JUST WON THE 2026 WISCONSIN MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP!

Important Links
My (now inactive) YouTube Channel
My USCF account
My dad's chess.com account
My mom's chess.com account
My first ever game

About Me

I'm Zackamura, a budding chess player and former youtuber, pickleball intermediate (3.0), piano player, game developer of RiceOS 98 (coming soon!), and proud ethical omnivore.

Now inactive in chess.com communities; will only play games on this website.

My Notable Achievements

-Won the 2026 Wisconsin
-Tied for 1st in the 2025 Wisconsin State Scholastic Championship (K-8)
-Took 5th in the 2025 Wisconsin Junior Open
-Won ~5 minor scholastic and open tournaments
-Beat an 1800, and drew an expert, in USCF rated events
-Almost drew a GM in blitz (!)
-Got a story published in Humor in Chess IV
-Skyrocketed my chess.com rating from 650 (old account) to 1800 in 2 years & 8 months
-Never lost to Magnus Carlsen!

Featured Games

Positional Capitulation

Channeling Alekhine

Tournament Log

4/25/2026-4/26/2026 - 2026 U.S. Amateur Individual North (Amateur U1600)
My Next Tournament - Coming Soon

3/21/2026-3/22/2026 - 2026 WI State Scholastic Championship (K-8)
I WON!!!!!!!!! I WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2/22/2026 - 2/23/2026 - 2026 U.S. Amateur Team North (U1600)
My first team tournament! I played on a team organized by the Pawn Stormers with my rivals-turned-teammates Max Wei, Mason Dong, and Rohan Banerjee. Although our mean rating was about 1300 in the U1600 section, causing me to gain rating despite personally scoring 1.5/5, we managed to win 2 matches and have a good time. A stronger Pawn Stormers Team, fielding Chase, Bryce and Adrianna Adrian, was also there.

1/31/2026-2/1/2026 - 59th Northeastern Open (Reserve)
Beat an 1100, drew a 1700, and lost to a 1750 and 1900 (I took a third-round bye). Except for the strong competition, this was a run-of-the-mill event.

12/27/2025-12/28/2025 - 2025 North Central Open (Reserve)
Drew 3 Class B players on the first day before being forced to withdraw due to the weather. It was quite disappointing, considering I was on track to win $200 as the top U1501.

11/8/2025-11/9/2025 - 2025 Wisconsin Junior Open (K-8 Open)
Placed 5th in the K-8 section, beating three beginners and a 1400 (who hung mate in 1!) and losing to a 1700 after blowing a won position. Also finished as the top Class D player.

10/11/2025 - 2025 WSCF National Chess Day Tournament (K-12 Open)
Took clear first after beating five weak players in this unrated event. I won a trophy and a set of Play Winning Chess books.

9/13/2025 - 2025 Wisconsin State G/60 Championships (Reserve)
Beat an 1100-rated player before losing to two 1250-rated players (one of them finished 2nd). Withdrew from the tournament before the last round due to fatigue and mild headache from caffeine.

8/17/2025 - Frisco Swiss (U1400)
I begged my mom to sign me up for this tournament during our three-day vacation in Texas. She obliged and I beat four E and D players in a row to take clear first. Sounds great, but I got sick the day after this tournament and couldn’t enjoy the rest of the vacation.

8/03/2025 - 2025 U.S. Open Scholastic (K-12 Open)
I was lucky that this tournament was in my home state for my first year of tournaments. I beat an 1800-rated player, my highest-rated win ever in OTB, before losing to an 1800-rated player, drawing with
(you guessed it!) an 1800 rated player, and finally collapsing and losing to a 1000-rated player. Afterward, I promised to myself I wouldn’t drink any more caffeine during tournaments, but repeated this misdoing (for the last time, I swear!) a month later at the G/60 championships.

8/02/2025 - 2025 U.S. Open Blitz Championship
Scored 7/14, tying for the best unrated player (this was my first blitz tournament), beating 1700s, and drawing 2000s. Won $29 and met Dewain Barber (I WILL go to your tournament next year!!). Got my first blitz rating of 1445.

7/20/2025 - Old Guard Games - 3rd Date 2025
Beat three beginners to take first place in this tiny event, which was advertised on a website that didn’t display advance entries. I won a $25 gift card to their store, and my rating rose by a grand total of 1 point.

6/28/2025-6/29/2025 - 2025 Green Bay Open (Reserve)
This was my dad’s first and only chess tournament, in which he scored 2/5 to get a provisional rating of 518. Thinking about my dad made me nervous, causing me to only score 3/5, losing to a 1200 and drawing a beginner and unrated player.

5/09/2025-5/11/2025 - Supernationals VIII (K-8 U1400)
This was hands-down the best tournament I’ve ever played at in my entire life, and probably will be forever. I scored 4.5/7, skyrocketing my rating from 1155 to 1336, and between rounds I enjoyed the amazing tropical vibe, beautiful weather, tournament atmosphere, outdoor hotel pool area, and team room (I played as an individual, but as a Silver Knights member at the time, I got access to their team room and chatted with some online friends).

4/27/2025 - April Scholastic Swiss
I took third place in this club event, beating three extremely underrated 100-rated players, losing to a 1350, and reconnecting with a friendly rival. Despite taking home a trophy, I lost 10 rating points after this event and also took home a sickness.

4/19/2025 - 4/20/2025 - 2025 U.S. Amateur Individual North (Amateur U1600)
I beat a beginner, lost to a 1300, and drew a 1400 and 1250 in this run-of-the-mill event. I had to withdraw from the last game for personal reasons.

Earlier Tournaments Will Not Be Added