Praise
ChessNcode Scholar
Nigeria
"Transforming strategic thinking from chess into data-driven insights for the real world"
Current Goal
Job-Ready Data Analyst
Journey Started
December 2025
From Chess to Data Analysis
Chess Skills
Pattern Recognition • Strategic Thinking • Resilience
Data Analysis
Excel • SQL • Python • Data Visualization • BI Tools
Praise's Reflections & Activity Journal
Real-time learning logs, topics covered, and session summaries
Played Chess on lichess
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"Practiced playing with an opponent online"
INDEX, MATCH, INDEX+MATCH
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"Learnt how to use the index, Match & Index+Match Functions"
Github Complete Setup
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"I was able to complete the setup of my Github account"
Tactics
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"Continued learning how to use tactics to win a game"
Lookup and reference function
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"Revised the use of VLOOKUP & XLOOKUP"
Tactics
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"I learnt how to use some tactics to win a game"
Functions & Formula (Vlookup)
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"Practiced the use of Vlookup function"
Lookup & Reference Function
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"I practiced the use of OR & AND function"
Chess.com practice
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"Practiced playing on chess.com"
IFS, COUNTIFS, AND
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"The Use of this Functions to analyse Data"
Tactics Continued
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"I learnt that learning tactics on the board can be easier than implementing it in life. but overtime consistent practice, can help both synchronize."
Continued IF Function
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"I learnt that the Major reason we use the IF function is to categorize."
Revised the IF function
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"Mr.Jadons explained the IF function further for a better understanding"
Played live game on Liches
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"Practiced playing an opponent on Lichess and learnt that one mistake in chess can cost me the game."
FOOL'S MATE & BACK MATE (CHECKMATE)
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"Learnt ways to checkmate the king using the fool's mate and backrank mate tactics"
COUNTA & COUNTBLANK (FUNCTIONS & FORMULAS)
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"Learnt the COUNTA & COUNTBLANK functions and practiced how to use it."
COUNT, COUNTIF & COUNTIFS Functions.
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"How this functions work and practiced how to use them"
Practical Play with Developing Ideas
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"I learnt not to allow opponents pieces build around my home."
Playing play with developing ideas
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"Learnt to not allow my opp"
Math & Trig & Some Statistical Functions (sub topic-Averaif)
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"The use the Averageif function"
Introduction to Tactical Ideas in Chess
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"Win a piece and draw, Foot race, An agressive king, Vulnerable Piece, King Power,King Power,Royal invasion. Overextended Piece get in trouble, Salad Time, FRONT AND CENTRE KNIGHT MARE, ROOKEY LOOKEY ETC"
Pin, Skewer, Sacrifice
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"Pins is an attack on a chess piece that forces it to remain there. And Skewer on the other hand is an attack on a piece of a higher value that forces it to move away in other to get advantage,. Sacrifice involves giving out one of the chess piece in other t gain a more superior advantage e.g winning a higher piece or checkmate."
DATA EXPLORATION- SUMIFS
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"SUMIFS- SUMIFS function is a premade function in Excel, which calculates the sum of a range based on one or more true or false condition."
Math & Trig and Some Statistical
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"SUMIF FUNCTION- I learnt that in Microsoft Excel, the SUMIF function is used to sum the values in a range that meet the criteria that you specify."
Date & Time Function
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"Revised and Practiced the use of all the Date & Time Functions"
Date&Time Function
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"I Learnt how to use the Networkdays, Weeknum, and Year function"
Date and Time Function
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"I learnt how to use the day, days and Week Day Function to Format Data"
Continued functions and formula
Learner Reflection & Challenges
"I learnt how to use the text, date and function"
Current Focus: Date & Time Functions
Praise is currently learning Excel date and time functions, building on earlier text functions to clean datasets and generate accurate time-based insights.
Certifications Earned
Validating skills through industry-recognized credentials
Introduction to Excel
Datacamp