[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":125},["ShallowReactive",2],{"creator-michael-tam":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"birthYear":6,"body":7,"botId":77,"botImageUrl":78,"botPlaystyle":79,"botRating":80,"chessComUsername":81,"chessableUrl":6,"country":82,"countryCode":83,"dateModified":84,"description":85,"extension":86,"fameRank":87,"faq":88,"fideId":6,"imageUrl":78,"instagramUrl":6,"knownFor":98,"lichessUsername":6,"linkedinUrl":6,"meta":102,"name":21,"navigation":103,"openings":104,"path":116,"podcastName":6,"podcastUrl":6,"reviewedBy":6,"seo":117,"slug":118,"stem":119,"tagline":120,"tiktokUrl":6,"title_chess":6,"twitchHandle":6,"twitchUrl":6,"twitterUrl":6,"websiteUrl":121,"wikipediaUrl":6,"youtubeHandle":122,"youtubeSubscribers":6,"youtubeUrl":123,"__hash__":124},"creators/creators/michael-tam.md","Michael Tam — Play His Chess Bot on Chessiverse",null,{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":71},"minimark",[10,15,27,42,45,49],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"about-michael-tam","About Michael Tam",[16,17,18,22,23,26],"p",{},[19,20,21],"strong",{},"Michael Tam"," is an Australian chess content creator who plays under the\nself-deprecating banner of ",[19,24,25],{},"Chess Noob"," — a label that captures his honest,\nlearning-out-loud approach to improving at chess in adulthood.",[16,28,29,30,33,34,37,38,41],{},"He brings a Romantic flair to the board that often feels missing from modern\ncontent. He likes the ",[19,31,32],{},"Vienna Game",", the ",[19,35,36],{},"Smith-Morra Gambit",", and the\n",[19,39,40],{},"Schliemann Defence"," — openings written about more often in 1890s manuals\nthan in contemporary repertoires. The point is not to play optimally; the\npoint is to play attacking, instructive chess that an improving club player\ncan actually enjoy.",[16,43,44],{},"For viewers around his rating range, that combination of warmth, honest\nself-assessment, and tactical openings is a welcoming entry point into\nserious chess study.",[11,46,48],{"id":47},"how-his-chessiverse-bot-plays","How his Chessiverse bot plays",[16,50,51,58,59,62,63,66,67,70],{},[52,53,57],"a",{"href":54,"rel":55},"https://chessiverse.com/bots/mitam",[56],"nofollow","Michael's Chessiverse bot"," is calibrated to\n",[19,60,61],{},"1618 Elo"," and plays in his Romantic style. Expect the\n",[52,64,32],{"href":65},"/resources/openings/vienna-game"," and\n",[52,68,36],{"href":69},"/resources/openings/smith-morra-gambit"," with White and\nsharp, tactical responses with Black.",{"title":72,"searchDepth":73,"depth":73,"links":74},"",2,[75,76],{"id":13,"depth":73,"text":14},{"id":47,"depth":73,"text":48},"mitam","https://storage.googleapis.com/chessiverse1/images/bots_v2/profiles/mitam.webp","An improving club player's style — the Vienna Game as White, romantic gambit lines, and a willingness to play sharp tactical chess.",1618,"vitualis","Australia","au","2026-05-24","Play Michael Tam's AI chess bot on Chessiverse. Learn about the Australian chess content creator known as 'Chess Noob'.","md",19,[89,92,95],{"question":90,"answer":91},"Who is Michael Tam?","Michael Tam is an Australian chess content creator who goes by 'Chess Noob' — a self-deprecating label for an honest, learning-out-loud approach to improving as an adult. He brings warmth and a touch of Romantic flair to a game that often feels dry to newcomers.",{"question":93,"answer":94},"What openings does Michael Tam play?","His repertoire leans Romantic and gambit-friendly. With White he favours the Vienna Game and the Smith-Morra Gambit against the Sicilian. With Black he is happy to play sharp tactical responses like the Schliemann against the Ruy Lopez.",{"question":96,"answer":97},"What is Michael Tam's chess rating?","His Chessiverse bot is calibrated to 1618 Elo, an honest mid-club-player rating that matches his self-described 'Chess Noob' persona.",[99,100,101],"'Chess Noob' improving-amateur content","Romantic, gambit-friendly opening choices","Honest, learning-out-loud style",{},true,[105,109,112],{"slug":106,"title":32,"side":107,"reason":108},"vienna-game","white","His main White system — sharp and underused at club level.",{"slug":110,"title":36,"side":107,"reason":111},"smith-morra-gambit","An aggressive anti-Sicilian fitting his attacking instincts.",{"slug":113,"title":40,"side":114,"reason":115},"schliemann","black","A sharp, tactical response to the Ruy Lopez.","/creators/michael-tam",{"title":5,"description":85},"michael-tam","creators/michael-tam","Australian chess content creator known as 'Chess Noob', sharing the honest experience of learning chess in adulthood.","https://adventuresofachessnoob.com/","Adventures of a Chess Noob","https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl_bB74wZpO18bPp9VTjLTQ","1s4OTb42CE1hX5UgftE2LuFIdtNDg-v_mhhBvci3WzA",1780511930149]