NM James Canty III
from 64: A Chess Podcast
Detroit native James Canty III has been grinding chess for his entire life. His ultimate goal is to become the first black grandmaster born in America, and has been working meticulously on his game to get there. Canty used success at the Millionaire Chess Open tournament to revive his chess career and now works full-time as a chess content creator. He is also an up-and-coming Twitch streamer, recently signed to Noble eSports. On this episode, David talks to NM Canty about his chess career, his role models, his philosophy on chess and life, and -- most importantly -- his contagious ambition to be the best version of himself,. Don't forget to subscribe to NM Canty on YouTube and Twitch to help support his career as he pursues the GM title!
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