Hi everyone! I’m a proud member of the chess.com community, and I wanted to share a bit about myself—not just as a player, but as someone who's fallen in love with the game.

My journey with chess started when my friend in my school said about online chess and what is Elo but before that, I knew some basics of chess. What began as a casual hobby quickly evolved into a passion that challenges me, humbles me, and constantly pushes me to grow.

I’m currently rated [800], and my favorite openings include Sicilian defense, Caro Kann defense and the Sicilian dragon variation is so good for beginners and the Caro is on another level it’s so easy to develop pieces, and for white pieces I really love the Vienna opening, the London system, and the Italian game and i am really curious about the scotch opening cause its really interesting, I recommend scotch opening or scotch gambit for beginners and if anyone wants to play something aggressive openings i recommend the Danish opening or the Danish gambit . I enjoy both casual games and rated matches—especially when I get to learn from my mistakes and come back stronger. as an 800 Elo player I know quite a lot, learned and gained a lot of knowledge about chess when it became really curious.

Off the board, I’m a 12-year-old boy who is a student and my hobby is drawing and reading and playing chess, my favorite books are the harry potter series and my favorite author is David Walliams who wrote fantasy Stories, and I also love watching anime, my favorite animes are Jujutsu Kaisen and demon slayer. Chess has taught me so much about strategy, patience, and staying calm under pressure. It’s more than a game—it’s a mindset. MY GOAL IS TO REACH A 1000 ELO IN CHESS.

I love connecting with other players here, sharing tactics, learning from others, and sometimes just bonding over wild blunders and brilliant saves. Whether I’m playing rapid, blitz, or puzzle rush, the thrill never gets old.

Thanks for reading, and if you're up for a game—challenge me anytime!

DOUGHUSER7