If you came here from my Random Chess Person YouTube channel, WELCOME! This is the only chess-dedicated page on my website, so you found the right place.
My online chess profiles:
| • Random Chess Person on Youtube | |
| • Chan_Fry at Chess.com | • RCP_Chess on Mastodon |
| • Chan_Fry at Lichess.org | • RCP_Chess on Twitter |
| • Chan Fry on Facebook | • RCP_Chess on Instagram |
If you challenge me to a game, make sure it’s an unrated Daily game (“correspondence” on Lichess).
My Chess Videos:
All of my chess videos are on YouTube, at Random Chess Person, but I’ve also organized lists of links below, to help you find them easily. (Click each topic to view an expanded list of videos.)
| Tournaments | ||
| Updated 2023.12.28 • YouTube playlist |
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FRY FAMILY CHRISTMAS CHESS TOURNAMENT |
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| 30:24 | 3rd Annual FFCCT (2023) | 2023.12.28 |
| 29:51 | 2nd Annual FFCCT (2022) | 2022.12.28 |
| 14:29 | 1st Annual FFCCT (2021) | 2021.12.27 |
FRY FAMILY BACK TO SCHOOL CLASSIC |
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| 37:51 | 1st Annual Fry Family Back To School Classic | 2023.08.16 |
| Live Classical | ||
| (Updated 2024.08.20) •
YouTube playlist |
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| 14:41 | Days 115-117: 30-minute game x3 (1726-1583) | 2024.08.16 |
| 21:14 | Day 97: 30-minute game (1666-1726) | 2024.07.15 |
| 16:39 | Day 85: 30-minute game (1627-1666) | 2024.06.24 |
| 19:04 | Day 64: 30-minute game (1557-1627) | 2024.05.23 |
| 14:01 | Day 63: 30-minute game (1621-1557) | 2024.05.22 |
| 19:29 | 30-minute game (1689-1621) | 2024.02.01 |
| 23:31 | 30-minute game (1606-1689) | 2024.01.01 |
| 11:29 | 30-minute game (1693-1606) | 2023.11.28 |
| Bullet, Just For Fun | ||
| (Updated 2023.12.03)
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JUST FOR FUN |
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| 20:11 | Bullet : Just For Fun (Ep.3) | 2023.10.24 |
| 20:23 | Bullet : Just For Fun (Ep.2) | 2023.10.17 |
| 14:53 | Losing in Lichess 2+1 (JFF1) | 2023.09.22 |
OTHER BULLET GAMES |
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| 34:47 | 6 Bullet Games In A Row (Live Bullet #4) | 2023.01.11 |
| 35:10 | 5 Bullet Games In A Row (Live Bullet #3) | 2022.11.28 |
| 32:15 | Six Consecutive Bullet Games (Live Bullet #2) | 2022.07.25 |
| 23:52 | First YouTube Live Stream (Live Bullet #1) | 2022.06.29 |
| Community ❎ | ||
| (Updated 2022.02.18 • YouTube playlist) | ||
| 02:57 | 700 Subscribers! (And Why I Want To Break 1,000) | 2023.02.18 |
| 00:54 | Updated Survey Results | 2022.10.31 |
| 03:15 | Poll Results: My Subscribers’ Ratings | 2022.10.28 |
| 05:36 | My Channel Is A Year Old | 2022.10.17 |
| 02:36 | 300 Subscribers! | 2022.08.08 |
| 00:28 | 200 Subscribers! | 2022.06.17 |
| Miscellaneous ❎ | ||
| (Updated 2024.04.26 • YouTube playlist) | ||
| 06:47 | Chess As Art 2 (500-Move Game) | 2024.04.22 |
| 09:42 | 2023 End Of Year Wrap-Up | 2023.12.24 |
| 04:07 | Bypassing The Glitch (Lichess Analysis) | 2023.11.29 |
| 00:38 | CLIP: Distracted By Stockfish Version Number | 2023.11.20 |
| 11:26 | Checking My ‘Rosen Score’ | 2023.10.27 |
| 01:13 | Low-Rated Player Rants About Chess Site Design | 2023.10.22 |
| 16:45 | Did I Pass The Chess Personality Quiz? | 2023.07.26 |
| 06:40 | Chess As Art (300-Move Game) | 2023.03.01 |
| 04:19 | Blooper Reel No. 4 | 2024.07.05 |
| 03:03 | Blooper Reel No. 3 | 2023.02.01 |
| 02:27 | Blooper Reel No. 2 | 2022.09.04 |
| 00:19 | Blooper Reel No. 1 | 2022.05.25 |
| 10:36 | My Chess.com Year In Review Email | 2022.12.19 |
| 05:51 | Milestone: I Just Passed 1,000 Games As Black | 2022.10.25 |
| 01:28 | I’ve Played 1,000 Games As White | 2022.10.17 |
| 00:48 | My New Light: Godox LEDP260C | 2022.10.06 |
| 12:40 | I Keep Resigning While Ahead | 2022.09.02 |
| 08:49 | Something Weird Is Happening In My Rapid Games | 2022.08.30 |
| Over The Board (OTB) ❎ | ||
| (Updated 2024.07.29 • YouTube playlist) |
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| 00:59 | Day 103: Grinding Puzzles From Polgar’s Book | 2024.07.24 |
| 00:32 | Studying Polgar’s Book | 2023.04.19 |
| 20:07 | Playing Chess In The Garage | 2022.11.10 |
| 03:46 | OTB Game Vs. Mystery Guest #1 | 2022.02.05 |
| Variants ❎ | ||
| (Updated: 2024.06.20 • YouTube playlist) | ||
| 16:53 | I Tried ‘XXL Chess’ | 2024.06.18 |
| 18:28 | My First Game Of ‘Spell Chess’ | 2023.09.08 |
| 08:25 | I Played My Daughter In Chess960 | 2023.07.16 |
| 11:35 | My Daughter Challenged Me (Chess960) | 2023.03.15 |
| 13:23 | I Tried ‘Duck Chess’ — It’s Misnamed | 2022.10.14 |
| Chess Openings | ||
| (Updated 2024.08.27) •
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| 21:18 | Day 121: French D With 2.f4 (1.e4 e6 2.f4) | 2024.08.22 |
| 22:13 | Day 104: Learning The French From Blitz (1.e4 e6) | 2024.07.25 |
| 22:11 | Day 80: Deeper Dive Into The English (1.c4) | 2024.06.17 |
| 13:36 | A Little Further With The Grand Prix Attack | 2022.10.16 |
| 24:31 | Trying To Learn The Grand Prix Attack | 2022.10.04 |
| 31:23 | Choosing An Opening For 1.e4 e5 | 2023.05.10 |
| 22:27 | 1.e4!? I Need A Refresher Course | 2023.05.01 |
| 15:29 | Caro-Kann Defense: My Ongoing Study | 2022.08.27 |
| 09:52 | Why I Like The Scandinavian Defense | 2022.03.02 |
| 02:46 | Don’t Fall For This Trap In The Englund Gambit | 2022.02.26 |
| 05:18 | Playing Against 1.e3 (Van't Kruijis Opening) | 2022.02.10 |
| 14:11 | Learning The Hippo Defense | 2021.09.07 |
| Chess.com Daily Chess Championship (2024) | ||
| (Updated: 2024.04.29 • YouTube playlist) | ||
| 24:08 | I’m Done! (2024 CDCC) | 2024.04.26 |
| 27:41 | Round 2: Almost Finished (2024 CDCC) | 2024.04.24 |
| 15:34 | Round 2: I Won A Game (2024 CDCC) | 2024.04.18 |
| 18:35 | Round 2: Four More Losses (2024 CDCC) | 2024.04.15 |
| 20:05 | Round 2: Two More Games (2024 CDCC) | 2024.04.11 |
| 19:53 | Round 2: Four More Games (2024 CDCC) | 2024.04.09 |
| 12:43 | Round 2: Another Loss (2024 CDCC) | 2024.04.07 |
| 23:29 | Round 2 Updates (2024 CDCC) | 2024.03.31 |
| 09:42 | Round 2 Began! (2024 CDCC) | 2024.03.16 |
| 27:08 | Update 4: 2024 CDCC | 2024.01.22 |
| 50:53 | 22 Days Of Clips | 2024.01.22 |
| 35:49 | Update 3: 2024 CDCC | 2024.01.14 |
| 14:35 | Update 2: 2024 CDCC | 2024.01.09 |
| 13:46 | Update 1: 2024 CDCC | 2024.01.04 |
| Chess.com Daily Chess Championship (2022 & 2023) | ||
| (Updated: 2022.08.09 • YouTube playlist) | ||
| 18:48 | Update: 2023 Chess.com Daily Chess Championship | 2023.01.13 |
| 02:20 | I Won A Prize | 2022.08.09 |
| 20:35 | My Last 2 Games (Pt. 11) | 2022.04.10 |
| 07:20 | A Perfect Game To End On April 1 (Pt. 10) | 2022.04.01 |
| 02:26 | White To Play — And Lose In One (Pt. 9) | 2022.03.24 |
| 13:08 | Out Of My Depth (Pt. 8) | 2022.03.22 |
| 11:10 | IM Offered Me A Draw! (Pt. 7) | 2022.03.17 |
| 04:10 | Round Two Begins! (Pt. 6) | 2022.03.17 |
| 02:23 | 2022 Chess.com Daily Chess Championship (Pt. 5) | 2022.01.31 |
| 02:23 | 2022 Chess.com Daily Chess Championship (Pt. 4) | 2022.01.20 |
| 12:03 | 2022 Chess.com Daily Chess Championship (Pt. 3) | 2022.01.06 |
| 13:08 | 2022 Chess.com Daily Chess Championship (Pt. 2) | 2022.01.05 |
| 10:19 | 2022 Chess.com Daily Chess Championship | 2022.01.04 |
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Chess books I’ve read:
| Title | Author | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| How To Win At Chess (video review • Goodreads review) |
IM Levy Rozman | 2023 | ★★★★ |
| The Complete Book Of Chess Strategy (video review) |
IM Jeremy Silman | 1998 | ★★★★ |
| The Immortal Game (Goodreads review • video review) |
David Shenk | 2006 | ★★★★ |
| The Amateur’s Mind (written review • video review) |
IM Jeremy Silman | 1999 | ★★★★ |
| Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (written review • video review) |
Bobby Fischer et al | 1966 | ★★★★ |
| Modern Chess Openings (15th ed.) (written review) |
Nick de Firmian | 2008 | ★★★★ |
| The Queen’s Gambit (written review) |
Walter Tevis | 1983 | ★★★★ |
| How To Win At Chess (video review) |
GM Daniel King | 2023 | ★★★★ |
| Chess (video review) |
Tom Jackson | 2023 | ★★★★ |
| How A King Plays (video review) |
Oliver Boydell | 2021 | ★★★ |
| How To Beat Anyone At Chess (written review) |
Ethan Moore | 2015 | ★★★ |
| The Grandmaster (video review) |
Brin-Jonathan Butler | 2018 | ★★ |
| Beginner’s Chess Course (written review) |
Enno Heyken | 1996 | ★★ |