Julien Song
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About
French chess player and content creator who earned the title of French International Master in 2013. He is a well-known chess content creator with a substantial following of over [YCYC] subscribers on his self-titled YouTube channel, where he shares strategy, competition footage, documentaries, tournament vlogs, and more. He also runs a popular online chess club, publishes a weekly newsletter called "Les Conseils du Samedi," and both coaches and organizes chess-related events.
Before Fame
He began playing chess at an early age. He attended preparatory school before going on to study at EM Lyon Business School. He worked as a strategy consultant at Boston Consulting Group before leaving the role in part due to stress and health considerations before transitioning his focus primarily to chess.
Trivia
In January 2013, he achieved his peak classical FIDE rating of 2422. He coached Inoxtag for PogChamps 6, a popular digital chess event. He also taught chess at the Lycée français international de Tokyo in 2024.
Family Life
He hails from France.
Associated With
His YouTube channel has featured prestigious chess players such as Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen.
