Samyak Shrestha, known online as RoadtoGMNEPAL, is a Nepalese chess player who turned his game into a streaming journey. As a proud Nepalese creator, he blends humor with curiosity, inviting viewers to think along as he studies openings, test ideas, and chase better play on camera. He prefers Daily games but is comfortable in Blitz, Bullet, and Rapid, delivering thoughtful commentary and friendly banter every stream.
Chess journey and online presence
From 2024 into 2025, Samyak built a growing online footprint across Blitz, Bullet, Rapid, and Daily formats. He has posted notable peaks in 2025, with Blitz peaking around 2039 in April, Rapid peaking around 2124 in March, and Daily peaking near 1963 in June, illustrating steady improvement and resilience under pressure. His repertoire leans toward solid, principled lines in Caro-Kann-based defenses, while exploring sharper ideas in other formats. He often shares openings insights during streams and enjoys engaging with the audience as ideas unfold.
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Playing style and approach
Samyak combines practical endgames with resilient defense and a knack for comeback scenarios. Endgame frequency hovers around 71.5%, and comeback opportunities are a strength, with a notable rate of 81.79%. He emphasizes clear thinking, steady nerves, and making streams an educational yet entertaining window into real-time decision-making.
Quick facts
Preferred time control: Daily
Longest winning streak: 16 games
Most played opponents include pekka430, korus21np, himallama, gmdonaaa, tiger9797
Opening highlights include Caro-Kann Defense and its Exchange Variation
You showed a willingness to sharpen the pace in dynamic positions, especially in Chess960, where piece placement is less fixed and tactics can bloom quickly. Your willingness to press in the middlegame and seek active piece play helped create problems for opponents and convert some advantages into wins.
You used aggressive openings confidently (for example, flexible and sharp lines in Chess960) to seize initiative and create imbalances that favored you in several games.
Your willingness to trade into simplified positions when you were ahead helped reduce counterplay and lean into your material edge.
You demonstrated good endgame conversion in several decisive moments, finishing with a clear plan and active king activity in the final phases.
Key areas to improve
Opening understanding and consistency: your aggressive openings show potential, but they can backfire if the fingerwork and follow-up plans aren’t precise. Build a simple, reliable middlegame plan for your most frequent Chess960 setups so you can keep activity without losing a clear path.
Time management: in tighter games, clock management can slip, leading to rushed decisions. Practice a structured calculation routine: identify a primary plan, briefly estimate 2–3 candidate moves, and quickly evaluate their consequences before spending extra time on the best line.
Pawn structure and prophylaxis: in some losses you encountered challenging pawn structures or exposed king safety. Prioritize preventing opponent counterplay by maintaining solid pawn chains and avoiding get-ahead pawn pushes that create weaknesses.
Pattern recognition and tactics: continue building a mental library of common tactical motifs (pins, forks, skewers, discovered attacks) so you can spot winning ideas more quickly and accurately, especially in unbalanced middlegames typical of Chess960.
Practical plan for the next 2–4 weeks
Opening focus: pick 2–3 openings you use most and write a concise 5–7 move plan for each reply you’re likely to see. Create a simple checklist before every move: is my king safe, are my pieces active, is my pawn structure solid, and am I creating or preventing counterplay?
Calculation practice: do short, daily puzzles (5–10 minutes) that emphasize the motifs you encounter in your openings. After solving, note in plain language what the key tactic was and how you set it up.
Endgame basics: dedicate 2 sessions per week to essential endgames you’re likely to reach (rook endings, king and pawn endings, and basic rook-versus-rook endgames with pawns). This will help convert subtle advantages into wins and save draws when you’re behind.
Post-game debrief routine: after each game, write down 3 things you would do differently and 1 thing you did well. This reinforces learning and builds a quick, actionable feedback loop.
Review with intent: for at least 2 recent games, identify the turning point and craft a concrete improvement for that moment (e.g., a better intermediate move, a safer plan, or a more precise trade).
Optional resources to support your plan
If you’d like, I can tailor quick reference notes for your top openings (for example, Amar Gambit, Elephant Gambit, and Chess960 rhythms) and attach a short set of practice puzzles aligned to those lines. You can also share a recent game to annotate together and extract a focused improvement.
