CM Adriano's blog

From breakdown to breakthrough: how my setbacks became my personal glory in chess

CM AdrianoNunesFX

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This is my personal journey towards the National Master and FIDE Candidate Master titles, but with a little twist: the main battle was actually away from the 64 squares. Hi everyone! I'm Adriano Nunes Cavalcante, a 25-year-old university student...

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I’m a 24 years old university student, currently finishing my teaching degree in English and its Literatures at Universidade Federal do Ceará. I hold both the titles of National Master and FIDE Candidate Master despite being a self-taught player. Although it's only a hobby for me, it has changed my life forever, it gave me many trips and friends! Also, Chessable officially sponsored me a few times, it’s easy to find the whole story out there! Oh, and I once beat GM Nihal Sarin as Black, it’s my most notable upset so far!