Meet Your Coach

My name is Andrew Leliveld and I live in Springford, Ontario. Like many, I was taught to move the chess pieces as a kid but was never acquainted with its profound depths until later in life. It was only as an adult that I discovered chess could be a competitive career and life-long endeavor.

I began a passionate pursuit of learning its intricacies in 2017 and began travelling for over-the-board (OTB) competition in 2022. In a short 2-year period, I competed in 26 regulated tournaments (17 OTB, 7 Online) and gained international competitive experience in the Canadian Open 2022 and Reykjavik Open 2024. My training continues with the goal of one day achieving a National Master title from the Chess Federation of Canada (CFC).

My hopes in founding UN-TILTED were to share my passion for chess, help others to discover the game’s artistic beauty, and steer students along a more effective path to chess proficiency. In the near future, I plan to become a CFC organizer/arbiter in order to bring CFC regulated tournaments to our local communities.

Achievements

  • 1st place - U1900 2024 Horse and Buggy Open

  • 1st place - U1900 2023 Collingwood-Somborac Chess Festival

  • Tied 1st - U1900 2024 Collingwood-Somborac Chess Festival

  • 1st place - U1800 FIDE Pro Chess Evolution - 2024 Winter Rapids New Years Edition

  • 2nd place - U1800 FIDE Pro Chess Evolution - 2024 Winter Rapids Season Finale

  • 3rd place - Barrie Chess Club Spring Rapid 2024

  • Scored 4 points in the Reykjavik Open 2024

  • Peak CFC Classical Rating of 1969

  • Peak FIDE Classical Rating of 1743

  • Peak FIDE Rapid Rating of 1813

  • Peak Chess.com Rapid Rating of 2181

  • Top 200 Chess.com Rapid Ranking in Canada

Personal Goals

  • National Master (NM) title accredited by the Chess Federation of Canada (CFC)

  • FIDE Classical Rating of 2200

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Tilt: /noun/ - "a state of mental or emotional confusion or frustration in which a player adopts a suboptimal strategy".