[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":123},["ShallowReactive",2],{"creator-nm-matt-jensen":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"birthYear":6,"body":7,"botId":72,"botImageUrl":73,"botPlaystyle":74,"botRating":75,"chessComUsername":76,"chessableUrl":6,"country":77,"countryCode":78,"dateModified":79,"description":80,"extension":81,"fameRank":82,"faq":83,"fideId":6,"imageUrl":73,"instagramUrl":6,"knownFor":96,"lichessUsername":6,"linkedinUrl":6,"meta":100,"name":21,"navigation":101,"openings":102,"path":115,"podcastName":6,"podcastUrl":6,"reviewedBy":6,"seo":116,"slug":117,"stem":118,"tagline":119,"tiktokUrl":6,"title_chess":120,"twitchHandle":6,"twitchUrl":6,"twitterUrl":6,"websiteUrl":121,"wikipediaUrl":6,"youtubeHandle":6,"youtubeSubscribers":6,"youtubeUrl":6,"__hash__":122},"creators/creators/nm-matt-jensen.md","NM Matt Jensen — Play His Chess Bot on Chessiverse",null,{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":66},"minimark",[10,15,27,30,33,37],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"about-nm-matt-jensen","About NM Matt Jensen",[16,17,18,22,23,26],"p",{},[19,20,21],"strong",{},"Matt Jensen"," is an American National Master and the creator of\n",[19,24,25],{},"SmartChess",", a data-driven chess improvement platform. 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With White it favours the\n",[40,52,54],{"href":53},"/resources/openings/queens-gambit","Queen's Gambit"," and\n",[40,57,59],{"href":58},"/resources/openings/indian-game-mainlines","Indian Game mainlines","; with Black\nit answers 1.d4 with the ",[40,62,64],{"href":63},"/resources/openings/slav","Slav",". Expect long, accurate\ngames rather than tactical chaos.",{"title":67,"searchDepth":68,"depth":68,"links":69},"",2,[70,71],{"id":13,"depth":68,"text":14},{"id":35,"depth":68,"text":36},"RylvQ","https://storage.googleapis.com/chessiverse1/images/bots_v2/profiles/RylvQ.webp","Calm and principled, with mainstream lines like the Queen's Gambit and the Slav as Black.",2395,"smarterchess","United States","us","2026-05-24","Play National Master Matt Jensen's AI chess bot on Chessiverse. Learn about the SmartChess creator and statistician's data-driven approach.","md",7,[84,87,90,93],{"question":85,"answer":86},"Who is NM Matt Jensen?","Matt Jensen is an American National Master and the creator of SmartChess, a data-driven chess improvement platform. He brings a statistician's background to chess training, focusing on evidence-based methods rather than anecdote.",{"question":88,"answer":89},"What is Matt Jensen's chess rating?","Matt Jensen holds the National Master (NM) title in the United States. His Chessiverse bot is calibrated to 2395 Elo, modelling his typical online speed-chess strength.",{"question":91,"answer":92},"What is SmartChess?","SmartChess is Matt Jensen's chess improvement platform that uses data and structured study to help players identify gaps in their game and train more effectively than with ad-hoc puzzle solving.",{"question":94,"answer":95},"How can strong club players use Matt Jensen's bot to improve?","At 2395 Elo the bot punishes loose moves and rewards methodical play. Strong club players around 2000-2300 can use it to practice converting small advantages, defending under sustained pressure, and playing accurate endgames.",[97,98,99],"Founder of ChessGoals.com, a data-driven improvement platform","SmarterChess predictions and analysis on Chess.com","National Master and Minnesota tournament director",{},true,[103,107,110],{"slug":104,"title":54,"side":105,"reason":106},"queens-gambit","white","A mainstream choice that supports clear, principled middlegame plans.",{"slug":108,"title":59,"side":105,"reason":109},"indian-game-mainlines","Flexible white systems against king's pawn defences.",{"slug":111,"title":112,"side":113,"reason":114},"slav","Slav Defence","black","A solid Black weapon against 1.d4 that suits his patient style.","/creators/nm-matt-jensen",{"title":5,"description":80},"nm-matt-jensen","creators/nm-matt-jensen","National Master from Minnesota and creator of ChessGoals (smarterchess on Chess.com) — a data-driven chess improvement platform.","NM","https://chessgoals.com/","GV9U_gKlmzuq_CiB4kPOHEUSbsGqZzqdlFzNGqn8_Zg",1780511929978]