya Deshmukh, 2024 World Junior Girls Champion, visited Mauritius, and I attended her masterclass. Unfortunately, I couldn’t play in her simul as it clashed with my LSI course.

There were no OTB tournaments in February, but March will be different! I’ll compete in two Classical OTB tournaments:
👉 Open Austral (7 Rds) – Reunion Island
👉 Republic Cup (6 Rds) – Mauritius
Both with a 1h + 30s increment time control.

Excited for the upcoming challenges and opportunities to improve! ♟️🔥