March 2025 - Chess Progress Recap

March was an exciting and productive month for my chess journey! Here’s a reflection on my progress and key achievements:

🏆 Published My First Chessable Course

I officially released Mastering Chess: Tactics, Strategies, and Triumphs on Chessable! This course won the Best Beginner Course award in CYOC 2023 on Chessable, and I’m thrilled to see it finally available for learners. It has already received three 5/5-star reviews!
👉 Now also available on Chess.com Courses.

📈 Elo Progress

I gained +31 Elo this month, increasing my FIDE rating from 1680 to 1711. Every point counts, and I’m happy with the steady progress!

♟️ OTB Tournament Results

I competed in two classical over-the-board tournaments, both with a 1h + 30s increment time control:

📍 Open Austral (Reunion Island) – 7 rounds
✅ Scored 4.5/7, finished 10th out of 48 players.
🔼 Rating Change: +4 Elo.

📍 Republic Cup (Mauritius) – 6 rounds
✅ Scored 4.5/6, finished 7th out of 64 players.
🔼 Rating Change: +27 Elo.

📚 Chessable Course Completed

I completed Endgame Studies 101 by IM Kostya Kavutskiy. Here’s my review:

✔️ Good overall content.
✔️ Some lines that did not work were not covered, but they were interesting tries.
✔️ Two clickables were broken, but I reported them to Chessable, and they were fixed.

⭐ Final Rating: 4/5

🙏 Reflection & Bible Verse

Chess teaches patience, resilience, and continuous improvement. As the Bible says:

“Whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.” – Galatians 6:7

On to the next month with more learning and growth! 🚀♟️