Winning Your Next Chess Tournament

About Nemo

A former youth world chess champion and current holder of the titles Woman Grandmaster and FIDE Master, Qiyu “Nemo” Zhou started her chess journey at age 3 when she saw a friendly-looking chess piece in a storefront window. In the years since, she’s won tournaments all over the world, been a five-time Finnish national youth champion, and won the Canadian national championship. She owns one of the fastest-growing live stream channels on Twitch and contributes strategy videos for Chess.com, all while pursuing a double-major at the University of Toronto and spreading her love—and mastery—of chess across the globe.

About the class

Learn to strategize, swindle your opponent and secure your victory in this class from Grandmaster “Nemo” Qiyu Zhou. Join Nemo as she shares her tips and tricks in this interactive lesson that will help prepare you to win your next chess tournament. Students will discover how to better understand their playing style, counter their opponent's strategy, and finish a match against elite opponents. Whether you’re preparing for your first tournament or looking for advanced moves to defend your title, Nemo will help you hone your skills in the world’s most famous strategy contest.