FAQ:

Who is Nam de la Fuente?

Hugo Nam de la Fuente is a Spanish chess player, born in 2011. His FIDE profile can be found here: https://ratings.fide.com/profile/54731658

What is the strength of Nam de la Fuente?

Nam de la Fuente does not have a FIDE classical rating, but rumours are that he is 500 elo. You can check out his game with GM Julio Becerra from the 2024 Carolinas Classic here: https://www.chess.com/events/2024-8th-annual-carolinas-classic/01/Becerra_Rivero_Julio-Nam_de_la_Fuente_Hugo

As you can see, Hugo did manage to hold equality for four hours, and was the first of the two players to grab an advantage, a winning one at that. However, in severe time trouble, Hugo squandered all his advantage and blundered an obvious rook and pawn ending trick.

Who even blunders in time trouble? Terrible.

Does Nam de la Fuente have any piece of chess advice to offer as a 500-elo player?

Nam de la Fuente believes in sacrificing the exchange. Always sac the exchange! After all, what is the points-system but a human construct? What even is space? We can’t even posit in the validity of our own existence. Why should rooks be more valuable than a bishop or a knight?

Bah!

Hurl this “conventional wisdom” against the ground and stomp on it with a cutting, profound passion that slowly but surely, incinerates your heart, piece by piece.

NamdelaFuente